Recap: McTavish's OT Winner Clinches Comeback Victory in Boston

The Ducks erased a two-goal deficit late in the third period to rally for a dramatic comeback victory, defeating the Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime tonight at TD Garden.

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With the win, Anaheim's second in a row, the Ducks improved to 3-4-0 on the season and 2-2-0 away from home ice.

Mason McTavish scored the OT game-winner for Anaheim, capping a late third period rally to deliver Boston its first loss of the season.

Radko Gudas, Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks. Ryan Strome, Sam Carrick, Pavel Mintyukov, Jackson LaCombe and Urho Vaakanainen added assists. John Gibson earned his first win of the season in net with 27 saves.

Cam Fowler appeared in his 900th NHL game in the win, becoming the first defenseman to reach the milestone entirely as a Duck. He joins Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne as the only players in franchise history to play 900 games as a Duck.

Charlie Coyle, Matt Grzelcyk and Matt Poitras scored for the Bruins, who fell two minutes short of setting a new franchise record with what would have been their seventh straight win to begin the season. Charlie McAvoy had three assists. Linus Ullmark made 28 saves.

Anaheim went ahead first late in the opening period when Gudas' point shot hit the skate of former Duck Hampus Lindholm in front and redirected past Ullmark.

The goal was Gudas' first as a Duck.

Vaakanainen's assist marked his first point of the year, and the first of his career against his original NHL team. With the secondary assist, Strome has points in three straight games (1-2=3).

Boston tied the game early in the second on a good break of their own, as Pastrnak's misfired one-timer when right to Coyle for a tap-in on the backdoor.

Pastrnak has 18 points in 16 career matchups against Anaheim.

Grezlyck put Boston in front 80 seconds later, getting just enough of his one-timer from the left circle to sneak it through Gibson's five-hole.

Pastrnak capped Boston's three goal-middle frame by converting his own rebound in the slot after a shot on left wing.

McAvoy assisted on all three Boston goals and is now tied for second among NHL defensemen in helpers (six) this season.

And just when it seemed like Anaheim would fall short despite a flurry of late chances, the Ducks stunned the Boston crowd with a pair of goals in the final two minutes of regulation to force overtime, all while Gibson was pulled for the extra attacker.

Carlsson pulled the Ducks within one, crashing the net and calmly tapping home the rebound after close calls by Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry in tight.

The goal was Carlsson's second in three NHL games.

Terry tied the game 100 seconds later with another goal that bounced off LIndholm, this time ramping off the defender's stick and over an uncertain Ullmark's shoulder.

McTavish earned the extra standings point for Anaheim in overtime, converting a cross-seam pass from Carlsson on a 2-on-1 rush.

The goal was McTavish's first OT winner of his NHL career.

The Ducks continue their four-game road trip Saturday in Philadelphia.