Ducks right wing Troy Terry, right, celebrates his goal with defenseman Radko Gudas during the first period of their game against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) allows a goal to Ducks right wing Troy Terry (not pictured) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal, left, stops a shot from Seattle Kraken center Chandler Stephenson (9) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Mitchell Stephens (67) celebrates his goal against the Ducks with left wing Andre Burakovsky (95) and left wing Tye Kartye (12) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Mitchell Stephens (67) and Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe (2) reach for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Jaden Schwartz, second from left, celebrates his goal against the Ducks with right wing Kaapo Kakko (84) and center Matty Beniers (10) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken defenseman Ryker Evans, back, is checked against the boards by Ducks defenseman Drew Helleson (43) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier, right, celebrates his goal against the Seattle Kraken with defenseman Pavel Mintyukov (34) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) watches the puck after a stop against Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn (29) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Jaden Schwartz, center, celebrates his goal against the Ducks with teammates, including center Matty Beniers (10) and defenseman Brandon Montour, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Chandler Stephenson (9) vies for the puck against Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe, left, and defenseman Radko Gudas, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks right wing Frank Vatrano (77) makes a shot as Seattle Kraken right wing Kaapo Kakko, right, watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal makes a save on a shot by Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe (2) shoots and scores between Seattle Kraken defenseman Joshua Mahura, left, and left wing Brandon Tanev (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks center Jansen Harkins, left, celebrates with defenseman Jackson LaCombe (2) after LaCombe scored against the Seattle Kraken during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas (7) blocks a shot by Seattle Kraken right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer, left, makes a stop against Ducks right wing Frank Vatrano, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks center Robby Fabbri reacts after scoring against Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken left wing Tye Kartye (12) fights with Ducks center Mason McTavish during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson moves the puck against Ducks right wing Brett Leason (20) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal, left, watches the puck after blocking a shot from Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas, left, throws Seattle Kraken right wing Eeli Tolvanen, center, down against the boards during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) makes a save against Seattle Kraken center Jaden Schwartz (17) as Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba (65) looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright (51) moves the puck against Ducks center Mason McTavish (23) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks center Ryan Strome, left, celebrates with defenseman Radko Gudas after their 6-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers reacts as he skates off the ice after a 6-4 loss to the Ducks in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks center Ryan Strome, left, celebrates an empty net goal by teammate Frank Vatrano (not pictured) as Seattle Kraken left wing Andre Burakovsky (95) skates away during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Ducks players, including goaltender Lukas Dostal (1), defenseman Radko Gudas (7), center Ryan Strome (16) , defenseman Jacob Trouba (65) and forwards Alex Killorn (17) and Troy Terry (19) celebrate after their 6-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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Ducks right wing Troy Terry, right, celebrates his goal with defenseman Radko Gudas during the first period of their game against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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By SHANE LANTZ The Associated Press
SEATTLE — Mason McTavish continued his torrid scoring stretch with a goal and an assist to lead the Ducks to their third straight win.
McTavish scored the tying goal early in the second period and assisted on Robby Fabbri’s go-ahead goal 4:35 later, sending the Ducks to a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.
Troy Terry, Cutter Gauthier, Jackson LaCombe and Frank Vatrano (empty net) also scored for the Ducks, who took the lead for good with three goals in the first eight minutes of the second. The Ducks’ win streak – during which they have scored at least five goals in each game – comes after a stretch when they lost seven of eight games.
Fabbri, LaCombe and Vatrano each had a goal and an assist as the Ducks (21-23-6, 48 points) moved past the Kraken (22-27-3, 47 points) in the race for a Western Conference wild-card playoff spot. Ryan Strome added two assists, and goaltender Lukas Dostal made 26 saves.
Eeli Tolvanen, Mitchell Stephens, Jaden Schwartz and Shane Wright scored and Brandon Montour had two assists for Seattle, which suffered its second consecutive loss after falling to the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2, on Monday. Philipp Grubauer, making his first start in goal since Jan. 12, stopped 17 shots.
Trailing 3-2 after the first period, the Ducks scored three unanswered goals in the second on just six shots.
McTavish tied the score 1:04 into the middle frame on a one-timer from the bottom of the right faceoff circle after a cross-ice pass from Strome. It was McTavish’s sixth goal in his past four games, matching his output from the first 40 games of the season.
McTavish then picked off an errant pass in the slot and set up Fabbri for a snap shot from the bottom of the right faceoff circle at 5:39 for the go-ahead goal.
LaCombe found the back of the net from the high slot at 7:58 to make it 5-3.
Wright scored off a rebound on the power play at 6:15 of the third to pull the Kraken within a goal, but Vatrano scored an empty-netter at 18:44 to clinch the victory.
Terry opened the scoring at 1:23 of the first period, roofing a wrist shot from the low slot after taking a pass from Strome.
Tolvanen tied the score at 6:43 on a slap shot from the high slot, and Stephens scored on a backhanded wraparound shot to give Seattle the lead at 8:20.
Gauthier scored off his own rebound on a two-on-one rush to tie the score at 2-all at 11:59.
Schwartz gave Seattle a 3-2 lead at 14:01, converting a pass from Kaapo Kakko on a two-on-one rush.
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