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Ducks erase another 2-goal deficit, beat Winnipeg in OT

February 28, 2026

ANAHEIM — Rookie Beckett Sennecke led yet another multi-goal comeback, creating Chris Kreider’s game-winner with 12 seconds left in overtime after assisting on consecutive tallies that closed a two-goal gap en route to a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night at Honda Center.

Sennecke led a two-on-one rush, dangling his way to the net to create a tap-in for Kreider, sending the fans home with free chicken, smiles on their faces and the Ducks’ ninth such rally this season.

Jacob Trouba had a goal against the team that drafted and developed him. Leo Carlsson cashed in on the power play, with Sennecke assisting on that marker and another by Pavel Mintyukov, who added an assist on Ryan Poehling’s tally. Lukáš Dostál made 29 saves. The Ducks were without Frank Vatrano (broken shoulder), Mikael Granlund (upper-body injury) and Troy Terry (upper-body injury).

Former Kings Alex Iafallo and Gabriel Vilardi each scored for Winnipeg. Iafallo also assisted on Elias Salomonsson’s first career goal. Cole Perfetti and Logan Stanley each had two assists, including one apiece on Kyle Connor’s goal. Connor Hellebuyck, who won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA alongside Connor, stopped 35 shots.

Before Kreider’s winner, Winnipeg sent the game into overtime with a six-on-five goal. A blocked shot created chaos in the Ducks’ zone, where Perfetti located the puck and swept it to Connor for an equalizer with 1:22 remaining in regulation.

Mintyukov won a board battle and passed to Alex Killorn, who found Poehling. He traversed three lines and beat three defenders en route to a goal off a strong individual effort, his sixth goal as a Duck to give the hosts their first lead.

Winnipeg reestablished a two-goal lead 87 seconds into the final frame only to see its lead closed down 5:05 later by the Ducks’ power play and erased completely halfway through the period.

Sennecke ripped a low-flying shot off Hellebuyck’s pad that came straight to Mintyukov for a layup, his seventh goal of the season.

Before that, it was Carlsson tallying from the doorstep with the extra man. Another low, hard attempt from Sennecke created a rebound in tight that Jackson LaCombe batted to Carlsson for his 20th goal of the campaign.

Salomonsson scored his first NHL goal in picturesque fashion with a far-side bullet from just above the left circle. The goal was ill-gotten, as the officials missed Perfetti tripping Mason McTavish, a play that led directly to the scoring sequence.

The two sides swapped scores in the second period, with the Jets taking a two-goal lead at the 2:25 mark before the Ducks yanked a goal back with 41 seconds to play.

The Ducks’ fourth line toiled low in the zone, and after the Jets hustled to avert the threat there, Trouba’s ostensibly harmless fling from the far corner of the zone found the net, appearing to hit Winnipeg defenseman Ville Heinola’s stick first. Trouba’s 10th goal put him one shy of his single-season high.

Winnipeg had converted on the power play, isolating Trouba against two attackers. He could only watch as Connor feathered a pass to Vilardi for a one-timer from between the hashmarks.

The first 20 minutes featured a fight between heavyweights Ross Johnston and Luke Schenn as well as some stellar goaltending from Dostál during a Jets power play, including an athletic cross-crease stop on Connor.

Yet the Jets snagged the only goal of the period, with Iafallo striking 84 seconds into the match.

Dylan Samberg started a set breakout for the Jets, then received the puck and transported it through the neutral zone. He gained the Ducks’ zone and dished to Perfetti, whose cross-ice pass set up Iafallo’s snipe from high in the right circle.

More to come on this story.

Orange County Register

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