Cutter Gauthier had a hat trick and the Anaheim Ducks scored six unanswered goals to rally for a 6-3 win against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Sunday.
Judd Caulfield had two goals and an assist and Leo Carlsson had three assists for the Ducks, who won for the second time in nine games (2-6-1). Laurent Brossoit made 19 saves.
Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist and Jonas Johansson made 27 saves for the Senators, who have lost three of their past four games (1-2-1).
With his team down 3-0 after 20 minutes, Gauthier started the Ducks’ rally at 1:35 of the second period. Ottawa’s Shane Pinto couldn’t control a pass in his own zone, and Gauthier collected it in front before lifting it over Johansson.
Caulfield cut the margin to 3-2 at 3:33. Johansson stopped Noah Warren’s point shot but couldn’t contain the rebound, and Caulfield was on the doorstep to slide it past the goalie’s right skate.
He tied it 3-3 on the power play at 19:18 when he tipped Tristan Luneau’s shot from high in the zone under Johansson’s stick.
Gauthier slid a wrist shot under Johansson’s left pad to put Anaheim ahead 4-3 during a 5-on-3 advantage at 1:50 of the third period. He completed the hat trick 36 seconds later with a one-timer from the bottom of the right circle.
Roger McQueen scored the Ducks’ fourth power-play goal of the game at 15:19, beating Johansson through the five-hole with a snap shot from the left circle.
Philip Tomasino gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead at 6:00 of the first period, deflecting Thomas Chabot’s shot from the left circle over Brossoit’s glove.
Giroux received a pass from Jake Sanderson along the right side at the Ducks’ blue line and carried it to the right circle for a snap shot that beat Brossoit inside the left post to make it 2-0 at 7:02
Michael Amadio increased the lead to 3-0 at 17:37 on a breakaway, skating along the right side, cutting to the middle in the zone and putting the puck past Brossoit glove side.
