Cutter Gauthier Scores Game-winner As Ducks Defeat Canadiens

MONTREAL — Cutter Gauthier scored pinch 2:30 left, Leo Carlsson had 2 goals and an assistance and the Ducks hit nan Montreal Canadiens 4-3 connected Sunday nighttime to regain nan Pacific Division lead.

Alone successful beforehand of nan net, Gauthier took Jeffrey Viel’s behind-the-back walk and snapped a changeable past goalie Jacob Fowler.

Troy Terry added a extremity and 2 assists successful his return from an upper-body wounded to thief nan Ducks amended to 37-27-3 and move a constituent up of Vegas successful nan Pacific Division. Chris Kreider had 2 assists, and Lukas Dostal made 27 saves.

Terry missed 9 games. He tied it astatine 3-3 pinch 4:21 near successful nan five-goal 2nd play erstwhile his walk deflected disconnected nan skate of Montreal guardant Josh Anderson and complete Fowler’s shoulder.

Nick Suzuki had a extremity and an assistance for Montreal, Alex Newhook and Cole Caufield besides scored. Fowler stopped 24 shots successful his 2nd commencement since being recalled from nan American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket connected Wednesday.

The Canadiens were coming disconnected a 3-2 nonaccomplishment to San Jose connected Saturday. They are 3rd successful nan Atlantic Division, 2 points down Tampa Bay.

Defenseman John Carlson yet made his Ducks debut aft coming complete successful a trade-deadline woody pinch Washington. He played 23 minutes successful his return from a lower-body injury.

Montreal guardant Kirby Dach near early successful crippled because of an upper-body wounded aft a precocious deed from Viel.

Viel caught Dach successful Anaheim’s extremity 3 minutes successful aft nan Montreal guardant swatted astatine nan puck pinch his limb but missed. Dach fell to nan crystal pinch his look successful his gloves earlier gingerly making his measurement to nan bench, and yet to nan dressing room. Viel was not penalized.

The deed came 3 days aft Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas ended Toronto skipper Auston Matthews’ play pinch a knee-on-knee hit. Matthews has a torn medial collateral ligament successful his near knee. Gudas was fixed a awesome punishment and ejected, past suspended 5 games for kneeing — nan maximum nan Department of Safety could levy because nan proceeding was by phone.