Ducks beat Golden Knights 3-1 and send series back to Anaheim at 1-1

TL;DR

The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1, leveling their playoff series at 1-1. Lukas Dostal nearly achieved a shutout, while the Ducks head home for Game 3 on Friday night.

Key points

Ducks beat Golden Knights 3-1
Series is now tied 1-1
Lukas Dostal nearly achieved a shutout
Ducks scored three goals in the game
Game 3 will take place in Anaheim

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beckett Sennecke, Leo Carlsson and Jansen Harkins scored, Lukas Dostal came 5.6 seconds from his first career playoff shutout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Wednesday night to even their series at a game apiece. The Ducks head home with the chance to grab hold of the best-of-seven second-round NHL playoff series, with Game 3 on Friday night. Vegas hopes to pull off a repeat of its first-round series when the Golden Knights went to Utah at 1-1 before winning in six games. Sennecke, a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy that goes to the league's top rookie, became the fourth Ducks player 20 or younger to score multiple goals in a postseason. Dostal saved 23 shots and nearly had his third career shutout, including regular-season play, before Mark Stone scored a power-play goal in the closing seconds. Carter Hart made 25 saves for the Golden Knights. Brett Howden's four-game goal streak ended, as did Ivan Barbarshev's seven-game point streak. The Golden Knights' penalty kill gave them a chance. They killed all five penalties, including a stretch of 6:19 in the first period in which the Golden Knights took four penalties, including a double minor by for high sticking. Vegas has killed off 19 straight penalties this postseason and is 24 of 25 overall. But offense again was at a premium for Vegas, and coach John Tortorella adjusted his lines to try to find some life. Stone moved to the top line, shifted to the second and dropped to the third. Ducks coach Joel Quenneville found some magic by moving up to the second line with and . That group had 20 scoring chances to one for Vegas in just 6:25 of action after two periods, according to Natural Stat Trick. They finished with a 23-5 advantage. The Ducks broke through in the second period, controlling play for about six minutes as Vegas struggled to keep the puck out of its zone. Then finally it was too much, passing from below the goal line to Sennecke, camped out in front of the net for the 1-0 lead with 8:37 left in the period. 's backhand pass to Carlsson at 6:36 of the third period made it 2-0 for the Ducks. Harkins added an empty-net goal with 3:30 remaining. \\_ AP NHL playoffs: and

Q&A

What was the score of the Ducks vs Golden Knights playoff game?

The Ducks beat the Golden Knights 3-1 in their playoff game.

Who scored for the Ducks in their win against the Golden Knights?

Beckett Sennecke, Leo Carlsson, and Jansen Harkins scored for the Ducks.

When is Game 3 of the Ducks vs Golden Knights series?

Game 3 of the series is scheduled for Friday night.