National Hockey League
Arizona 5, Anaheim 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2018
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees: Brad Meier, Furman South
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 17174

Nick Schmaltz scored 33 seconds into overtime to give the visiting Arizona Coyotes a 5-4 victory, while sending the Anaheim Ducks to their fifth consecutive defeat.

After never holding the lead in regulation, the Coyotes won for the third time in their last four games after a three-game losing streak. The Coyotes broke free for a two-on-one early in overtime with Clayton Keller feeding Schmaltz for the one-timer past Ducks goalie John Gibson.

Ondrej Kase scored a goal in each of the first two periods but the Ducks lost despite taking a season-high 41 shots on goal. The Ducks managed just one other goal after Adam Henrique scored 12 seconds into the second period.

Two of the lowest-scoring teams in the NHL combined for a five-goal second period. The Coyotes and Ducks are just two of the four teams who have not yet reached 100 goals this season.

Kase scored his 10th goal of the season 46 seconds into the first period and Henrique struck quickly in the second period.

The Ducks entered having scored four total goals over their previous four games.

Christian Fischer, Nick Cousins and Jakob Chychrun each scored second-period goals for the Coyotes, who entered having lost eight of their last 11 games going back to Dec. 6.

After Kase's quick goal gave the Ducks the early lead, Daniel Sprong gave Anaheim a 2-0 lead when he converted on a blistering shot from out front on a pass from Jakob Silfverberg. The Coyotes pulled to within a goal when Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored just as an Arizona two-man advantage was expiring.

After Henrique built the Ducks lead to 3-1 with his quick second-period goal, Fischer delivered his ninth of the season after an awkward rebound when Gibson was unable to corral the puck behind his own goal.

Kase gave the Ducks another two-goal lead at 4-2 when he redirected a puck off his left hip and into the Coyotes' goal. But Cousins and Chychrun scored 39 seconds apart to tie the score 4-4.

The game was played one day after a trade between the two teams. The Ducks acquired defenseman Trevor Murphy, while forward Giovanni Fiore was dealt to Arizona.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Arizona   Anaheim
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 2 Points Nick Ritchie 3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1 Goals Ondrej Kase 2
Alex Galchenyuk 2 Assists Nick Ritchie 3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1 Power Play Goals Daniel Sprong 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Adin Hill .902 Save Percentage John Gibson .833
Adin Hill 37 Saves John Gibson 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Arizona 30 5 1-3 4-5 10 19
Anaheim 41 4 1-5 2-3 6 37
Upcoming Games
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Ducks have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .350 after a loss.
  • Arizona will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .429 after a loss.