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Mason McTavish's OT goal ends Ducks' huge late comeback for 5-4 win over stunned Rangers

New York Rangers vs. Anaheim Ducks: Game Highlights

After Olen Zellweger tied it with 1:45 left, McTavish scored his 20th goal on Jackson LaCombe's pass to finish a stirring comeback by the Ducks, who are all but certain to miss the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.

Leo Carlsson had a goal and three assists in the former No. 2 overall pick’s first career four-point game for Anaheim. Cutter Gauthier scored the Ducks' first goal in the third, and Alex Killorn got an early short-handed goal. Lukas Dostal made 27 saves.

J.T. Miller, Alexis Lafrenière and Adam Fox had a goal and an assist apiece for New York, which has lost five of six.

Mika Zibanejad scored a power-play goal in the third period. Igor Shesterskin stopped 28 shots.

Takeaways Rangers: Collapse aside, they also missed the chance to leapfrog three teams into sole possession of the second wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They're even with Columbus (75) and Montreal (75) and barely ahead of the Islanders (74), but all three teams have games in hand on the Rangers.

Ducks: Jacob Trouba faced New York for the first time since his trade to Anaheim in December. The former Rangers captain left in the third with an apparent injury.

Key moment Four minutes after Gauthier started the rally with his rebound backhand with 5:48 left, the 21-year-old Zellweger finished an odd-man rush with a nasty shot right under the bar.

Key stat Anaheim had just one short-handed goal in its first 70 games before connecting twice in two games, with Killorn following Carlsson's shorty on Wednesday.

Up next The Rangers visit the Sharks on Saturday. The Ducks host the Maple Leafs on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:20 Adam Fox Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Artemi Panarin (45), K'Andre Miller (14)
Goal 1st Period 16:55 Alex Killorn Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Leo Carlsson (18)
Goal 1st Period 18:48 J.T. Miller Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Will Cuylle (21), Alexis Lafrenière (27)
Goal 2nd Period 0:14 Alexis Lafrenière Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (39)
Goal 3rd Period 2:22 Leo Carlsson Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Olen Zellweger (11), Trevor Zegras (16)
Goal 3rd Period 4:35 Mika Zibanejad Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Adam Fox (47), Artemi Panarin (46)
Goal 3rd Period 14:12 Cutter Gauthier Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Leo Carlsson (19), Jackson LaCombe (27)
Goal 3rd Period 18:15 Olen Zellweger Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Mintyukov (13), Leo Carlsson (20)
Goal 4th Period 0:59 Mason McTavish Goal (20) Tip-In, assists: Jackson LaCombe (28), Cutter Gauthier (22)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 13
22 Hits 18
2 Takeaways 3
30 Shots 33
1 Power Play Goals 0
7 Power Play Opportunities 4
14.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
38 Faceoffs Won 25
60.3 Faceoff Win Percent 39.7
17 Giveaways 21
4 Total Penalties 7
8 Penalty Minutes 14
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ross Johnston, LW Out Apr 21
John Gibson, G Out Apr 16
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Apr 21
Braden Schneider, D Out Apr 21
Chris Kreider, LW Out Apr 21
Carson Soucy, D Out Apr 17
Arthur Kaliyev, RW Out Mar 18

Game Information

Honda Center

Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 16,197 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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