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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnaheim Ducks’ Tyson Hinds (55), Tim Washe (42) and Judd Caulfield (28) celebrate Caulfield’s first NHL goal against the Winnipeg Jets during first period NHL action in Winnipeg on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/John Woods<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels great to get that first one,\u201d Caulfield said. \u201cIt was a great play by (Tim) Washe to get that puck out of the zone and (Jeff Malott) had great speed taking the puck to the net and made it easy for me to score right in front the net. So, it felt great.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was super special with the family here. It was as close as we\u2019re gonna get (to Grand Forks) and it was a nice little lineup on the schedule to have a Friday night game. It was super special to have them in the stands. I don\u2019t think my grandma\u2019s been to a game in awhile and it was nice to have my parents. My wife\u2019s family was here as well, and my siblings. It was great to have that support. They have supported me for so many years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caulfield also assisted on the second goal of the game by Washe.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a nice weight off the shoulders to get that first one early,\u201d Caulfield said. \u201cI\u2019m just pumped to play with these guys. They\u2019re both super fun to play with. Mally, Washe are predictable and they make it easy on me. They\u2019re talking to me all the time and we\u2019re having success, so we need to keep playing that well to keep having success.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a fun game tonight and we were all playing well, and we\u2019ve got to carry this into tomorrow now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ducks play the Flames in Calgary on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Washe, Malott and Caulfield contributed the first two goals as Anaheim\u2019s fourth line.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey had a special night,\u201d said Ducks coach Joel Quenneville. \u201cThey scored a couple off the rush, almost had a third one off the rush, had a couple shifts in the third with good possession and cycle time. We couldn\u2019t ask for anything more. That was a special night for those guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Ducks outshot Winnipeg 17-16.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we played well defending the rush,\u201d Quenneville said. \u201cAnd then, our slot coverage was all right. They missed some pucks that might have had some quality to it. I thought our goalie (Lukas Dostal) was solid. I think the game was fast, but there wasn\u2019t really any odd-man situations, which I think prevented the quality.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re a team that has a lot of firepower, but maybe shot production wasn\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dostal, who stopped 15 of 16 shots, was surprised he didn\u2019t have more action.<\/p>\n
\u201cI expected a little bit more (from Winnipeg) because of what we worked on the tape,\u201d Dostal said. \u201cIn their games and in the pre-season, they try to throw everything to the net. So that\u2019s what kind of won them (those) games.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it was kind of our game plan to be on the top of them and having good sticks. I think the guys did a tremendous job defensively, and I\u2019m just overall amazed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winnipeg\u2019s Kyle Connor, who was playing in his 700th NHL game, scored his sixth of the season in the third period.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool,\u201d Connor said of his 700th. \u201cDon\u2019t take for granted any minute in this league and hopefully, lots more.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also scored his 329th goal, moving him past Ilya Kovalchuk into sole possession of third place in franchise history.<\/p>\n
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