{"id":313440,"date":"2026-05-13T10:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/313440\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:01:17","slug":"ducks-confident-they-can-rally-after-losing-to-vegas-in-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/313440\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks confident they can rally after losing to Vegas in Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LAS VEGAS\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The Ducks<\/a> are a loss away from summer after Pavel Dorofeyev scored 4:10 into overtime, giving the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory<\/a> in Game 5 of the teams\u2019 second-round playoff series Tuesday. Dorofeyev, who also scored on a power play in the first period, batted a Jack Eichel pass just inside the left post to end the longest game of the series.<\/p>\n

With the win, Vegas leads the best-of-seven series three games to two heading into Game 6 on Thursday in Anaheim, where the Ducks\u2019 season could end.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve come back a lot all year. Obviously it\u2019s different in a series perspective but a lot of guys are just excited to play already. We just want, we want to, want to get back out there already,\u201d winger Mason McTavish said. \u201cI\u2019m kind of excited to see what everybody\u2019s going to bring. We\u2019ve got a lot of confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone knows it\u2019s an elimination game,\u201d added McTavish\u2019s linemate Cutter Gauthier. \u201cBut it\u2019s not something that\u2019s really talked about or said. Everyone knows it, and everyone\u2019s going to give just a little bit extra to try to get the win and force a Game 7. So I got a confidence in the group that we\u2019ll get that job done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Ducks <\/p>\n

Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger (51) celebrates with center Mason McTavish (23) after scoring during the third period of Game 5 of a their playoff series against the Golden Knights Tuesday in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

(Candice Ward \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n

The Ducks\u2019 Beckett Sennecke and Dorofeyev exchanged power-play goals in the first period while the Golden Knights\u2019 Tomas Hertl and Anaheim\u2019s Olen Zellweger scored in the third, with Zellweger\u2019s goal with 3:05 to play sending the game to overtime.<\/p>\n

Anaheim struck first, with Sennecke opening the scoring midway through the first period. But the goal proved costly since the Ducks traded the score for forward Ryan Poehling, who took a vicious hit from defenseman Brayden McNabb along the boards nine minutes into the game. McNabb drew a five-minute interference penalty and a 10-minute game misconduct on the play, allowing Sennecke to bang in his second power-play goal in as many games 3 \u00bd minutes later.<\/p>\n

It was Sennecke\u2019s fifth score of the playoffs and the third power-play goal in five tries allowed by Vegas\u2019 once-formidable penalty kill but the Ducks lost Poehling for the night.<\/p>\n

Two minutes later, Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal, who arguably played his best game of the series, made a big play to preserve the lead, reaching out to take the puck off the stick of Vegas winger Mitch Marner at the end of a breakaway. Pavel Mintyukov was whistled for slashing at the end of the play, however, giving Vegas a power play of its own and Dorofeyev quickly converted, scoring on a wrist shot from between the circles for his second man-advantage goal in as many games.<\/p>\n

Eichel got an assist on the tying goal, his league-leading 13th of the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Vegas would later go down a man as well, losing Dorofeyev for much of the second period after he was drilled by a Jackson LaCombe slap shot. The Russian was attended to by a trainer, then helped to the bench but he returned to the ice just before the second intermission and would up winning the game.<\/p>\n

The Ducks peppered Vegas goalie Carter Hart with 17 shots in a scoreless second period that saw the Golden Knights go nearly eight minutes without putting the puck on goal.<\/p>\n

Vegas was more active in the opening minutes of the third period and that paid off when Hertl corraled a loose puck just outside the crease and whacked it by Dostal to put the Golden Knights in front. The play started with defenseman Rasmus Andersson firing the puck on goal from the right-wing boards following a faceoff. Dostal made the stop but the rebound hit the skate of Ducks defenseman Ian Moore and bounced to Hertl, who nudged it into the net as he tumbled to the ice.<\/p>\n

Zellweger, given a ton of space inside the left circle, evened the score by lining a wrist shot over Hart\u2019s left shoulder and off the crossbar late in the period. Zellweger made his playoff debut in Game 4 and contributed an assist before scoring his first postseason goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a definitely a big letdown. Certainly there\u2019ll be some games in the playoffs, at the end of the game your stomach feels like it\u2019s rotten,\u201d Ducks\u2019 coach Joel Quenneville said. <\/p>\n

But Quenneville agreed that his young team will embrace the challenge Thursday rather than shy away from it.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur guys are going to be excited about it. It\u2019s a fun opportunity,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know, we\u2019ve got no pressure. We\u2019ve got to come out play hard and simple. At home, get excited about the whole crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s our mindset. A lot of younger guys, they\u2019ve been finding the whole playoffs and nothing seems to change the demeanor or their approach. We\u2019ll come back [at] home and focus on the next game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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