Huberdeau scores in OT, lifts Flames past Ducks

ANAHEIM -- Jonathan Huberdeau scored a power-play goal at 2:05 of overtime to give the Calgary Flames a 3-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Tuesday.

Huberdeau swept the puck in from in front after it had caromed over the back of the net off the end boards.

"It was just a lucky bounce," Huberdeau said. "It was good for 4-on-3. We've been struggling a little bit, so I think we'll take that bounce."

MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist, Nazem Kadri scored, and Joel Hanley had two assists for the Flames (19-14-7), who had lost two in a row and three of four. Dustin Wolf made 26 saves.

"It was a gritty road win for us," Weegar said. "I thought, for the most part, we played a pretty solid game tonight."

Alex Killorn and Mason McTavish scored for the Ducks (17-18-5), who had won four of five (4-1-0). John Gibson made 30 saves.

"I love the fact that every game we play in, we're in," Killorn said. "There haven't been many games where we're in a third period, we're looking up and looking at a score that we can't come back from. A lot of times, we're right in the mix."

Weegar gave Calgary a 1-0 lead with 56 seconds left in the first period. Hanley took a wrist shot from above the right circle that Blake Coleman deflected off the right hip of Weegar and across the goal line.

"Those bounces are great, but we owned those chances, we worked hard for those chances, " Weegar said. "The game is quick, so I thought we worked hard and we were on the other side of those bounces."

Flames forward Connor Zary sustained a lower-body injury at 6:34 of the second period and did not return when he collided with Ducks defenseman Drew Helleson.

Helleson received a five-minute major penalty for kneeing and a game misconduct, and Flames forward Jakob Pelletier was assessed a roughing penalty on Helleson.

Calgary coach Ryan Huska did not have a postgame update on Zary, who had to be helped off the ice.

"There was no way he was trying to intentionally hit him with the knee," Anaheim coach Greg Cronin said. "I don't think his skates ever came off the ice. He's trying to play him 1-on-1 and hit him with his shoulder."

Killorn scored in the final second of the ensuing 4-on-4 to tie it 1-1. Isac Lundestrom carried the puck from the Anaheim zone before dropping a pass for Killorn, who skated to the high slot and scored on a wrist shot at 8:34.

"It's tough to see a guy go down," Huberdeau said. "We didn't score on the power play, but I think we generated some momentum."

Kadri put Calgary back ahead 2-1 at 12:44. He cut down the middle and scored on a redirection of Weegar’s centering pass from along the wall.

McTavish tied it 2-2 with a power-play goal at 7:36 of the third period, tipping in a shot from the right point by Cutter Gauthier.

Anaheim had scored on just two of its previous 35 power plays prior to McTavish’s goal.

"It's such a big part of the game, and obviously it hasn't been great to start the year," McTavish said of the power play. "It's something we're working on a lot. Nice to get a couple in the last couple of games."

The Flames were outshooting the Ducks 9-0 when McTavish got their first shot on goal at 5:39.

Calgary eventually outshot Anaheim 12-11 in the first period.

"We came out the right way," Weegar said. "Obviously, momentum changes throughout the game and it's in their building, so obviously they have a little pushback, but 'Wolfy' made some big saves when he needed to."

NOTES: The Flames have won nine straight road games against the Ducks. Calgary lost 29 straight regular season and Stanley Cup Playoff games at Honda Center from April 27, 2006 to April 19, 2017. ... Anaheim played without point leader Troy Terry, who missed the game for the birth of his child. … Pavel Mintyukov (95 games) became the third-fastest defenseman in Ducks history to record 30 NHL assists, behind Cam Fowler (74) and Sami Vatanen (87).