Jiri Kulich scored with 59.4 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Ducks 3-2 on Friday night.
Ducks goaltender John Gibson stopped Buffalo defenseman Owen Power on a two-on-one breakaway, but Kulich put the rebound into the upper right corner of the net for his second goal of the season and ended the Ducks’ three-game winning streak.
Peyton Krebs and Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo, which has won two straight and three of four. Power had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves.
The Ducks’ goals were scored by Drew Helleson and Isac Lundestrom. Gibson stopped 31 shots.
Takeaways
Sabres: Center Tage Thompson, who leads Buffalo with 11 goals and 18 points, missed his fourth straight game because of a lower-body injury. Coach Lindy Ruff said before Friday’s game he is hopeful Thompson can return to the lineup Saturday night in San Jose.
Ducks: Trevor Zegras has three assists in the past two games.
Key moment: Krebs and Zucker scored in a 50-second span late in the second period to even it at 2-2. It was the sixth time Buffalo has scored twice within a minute. The Capitals, Canucks, Hurricanes and Golden Knights have done it seven times while the Kings have also accomplished it six times.
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Zucker, who scored with 33 seconds remaining, has goals in two straight games. Alex Tuch, who had the first assist on Krebs’ goal, has a point in five straight (one goal, six assists).
Key stat: Buffalo had its seven-game power-play goal streak stopped. It was the longest run of any team this season.
Up next: Sabres visit San José on Saturday and Ducks host Seattle on Monday.