Beckett Sennecke, Leo Carlsson power Ducks to Game 2 win over Vegas
Rookie Beckett Sennecke and scoring leader Leo Carlsson each score and goaltender Lukas Dostal makes 24 saves in a 3-1 win that evens the playoff series 1-1.
Ducks forward Leo Carlsson celebrates after scoring in the third period against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday night. (John Locher / Associated Press) Before the Ducks had even checked out of their hotel Wednesday for the short bus ride to T-Mobile Arena for Game 2 of their Stanley Cup playoff series, the Las Vegas sports books had made the hometown Golden Knights heavy favorites. That proved to be a poor bet a couple of hours later when the Ducks rolled to a 3-1 victory , evening the best-of-seven playoff series at 1-1.
The second-round series resumes Friday at Honda Center. The Ducks' goals came from Beckett Sennecke in the second period and Leo Carlsson and Jansen Harkins in the third. Harkins’ goal, into an empty net, was the exclamation point on the win.
Jack Eichel scored Vegas’ only goal on a power play in the final seconds, denying goaltender Lukas Dostal and the Ducks their first shutout of the season. Ducks forward Beckett Sennecke celebrates after scoring in the second period against the Golden Knights in Game 2 on Wednesday. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images) It wasn't the first time the Ducks defied the odds this postseason.
After losing the opener of their first-round series to favored Edmonton, the Ducks won four of the next five . This one shouldn’t have been that close. The younger, faster Ducks dominated the plodding Golden Knights for most of the game, but Vegas stifled the Ducks' power play, which kept it in the game.