For the first time in three games, Anaheim conceded the night's opening goal following a bad bounce in the offensive zone. With the Ducks on the attack, the puck popped free in the middle of the ice for Hampus Lindholm, who wound for a one-timer but had it hop over his stick on the follow-through. Flames forward Blake Coleman capitalized on the good fortune, racing ahead on a breakaway and beating Gibson with a shot under the glove.
Anaheim's power-play continued its early-season success to pull the Ducks even. With time winding down in the penalty against Matthew Tkachuk, Kevin Shattenkirk carried the puck over the blueline before dropping a pass to the trailing Fowler, who took his time before beating Jacob Markstrom with a shot just inside the far post.
The Ducks co-lead the NHL with four power-play goals (4-for-11, 36.4%).
Calgary reclaimed the lead in the middle period after a lengthy shift in the Ducks defensive zone. Johnny Gaudreau held the puck in the left faceoff circle, sending a cross ice-pass for Elias Lindholm, who quickly snapped a wrister by Gibson for the go-ahead goal.
The Ducks tied the game with seven minutes to play in regulation, with a second goal executed quite similiarly to the first. After a clean defensive zone breakout, Adam Henrique skated the puck over the Calgary blueline, spotting a sprinting Rakell on left wing. Henrique lofted a pass perfectly in stride for his linemate and Rakell did the rest, snapping a shot past Markstrom to pull the Ducks even.
"I was really proud of the guys on the bench and in between periods with how we were sticking together," Eakins said. "There were no heads hanging. They knew we were still in the game even though we had had a tough period and they executed when we had our chances."
Calgary had a chance to win the game in regulation with a late power play, but the Ducks penalty killing unit came through with a clutch kill, highlighted by a courageous block by Lindholm.
"That kill was huge for us," Rakell said. "Just to see how our P.K. guys were laying their bodies on the line, blocking shots, having good sticks and putting pressure on them to make plays was the difference maker for us tonight."
After a back-and-forth opening to the overtime period, Terry grabbed a loose puck and sprinted ahead on an odd-man rush with Drysdale. Terry faked a shot to freeze the netminder before sliding the puck backdoor for Drysdale, who slammed home a one-timer for the game-winning goal.
"I just said 'That's all you,'" Drysdale said he told Terry afterwords. "He makes a great defensive play on one end and beats his guy up the ice. All I had to do was skate down the ice and keep my stick on the ice. It was a heck of play by him."
The Ducks continue their four-game roadtrip tomorrow night in Edmonton.
