Ducks take down Golden Knights in close Game 4 to even series 2-2

[p]After being pulled in Game 3, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anaheim-ducks/4CM4ojpD/"]Anaheim[/a] goaltender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dostal-lukas/vRjSW5ZF/"]Lukas Dotal[/a] made his comeback this time around and put up 18 saves, including a few crucial ones down the stretch.[/p][p]The series now heads back to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vegas-golden-knights/fTT0TsUg/"]Vegas[/a] for Game 5 on Tuesday, May 12th.[/p][p]Vegas are 4-1 all-time when a playoff series they started as the home team is tied 2-2. Meanwhile, the Ducks are 2-2 all-time in the same scenario, but when starting the series on the road.[/p][h2]Recap & Highlights[/h2][p]The first two periods were as exciting as playoff hockey gets, as both teams would exchange one goal each, with Anaheim taking the lead heading into the third period. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sennecke-beckett/h0xCfGX6/"]Beckett Sennecke[/a] got things started on the Ducks' first power play of the game with his fifth goal of the playoffs to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=rwGUGwHt"]1-0[/a]. [/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/killorn-alexander/88c96MCR/"]Alex Killorn[/a] (5), who'd later score the go-ahead goal heading into the third, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauthier-cutter/Aua8QuVu/"]Cutter Gauthier[/a] (4) both picked up the assists.[/p][p]Sennecke became just the sixth player in NHL history to score in three straight playoff games before turning 21, joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crosby-sidney/UTbIZpKC/"]Sidney Crosby[/a] (2007) as the only one two from this century. [/p][p]Anaheim had previously gone 0-for-11 on the power play in this series. [/p][embed guid="8fd6e721-9e3b-47fc-b879-a9e7218cbbf9" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2053659689619968203?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Then, the Knights would respond in kind during their first power play of the night. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dorofeyev-pavel/4YwjaJ5r/"]Pavel Dorofeyev[/a] tied things up for the Knights with his fifth goal of the playoffs. [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eichel-jack/roOYYdOm/"]Jack Eichel[/a] (11) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marner-mitchell/Agmv3YoI/"]Mitch Marner[/a] (8) recorded the assists. [/p][p]Ironically enough, with that assist, Marner surpassed Eichel for the most points (14) in their first 10 playoff games as a member of the Golden Knights. [/p][embed guid="cbed0280-b8a0-41d0-b512-63af3ffe6a57" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2053661017792532723?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Then, the score would change once more with under four minutes left in the first period. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/granlund-mikael/lUeWxpf3/"]Mikael Granlund[/a] scored his fourth of the playoffs to put the Ducks back on top [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=rwGUGwHt"]2-1[/a] with an assist from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/truchon-viel-jeffrey/65GF83Yn/"]Jeffrey Viel[/a], his second of the playoffs (both from this series). [/b][/p][p]Anaheim had another opportunity before the end of the period with a second power play, but couldn't capitalize. [/p][embed guid="c4ca9b1f-f872-4728-a270-9ae8771411fb" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2053663438950314399?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Entering the second, the Knights would once again tie things up, this time within the first five minutes. [/p][p][b]Vegas' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/howden-brett/SjH2nDdA/"]Brett Bowden[/a] tied [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Carolina[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stankoven-logan/Mqmoc3L5/"]Logan Stankoven[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-wild/j9Ck7BHi/"]Minnesota[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boldy-matthew/Uo8KxuyO/"]Matt Boldy[/a] for the most goals these playoffs with his seventh to make it a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=rwGUGwHt"]2-2[/a] game. [/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karlsson-william/b9UERUIr/"]William Karlsson[/a] earned his second assist of the playoffs, while Marner (9) picked up his second assist of the night. [/p][embed guid="66d39c3f-efa4-4d6b-9183-68857bc9d000" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2053671788127674781?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Anaheim had another power play opportunity with less than four minutes to go in the second, and they wouldn't be denied this time around. [/p][p][b]The veteran Killorn recorded his fourth goal to put his squad up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=rwGUGwHt"]3-2[/a] as the Ducks' power play came alive in Game 4, showing why they're the best PP unit of the remaining teams. [/b][/p][p]Gauthier (5) earned his second assist of the night, while Sennecke earned his first of the playoffs.[/p][embed guid="8b032f39-4d98-4025-8d2a-915e0a8b9fc7" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2053679283017560213?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Heading into the third period, Anaheim outshot (18-12) and outhit (26-22) the Knights. But Vegas would have a fresh power play to start the third after Sennecke caught a two-minute minor for cross-checking right at the end of the second. [/p][p]But after another failed power play for the Golden Knights, the Ducks would double their lead shortly after. [/p][p][b]This time around, it was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moore-ian/4GJabtxE/"]Ian Moore[/a], who scored his first career playoff goal off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zellweger-olen/6P448ubM/"]Olen Zellweger[/a]'s first career playoff assist, along with Gauthier's (6) third assist of the night as well, to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=rwGUGwHt"]4-2[/a].[/b][/p][p]Gauthier became the youngest player (22 years, 111 days) in Ducks playoff history to record three assists in a game.[/p][embed guid="18b6c52c-049a-4e46-b2bf-03706884c092" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2053686683036430384?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Vegas had a golden opportunity to cut the lead to one with a later power play in the third period, but couldn't find the net. However, they would make it a one-goal game with the man advantage after pulling goaltender Carter Hart.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hertl-tomas/WAU1Snrj/"]Tomas Hertl[/a] scored his first goal in 29 games to make it a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=rwGUGwHt"]4-3[/a] game with 1:04 left to go in regulation. [/b][/p][embed guid="53438601-f95a-4bee-997f-f3e20db8d5e8" url="https://x.com/BR_OpenIce/status/2053693616350965848?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Anaheim would ride out the rest of the game as Vegas went with the empty net as they took Game 4 to even the series. [/p][p]The Ducks finished the night outshooting (23-21) and outhitting (34-27) the Golden Knights. [/p]