Gauthier breaks late tie to extend goals streak to 5 games, and help Ducks beat Flames 5-3

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Cutter Gauthier broke a tie with 1:34 left to extend his goals streak to five games and help the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

The Ducks are the first team since the 1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins to score at least five goals in seven consecutive games.

Gauthier one-timed a pass from Mikael Granlund. He has scored 10 of his 12 goals this season during the five-game streak.

Jeff Malott, Tristan Luneau, Leo Carlsson and Nikita Nesterenko, into an empty net, also scored for Anaheim. Granlund and Beckett Sennecke each had two assists.

William Stromgren, Joel Hanley and Joel Farabee scored for Calgary. Morgan Frost and Zayne Parekh each had a pair of assists as the Flames’ five-game home winning streak ended.

Lukas Dostal got the start for Anaheim, but was chased after giving up three goals on 11 shots in the first period. Ville Husso, who gave up seven goals in his last appearance, came on in relief and stopped all 10 shots he faced. He improved to 2-3-0.

Dustin Wolf, making his third straight start, had 24 stops for Calgary.

The Flames took a 3-2 lead to the third period, but when Matt Coronato was sent off for delay of game 17 seconds in, Anaheim’s red-hot power play took advantage with Carlsson tying it at 55 seconds.

The Ducks' Jackson LaCombe had an assist to extend his points streak to nine games, the longest in franchise history for a defenseman. He passed Scott Niedermayer (2006-07) and Oleg Tverdovsky (1999-00) on the team list.

Ducks: Host Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Flames: Host Philadelphia on Sunday.

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Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ville Husso, right, looks on as Drew Helleson, left, knocks Calgary Flames' Martin Pospisil to the ice during second period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Anaheim Ducks' Jeff Malott, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Pavel Mintyukov during first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Anaheim Ducks Ville Husso, right, guards the net as Calgary Flames' Jonathan Castagna chases the puck during third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Anaheim Ducks' Beckett Sennecke (45), Mikael Granlund (64), Jackson LaCombe (2) and Cutter Gauthier, center, celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Anaheim Ducks' Cutter Gauthier, center, celebrates his goal with teammate Beckett Sennecke, left, as Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf reacts during third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 points in the Timberwolves 115-109 victory over the Pelicans on Friday night in New Orleans.

With the victory, the Timberwolves (7-3) remained unbeaten in NBA Cup play, moving to 2-0. New Orleans (4-5), which had four-game winning streak snapped in the loss, dropped to 0-1 in Cup play.

Dejounte Murray’s 3-pointer gave New Orleans an 89-87 lead with 7:55 to go in the game, but LaMelo Ball responded with five consecutive points, igniting a 10-2 run by the Timberwolves to give them a 97-91 advantage. Minnesota would hold on to the lead for the remainder of the game.

Ball finished the game with 22 points and eight assists. Jaden McDaniels added 23 points in the win for the Timberwolves.

Jeremiah Fears led the way for the Pelicans with 24 points and Saddiq Bey had 17. Zion Williamson, who entered the night averaging 21.5 points per game, scored a season-low 13 points for New Orleans.

Minnesota hit five 3-pointers in the first quarter, including a pair by Dosunmu to jump out to an early 13-5 lead early in the first quarter. New Orleans responded with a trio of 3-pointers from Karlo Matkovic during a 17-4 run, taking a 24-22 lead on a bucket by Fears.

Timberwolves: Host Utah on Sunday night.

Pelicans: At Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) shoots against New Orleans Pelicans forward Trendon Watford (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball (1) reacts after a three point basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III (25) reacts with forward Zion Williamson (1) next to forward Trendon Watford against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) dunks against New Orleans Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu (13) shoots against New Orleans Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)