Takeaways from the Ducks 4-3 Win over the Golden Knights, Series Tied 2-2

After the steepest one-sided result through the first three games of the second-round series between the Anaheim Duck s and the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3, a 6-2 Vegas victory, the Ducks hosted the Knights again on Sunday for Game 4, with the Knights up 2-1 in the series. The Ducks were looking to avoid a 3-1 series deficit returning to Vegas. They reinserted Mason McTavish into the lineup and on his typical spot on the left wing of Ryan Poehling and Cutter Gauthier.

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round 2, Game 4 - Ducks vs. Golden Knights Gameday Preview (05/10/26) Lukas Dostal to Start Game 4 for Ducks, Evaluating Dostal's Performance Against Poor Playoff Numbers Defenseman Drew Helleson was ruled out, considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Ducks head coach elected to inject some mobility to his bottom pair, placing Ian Moore on the blueline for the first time since April 1, next to Olen Zellweger, who made his playoff debut and hadn’t played since April 7.

Vegas captain Mark Stone was ruled out for this game after exiting Game 3 early with an apparent lower-body injury. Brandon Saad replaced him, as Knights head coach John Tortorella was forced to do some surgery to his lineup for Game 4. Here’s how the Ducks lined up to start this game: Kreider-Carlsson-Terry Killorn-Granlund-Sennecke Gauthier-Poehling-McTavish Johnston-Washe-Viel LaCombe-Trouba Mintyukov-Carlson Zellweger-Moore Lukas Dostal returned to the Ducks’ cage after he was pulled after the first period in Game 3.

In this game, he stopped 18 of 21 shots in this game. Vegas expectedly went back to Carter Hart in their net, and he saved 19 of 23. Game Notes The Ducks were more prepared for the start of this game than they were for Game 3.