Canadiens at Ducks | Recap

ANAHEIM -- Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist for the Anaheim Ducks, who scored three straight to rally past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at Honda Center on Sunday.

Mason McTavish and Frank Vatrano also scored, Leo Carlsson had two assists, and Lukas Dostal made 21 saves for the Ducks (22-24-6), who have won four of their past five.

“We played pretty fast. I mean, both teams did, we just kind of capitalized on our chances," said McTavish, who has seven goals in his past six games. "We got off to kind of a slow start, but we battled back, so (I’m) proud of the group.”

Joel Armia and Christian Dvorak scored, and Sam Montembeault made 19 saves for the Canadiens (24-23-5), who have lost five in a row (0-4-1).

"We have to come out next game and have our best game of the season," Montreal captain Nick Suzuki said. "We can't be losing these games and falling back in the standings, so we really have to find a way to win the next two on this road trip."

The Ducks cut it to 2-1 at 13:37 of the second period when McTavish tipped a shot from Killorn past Montembeault.

“Just kind of instinct and reaction," McTavish said. "Just hand-eye I guess. I was able to tip it and just kind of found a hole.”

MTL@ANA: McTavish tips it in to cut the deficit

Vatrano scored 40 seconds later on a one-timer from the edge of the right circle off a backhand centering pass from Ryan Strome to tie it 2-2.

Killorn gave Anaheim a 3-2 lead at 11:11 of the third period. He had room to bring the puck into the right circle before scoring with a wrist shot through traffic.

"Coming in the zone, I thought that their (defense) was going to step on me, and [McTavish] was driving through, so I was looking to hit [McTavish], but they just kind of gave me a ton of room," Killorn said. "I just decided to take it and the shot goes in."

MTL@ANA: Killorn snaps it in for the lead

Armia put Montreal ahead 1-0 at 10:35 of the first period. Jake Evans poked the puck out of Anaheim's zone and raced up the ice short-handed before sending a centering pass to Armia, who lifted the puck over Dostal’s glove from in tight.

Dvorak made it 2-0 just before a power play expired at 14:57. He buried a rebound in front after Dostal knocked down Mike Matheson’s one-timer from the top of the right circle.

"We definitely played really well in the first period, took it to them, and then there was just that little stretch in the second period that they tied the game up," Matheson said. "I think we lost a bit of confidence, maybe lost a little bit of energy, but we need to find a way to be able to reset and come back in the third and close the game out."

Anaheim is tied with the Philadelphia Flyers for the most third-period comeback wins in the NHL (eight) and is one of six teams with four or more multigoal comeback victories.

“After the first period, we did a better job getting up ice, creating more," Killorn said. "We didn't spend as much time in the (defensive) zone. I think we ended plays quicker after the first period in the (defensive) zone.”

MTL@ANA: Dvorak scores goal against Lukas Dostal

NOTES: Armia scored the 11th short-handed goal of his NHL career, moving him into ninth on Montreal's all-time list. ... Troy Terry, who leads Anaheim with 39 points, did not play because of an illness. ... The Ducks are 21-0-2 when scoring three goals this season. ... Vatrano has a goal in three straight games and in five in the past six games. ... The Ducks are 9-1-2 in their past 13 home games against Montreal. ... Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas played his 800th NHL game, becoming the 10th defenseman from Czechia to achieve the milestone.