Sports
Ducks hold off Golden Knights 4–3 in season opener
Anaheim built a four-goal lead in Las Vegas, then survived three third-period goals to open the 2026–27 season with a win.
The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 Friday night at T-Mobile Arena. The official NHL game record confirms the final score, while NHL.com and the Associated Press reported that Leo Carlsson finished with a goal and an assist and Lukas Dostal made 27 saves.
How the game unfolded
Beckett Sennecke scored with eight seconds left in the first period, and Anaheim added three more goals in the second. Alex Killorn and Jeff Malott scored before Carlsson capped the burst for a 4–0 lead. Vegas answered in the third with goals from Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl and Braeden Bowman, whose goal with 2:50 remaining cut the margin to one. The Ducks held on and will play their home opener Sunday against the Florida Panthers.
Full reports and game record: NHL.com recap → Associated Press report →