Alex Killorn And Ducks Defeat Mammoth To Increase Their Division Lead

Alex Killorn collapsed a necktie disconnected a scramble astatine 9:09 of nan 2nd period, Lukas Dostal stopped 29 shots and nan Ducks hit nan Utah Mammoth 4-1 connected Friday nighttime to pad their Pacific Division lead.

After nan puck was cleared disconnected nan extremity statement down goalie Vitek Vanecek, nan Ducks’ Sennecke ended up pinch it connected nan near broadside and slipped a walk to Killorn for a changeable earlier Vanecek was set. Killorn besides had 2 assists.

Ryan Poehling, Cutter Gauthier and Mikael Granlund besides scored to thief nan Ducks — playing without suspended defenseman Radko Gudas — rebound from a 3-2 overtime nonaccomplishment to Philadelphia connected Wednesday nighttime astatine home. They moved 3 points up of Edmonton successful nan division.

Gudas served nan 4th crippled of a five-game suspension for kneeing Auston Matthews successful a nonaccomplishment astatine Toronto connected March 12. Matthews tore nan medial collateral ligament successful his near knee and will miss nan remainder of nan season.

Poehling tied it pinch 6:23 near successful nan first, beating Vanecek pinch a nifty move connected a shorthanded break. Poehling took a walk from Killorn, sped down nan near side, trim correct and changeable against nan atom to nan left.

The Ducks (38-27-4) put it distant pinch 2 empty-net goals, pinch Gauthier scoring his 36th extremity connected nan first.

Dylan Guenther scored his 34th extremity of nan play for Utah — astatine 1:48 of nan first of nan Mammoth’s 2nd changeable connected goal.

Utah remained six points up of nan Kings for nan first wild-card spot successful nan Western Conference.

The Mammoth (36-28-6) opened a four-game homestand. They had won 2 consecutive connected nan road, beating Dallas 6-3 connected Monday nighttime to threat a four-game losing streak and topping Vegas 4-0 Thursday night.

Up adjacent for nan Ducks: vs. Buffalo astatine Honda Center connected Sunday.