Power play breaks through as Ducks tie the series

The Anaheim Ducks Alex Killorn #17 scores a goal during an NHL playoffs game against The Vegas Golden Knights on May 10th, 2026 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — What was the Ducks’ greatest peril against the Golden Knights turned out to be the reason why they evened the series.

The storyline for Vegas throughout the first two rounds of the playoffs has been their almost-immaculate penalty kill. Heading into Game 4 on Sunday night at Honda Center, the Golden Knights’ penalty kill had successfully killed off 26 of 27 penalties and was riding a streak of 21 consecutive kills. On Sunday, though, the Ducks’ power play finally broke through with a pair of goals to help them edge past the Golden Knights, 4-3, to even the series.

“A lot of times, you could move the puck around too much and you kind of look for the perfect opportunity on power play,” Alex Killorn said. “I think for us, it's just about getting more chances and more shots on net. Typically, on a power play, the more times you shoot it, a lot happens off rebounds or a puck will go in the corner and you can create plays off of that.

“So it's not about getting the perfect play. I think we just did a better job getting pucks to the net today. ” After getting blown out in Game 3 by a score of 6-2, the Ducks looked to set the tone early.