Gauthier scores 2 goals and Ducks edge Flames 3-2 in shootout for 8th straight home win

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cutter Gauthier scored twice in regulation, Leo Carlsson and Mason McTavish both converted in the shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Sunday.

Lukas Dostal made 32 saves and denied Matvei Gridin on the final shot of the tiebreaker to seal Anaheim’s eighth straight win at home. The Ducks improved to 14-3 in games that have gone to overtime.

McTavish slid the puck through Devin Cooley’s legs for the shootout winner. Joel Farabee and Yegor Sharangovich scored for the Flames in regulation, and Cooley stopped 34 shots.

Gauthier tied it 2-all with 9:19 left in the third period when he rifled a shot from the right circle past Cooley’s left skate for his team-leading 28th goal. Beckett Sennecke and Jackson LaCombe assisted.

Calgary forward Morgan Frost took an interference penalty with 24.6 seconds remaining in overtime, but the Ducks were unable to score with a brief 4-on-3 advantage.

Anaheim tied it at 1 with 8:46 left in the second on a trick shot of sorts by Gauthier, who corralled his own rebound behind the Calgary net and flicked a shot off the back of Cooley’s left shoulder. The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley’s back and in.

But the Flames went ahead with 3:50 to go in the period when Sharangovich took a pass from Kevin Bahl and snapped a shot from the top of the left circle over Dostal’s blocker for a power-play goal.

Calgary took a 1-0 lead at 9:41 of the first on Farabee’s backhand tip-in from the front of the crease. Ryan Lomberg assisted with a precision pass from the top of the left circle.

Anaheim coach Joel Quenneville, who last week joined Scotty Bowman as the only NHL coaches to win 1,000 games, was honored during a pregame ceremony.

Ducks: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.

Flames: Host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

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Calgary Flames center Yegor Sharangovich, center, celebrates his goal with teammates center Mikael Backlund (11) and defenseman Kevin Bahl, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Anaheim Ducks head coach Joel Quenneville walks onto the ice to be honored for his 1,000th career coaching victory before an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Calgary Flames center Nazem Kadri tries to shoot as Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Anaheim Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier celebrates his goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson, above scores past Calgary Flames goaltender Devin Cooley during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 137-117 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak.

Tenth in the Western Conference, the Clippers improved to 28-31. The Pelicans are 13th in the West at 19-43.

New Orleans star Zion Williamson sat out after injuring his right ankle at Utah on Saturday night. He had played a career-high 35 straight games.

Los Angeles never trailed. It led 43-32 after a quarter and had a 76-70 advantage at the half. It was 107-94 after three, and the Clippers stretched the margin to 26 in the fourth.

Jordan Miller added 19 points for Los Angeles. Derrick Jones Jr. had 17, Brook Lopez 16 and John Collins 15.

While Leonard went 1 of 7 from 3-point range, the Clippers were 17 of 36 overall. Lopez was 4 for 6, and Jones and Kobe Sanders were each 3 for 4.

Jeremiah Fears led New Orleans with 28 points, hitting 5 of 6 3-pointers. Derik Queen scored 19 points, Dejounte Murray had 17, and Trey Murphy III added 16 after missing five games because of a right shoulder injury.

Pelicans: At Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

Clippers: At Golden State on Monday night.

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr. gestures after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

New Orleans Pelicans guard Saddiq Bey (41) shoots against Los Angeles Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr. (5) as the referee, back right, watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray (5) falls on Los Angeles Clippers guard Bennedict Mathurin, below, after dunking during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Clippers guard Bennedict Mathurin, left, and New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray, right, react towards the referee, center, after a play during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Clippers forward John Collins (20) hangs on the basket after dunking as New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray (5) watches and center DeAndre Jordan (6) looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)