Terry pushes point streak to 13, Ducks top Kraken for sixth straight win

SEATTLE --Troy Terry had two goals and an assist to extend his point streak to 13 games, and the Anaheim Ducks won their sixth straight game, 7-4 against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday.

Terry has scored 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) on his streak, the longest in the NHL this season. John Gibson made 21 saves for Anaheim (8-4-3), which won in its first game against Seattle.
"[Terry] is playing the right way," said Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf, who had three assists. "It's ultimately what we've been working on for the last year and a half. Basically, it's his understanding situations in the game … as you get better, as you get more confident with the puck, you're able to make more plays, but ultimately, he's making those little plays that change the game, changing momentum and allow him space. And obviously, he's got the confidence right now in finishing."
Jared McCann scored twice in his return after missing six games in NHL COVID-19 protocol for Seattle (4-9-1), which lost its third straight. Philipp Grubauer made 27 saves.
Mason McTavish scored to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead at 4:42 in the first period when he found a loose puck in front of the net. Anaheim outshot Seattle 14-4 in the first period.
"The first 25 to 30 minutes of the hockey game we didn't win very many of the races or many of the puck battles," Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. "When you get behind like that it's hard to dig out ... We expect ourselves to be better than that and to start better here at home and ultimately, we didn't do that. We really weren't able to push back that's probably one of the biggest things."

Terry scored his first goal at 3:12 of the second period during a 4-on-4 to give Anaheim a 2-0 lead. He circled in the Seattle zone and used Kraken defensemen Mark Giordano as a screen.
Jaden Schwartz scored during the same 4-on-4 to make it 2-1 with a wrist shot at 3:45.
Josh Mahura scored off a face-off win at 6:36 of the second with a shot from the point to give Anaheim a 3-1 lead.
McCann deflected a pass from Ryan Donato for a goal at 7:50 of the second to make it 3-2. Anaheim took a 4-2 lead at 15:46 of the second when Kevin Shattenkirk had a shot get through Grubauer.
Jordan Eberle's eighth goal in eight games for the Kraken made it 4-3 at 3:57 of the third.
Hampus Lindholm gave the Ducks a 5-3 lead with a goal on a shot from the point at 9:26 in the third.
"I think we're learning good lessons," Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins said. "But the difference is now that if we do have to get into a game like that, we find a way to win it. It's like we're winning many different ways right now. And that's really important. We always have to remember we are a team in a rebuild. We're not even sure if we're halfway through it. But a man, these guys are coming in with a very singular mindset."

McCann scored his second at 10:26 of the third to make the score 5-4 when he cut around a defender in the high slot.
Sam Carrick scored an empty-net goal at 17:21 to give the Ducks a 6-4 lead.
"This group is going to continue to push back but it's not about that," Hakstol said. "It's about the complete 60-minute performance, which we did not have tonight."
Terry made it 7-4 at 19:39 by scoring on the empty net.
NOTES: Terry's point streak is the longest for the Ducks since Getzlaf had a 12-game run Feb. 8-28 of 2016. The Ducks record is 19 games by Corey Perry in 2009-10. … The Ducks have points in eight straight games (6-0-2). … Seattle played the first of six straight home games. … Eberle has scored in four straight games, matching his NHL career high.