Ducks caught looking by Flames, lose fifth straight in tight playoff push

Anaheim Ducks right wing Beckett Sennecke (45) fights for the puck during an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames, Saturday April 4, 2026 in Anaheim, Calif. ANAHEIM, Calif. – It was déjà vu all over again for the Anaheim Ducks .

For the second straight game, they scored the rare (for them) opening goal, and for the second straight game, Anaheim saw that lead evaporate within the next five minutes. For the fifth straight game, the Ducks could not execute their now signature comeback magic. The Calgary Flames jumped on the mistakes of a pressing Anaheim squad and capitalized on nearly every breakaway and odd-man rush thrown their way, as the Flames pulled away, 5-3, on Saturday at Honda Center.

Anaheim has now lost five in a row (0-4-1) following a four game win streak to see a five-point lead in the Pacific Division fall to second place with one point separating the division’s top three teams with five games remaining. “We’re just too sloppy,” Leo Carlsson said. “We just got to find a better playoff mentality, I think.

Making sure plays. Play harder… We gotta figure it out, like, now. ” Beckett Sennecke put the Ducks ahead early with his NHL rookie-leading 23rd of the season, but the Flames scored just over three minutes later to tie the game.