NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Urho Vaakanainen scored his first career goal with 3:51 remaining to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.
Radko Gudas had a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, assist and a fighting major and Cam Fowler also scored for Anaheim, which has won five consecutive road games, with four of those being come-from-behind victories. John Gibson made 29 saves.
Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi scored and Juuse Saros made 17 saves for the reeling Predators, losers of four straight and six of their last seven.
With time winding down in the third, Vaakanainen beat Saros with a slap shot from the left point. He had not scored a goal in his first 78 career NHL games. He also assisted on Gudas' game-tying goal.
Forsberg scored the game’s first goal at 1:03 of the second period and Josi doubled the Nashville lead at 14:28 of the second with a slap shot from the top of the left circle on a power play.
Prior to Josi’s tally, the Ducks had killed off 20 straight power plays.
Fowler beat Saros with a wrist shot from the right circle at 17:28 of the second. Mason McTavish assisted on Fowler’s goal, extending his point streak to three games and he has reached the scoresheet in ten of his last 11.
Gudas tied it at 4:11 of the third from the slot, scoring his third of the season. He scored two goals last season in 72 games played.
UP NEXT
Ducks: Visit Colorado on Wednesday.
Predators: Host Chicago on Saturday.
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Jim Diamond, The Associated Press