Terry has 3 points in return, Ducks edge Canadiens on late goal
Leo Carlsson had two goals and an assist, and Chris Kreider had two assists for Anaheim (37-27-3), which had lost two in a row, including 2-0 at the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Lukas Dostal made 27 saves.
“That line being back together, obviously at the start of the year they were as good as anybody in the game,” Quenneville said. “Leo had his speed in the middle, Troy came back and added some possession game and some patience and play recognition, and (Kreider) was skating and moving, and they scored some nice, pretty goals.”
Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist, Cole Caufield scored, and Jacob Fowler made 24 saves for Montreal (36-20-10), which was coming off a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.
“I found late in the third period, the last six or seven minutes, we didn’t manage risk properly,” Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said. “I felt we were too aggressive and lacked a bit of execution. We gave up good chances late in the game that we didn’t have to give them.”
Terry tied it 3-3 at 15:39 of the second period. He kicked Kreider’s cross-ice pass to his stick in the right circle and lifted a backhand over Fowler’s glove.
Gauthier put the Ducks in front 4-3 with 2:30 remaining in the third period. Jeffrey Viel won a battle along the boards with Kaiden Guhle and sent a backhand pass to Gauthier, who scored five-hole from the right circle.
“(Fowler) made some really good saves at big times as well, but we’ve got to limit those chances,” Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher said. “We know we can create those chances, I think it’s in terms of limiting them that’s certainly an area we can improve in.”
