Date: November 7, 2025 | Author: IHM News
Ducks extend winning streak to 5 with 7-5 comeback in Dallas
Anaheim erases early 2-0 deficit, scores four straight, and survives special-teams chaos to beat Stars in a 12-goal thriller
DALLAS – The Anaheim Ducks are officially one of the hottest teams in the NHL.
Not with luck, not with overtime squeaks – but with identity, structure, and relentless pace.
On Thursday night at American Airlines Center, Anaheim stormed back from a 2-0 first-period deficit and powered through a chaotic, penalty-filled game to defeat the Dallas Stars 7-5, stretching their winning streak to five games and improving to 9-3-1.
Dallas got goals from Wyatt Johnston (2), Tyler Seguin, Mikko Rantanen, Roope Hintz, but defensive breakdowns and turnovers buried them. Jake Oettinger finished with 17 saves.
Anaheim answered with scoring from everywhere:
Chris Kreider, Ian Moore, Cutter Gauthier, Olen Zellweger, Leo Carlsson, Mason McTavish, and a second one from Kreider. Lukas Dostal stopped 21 of 26.
🚨 Stars jump early – Johnston takes over the first period
Dallas opened the game with clean execution on back-to-back power plays.
At 12:48, Wyatt Johnston ripped home a mid-slot one-timer off a pass from Mikko Rantanen for 1-0.
He doubled the lead at 16:18, barely tipping a Miro Heiskanen point shot for his ninth of the year.
Through 20 minutes, Dallas led 2-0 and looked in full control.
They would not look that way again.
🔥 Anaheim erupts – four goals in 13 minutes flip the game
The Ducks opened the second period like a team shot out of a cannon.
Just 76 seconds in, Chris Kreider sprinted down the left side and snapped a blocker-side laser to cut it to 2-1.
92 seconds later, rookie defenseman Ian Moore scored his first NHL goal, hammering in a perfect crease-level pass from Ryan Poehling to tie it 2-2.
Dallas briefly regained the lead when Tyler Seguin beat Dostal on a breakaway, but Anaheim again answered instantly:
Cutter Gauthier: turnover forced by Killorn → right-circle shot → 3-3
Olen Zellweger: power-play finish after a wild cross-ice misdirection → 4-3
Entering the third period, Anaheim had completely flipped the script.
⚡ Third-period storm – Ducks pull away again
Just 16 seconds into the final frame, Kreider tipped in a point shot from Drew Helleson for 5-3.
Mikko Rantanen struck back on the power play at 1:50 (5-4), but Anaheim responded with the dagger – a shorthanded strike:
Leo Carlsson, reading the play perfectly, jumped on a loose puck during a broken rush and buried it for 6-4.
Roope Hintz deflected a Rantanen shot at 16:39 to make it 6-5, but the Ducks iced it when Mason McTavish hit the empty net at 18:07.
📊 Key numbers
Shots: Dallas 25 – Anaheim 24
Power play: Stars 3/5 – Ducks 2/5
Special-teams goals: 6 total
Scorers: 12 different goal scorers combined
Coach Mark comment
Anaheim is playing with tempo and layers. Their middle-lane drive is elite right now, and their weak-side activation creates constant second-wave threats. This comeback wasn’t luck – it was structural pressure. Dallas lost its gap discipline in the neutral zone and never recovered. The Ducks look like a team trending toward real contention if this pace continues.