Ryan Strome scored the go-ahead goal with 3:24 left, and the Ducks blew a two-goal lead in the third period before clawing back for a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Strome had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have won back-to-back games for the second time in six weeks. Troy Terry and Robby Fabbri also scored and Lukas Dostal made 32 saves.
Timo Meier scored the tying goal with 6:40 remaining for New Jersey, which fell out of the Eastern Conference lead with its second straight loss. Jonas Siegenthaler also scored and Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots.
Terry forced a turnover in the neutral zone in the first period and eventually scored his 11th goal on Strome’s pass behind the net. Fabbri converted on a 2-on-1 rush with Cutter Gauthier on third down.
Siegenthaler scored just 1:34 later on a long shot through traffic to mark the Swiss defender’s first goal since November 7. Dougie Hamilton then put Meier in the slot for his 14th goal.
Takeaways
Devils: Their first two periods weren’t great to start the four-game West Coast leg of their six-game road trip, but the Devils put up a committed effort in the third.
Ducks: They had a passion that they do not regularly demonstrate, with a few physical fragments. They’re having a rough season, but they’ve beaten both conference leaders at home over the past two weeks.
Key moment
Strome recovered the puck after several passes in the New Jersey zone, and his long, precise shot through the screens of Radko Gudas and Frank Vatrano beat Markstrom.
Key statistic
Devils brothers Jack and Luke Hughes had a combined 11 shots on goal, but Dostal was mostly exceptional.
To be continued
The Ducks play at Winnipeg on Thursday.
This story was originally published in Los Angeles Times.
