Quenneville Returns; Ducks Beat Panthers 3-2

Troy Terry and Mason McTavish scored in the shootout as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Florida Panthers 3-2, closing out a five-game trip with the win. Leo Carlsson scored short-handed and added an assist, and Cutter Gauthier converted on a 5-on-3 power play to give Anaheim a 2-0 lead. Florida rallied in the third — Anton Lundell scored with 8:48 remaining and Sam Reinhart tied it with 3:06 left — but could not finish in overtime or the shootout. Joel Quenneville made his first return to Sunrise since resigning in 2021 amid revelations about a 2010 Blackhawks sexual-assault scandal that led to a nearly three-year NHL ban before he was later hired by the Ducks. The Panthers were hampered by absences including Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Jonah Gadjovich and Brad Marchand, and backup goalie Daniil Tarasov made 15 saves in the loss. Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal also played well, stopping two of three shootout attempts to help secure the victory.