What Happened
Leo Carlsson contributed a goal and an assist to help the Anaheim Ducks build a comfortable lead before holding off a late surge from the Vegas Golden Knights to win 4-3 on Friday. Anaheim built a 4-0 advantage behind goals from Carlsson, Beckett Sennecke, Alex Killorn, and Jeff Malott, backed by 27 saves from Lukas Dostal. Vegas attempted a comeback in the third period with tallies from Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl, and Braeden Bowman, but fell short. Meanwhile, Mason McTavish scored early in his St. Louis debut and Joel Hofer stopped 25 shots to lead the Blues to a 4-0 shutout against the Dallas Stars. Dalibor Dvorsky, Jimmy Snuggerud, and Pius Suter rounded out the scoring for St. Louis.
Key Details
- Leo Carlsson finished the game with one goal and one assist.
- Lukas Dostal made 27 saves for the Anaheim Ducks.
- Joel Hofer earned his ninth career shutout with 25 saves.
- Mason McTavish scored 94 seconds into the game for St. Louis.
- Dallas lost a season opener for the first time since 2019.
What It Means
The victories give both the Anaheim Ducks and St. Louis Blues strong starts to their respective campaigns. For Dallas, the shutout loss snaps a long-standing streak of opening-night success and marks their first home-opener shutout since relocating to the city.