Ducks Beat Golden Knights 4-3, Complete Series Sweep

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Chris Kreider scored twice to power the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night, completing a sweep of their three-game season series at Honda Center.

Kreider, acquired by Anaheim from the New York Rangers last June, netted his first multigoal game since November 6. He opened the scoring late in the first period when a shot from teammate Ryan Poehling deflected off his leg and past Vegas goaltender Adin Hill. Early in the second, Kreider tipped in his 19th goal of the season, giving the Ducks a 2-0 lead. Cutter Gauthier extended the advantage to 3-0 a few minutes later with his 24th goal, beating Hill at the near post on the power play. It marked Anaheim's fifth power-play goal over their last five games.

The Ducks, who have won eight of their past 10 contests, appeared poised for a comfortable win after jumping ahead early. However, Vegas mounted a furious comeback in the third period, dominating play and erasing most of the deficit. Mitch Marner trimmed the lead to 3-1 with a goal off a lucky deflection, as Mark Stone's pass from behind the net caromed off two Ducks defenders and right to him. Later, Ivan Barbashev made...