Mason McTavish, Trevor Zegras lead Ducks past Sharks in shootout

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  • Sharks guardant Jasper Weatherby, foreground, is pushed to the crystal by the Ducks’ Nicolas Deslauriers, from left, Jacob Larsson, Greg Pateryn and goaltender John Gibson during the archetypal play of Monday’s preseason crippled successful San Jose. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • Ducks goaltender John Gibson, right, defends against San Jose Sharks guardant Lane Pederson (18) during the archetypal play of a preseason NHL hockey crippled successful San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • Ducks caput manager Dallas Eakins watches during the 2nd play of his team’s preseason NHL hockey crippled against the San Jose Sharks successful San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • Nicolas Deslauriers of the Ducks fights against Jacob Middleton of the San Jose Sharks successful the archetypal play astatine SAP Center connected October 04, 2021 successful San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • Ducks near helping Nicolas Deslauriers, top, fights with San Jose Sharks defenseman Jacob Middleton during the archetypal play of a preseason NHL hockey crippled successful San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • Ducks goaltender John Gibson, right, defends against a changeable by San Jose Sharks halfway Tomas Hertl (48) during the archetypal play of a preseason NHL hockey crippled successful San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • San Jose Sharks close helping Timo Meier (28) skates against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Benoit (86) a preseason NHL hockey crippled successful San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • A extremity by Ducks halfway Trevor Zegras gets past San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer (47) during the 2nd play of a preseason NHL hockey crippled successful San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • The Ducks’ Mason Mctavish, center, is congratulated by Vinni Lettieri, left, and Sam Steel aft helium scored successful the archetypal play of Monday night’s preseason crippled against the Sharks successful San Jose. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • Ducks halfway Mason Mctavish (37) is congratulated by teammates aft scoring against the San Jose Sharks during the archetypal play of a preseason NHL hockey crippled successful San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • San Jose Sharks caput manager Bob Boughner watches during the 2nd play of his team’s preseason NHL hockey crippled against the Anaheim Ducks successful San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • San Jose Sharks halfway Logan Couture (39) scores a extremity against Ducks goaltender John Gibson (36) during the 2nd play of a preseason NHL hockey crippled successful San Jose, Calif., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

  • Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks clears the puck from extremity successful the archetypal play against the Ducks astatine SAP Center connected October 04, 2021 successful San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • Hampus Lindholm of the Ducks is checked by Timo Meier of the San Jose Sharks astatine SAP Center connected October 04, 2021 successful San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks and Sonny Milano of the Anaheim Ducks spell for the puck successful the archetypal play astatine SAP Center connected October 04, 2021 successful San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • John Gibson of the Ducks makes a prevention connected a changeable taken by Adam Raska #57 of the San Jose Sharks successful the 2nd play astatine SAP Center connected October 04, 2021 successful San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • James Reimer of the Sharks makes a prevention against the Anaheim Ducks astatine SAP Center connected October 04, 2021 successful San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • John Gibson of the Ducks makes a prevention connected a changeable taken by Jasper Weatherby #26 of the San Jose Sharks successful the 2nd play astatine SAP Center connected October 04, 2021 successful San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • Logan Couture of the Sharks is congratulated by teammates aft helium scored against the Anaheim Ducks successful the 2nd play is astatine SAP Center connected October 04, 2021 successful San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Mason McTavish and Trevor Zegras, the biggest food successful the Ducks’ heavy endowment pool, each scored a extremity successful a 3-2 shootout triumph implicit the Sharks successful an accumulation crippled Monday nighttime astatine SAP Center successful San Jose. McTavish’s extremity was his archetypal successful his 2nd preseason game. Zegras besides recorded his archetypal goal.

The Ducks selected McTavish with the 3rd wide prime successful July.

Zegras, the ninth prime successful 2019, scored the shootout winner.

Ducks goaltender John Gibson stopped 42 shots, positive each 3 successful the shootout.

McTavish gave the Ducks a 1-0 pb successful the archetypal period. Zegras extended their pb to 2-0 with a power-play extremity successful the second. Jamie Drysdale, the sixth wide prime successful 2020, acceptable up Zegras for a one-timed changeable with a cross-ice pass. Sharks goalie James Reimer couldn’t displacement implicit successful clip to halt the puck.

Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl scored for the Sharks, who outshot the Ducks 44-25.

Gibson denied Jonathan Dahlen and Alexander Barabanov and caught a interruption erstwhile Rudolfs Balcers’ effort struck the extremity post. Zegras bushed Reimer aft Max Comtois’ changeable was stopped successful the archetypal round.

The Ducks made their archetypal roster moves since grooming campy began connected Sept. 23, trimming their roster to 43 players with 1 week and 2 exhibitions remaining. They signed defenseman Ben Hutton to a nonrecreational tryout and returned goalie Gage Alexander to Winnipeg of the junior-level WHL.

In addition, the Ducks sent 15 players to San Diego of the AHL.

Jack Badini, Nikolas Brouillard, Trevor Carrick, Kodie Curran, Max Golod, Brendan Guhle, Louka Henault, Bryce Kindopp, Nathan Larose, Alex Limoges, Vincent Marleau, Jacob Perreault, Greg Printz, Danny O’Regan and Brayden Tracey were assigned to San Diego.

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