Rakell Leads Ducks to 4-3 Win Over Sharks in Shootout

Date: 23 February 2022 - 21:53

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rickard Rakell had two goals in regulation and scored the winner in a shootout to lead the Anaheim Ducks over the skidding San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Trevor Zegras converted in the first round of the shootout, and Anaheim goalie Anthony Stolarz turned away Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl. That put it in the hands of Rakell, who went top shelf on James Reimer to give the Ducks their second straight win.
It was Rakell’s second multigoal game of the season. The Swedish left wing has a three-game point streak (three goals, one assist), and six of his 14 goals have come in the last seven games.
“I feel like I’m in the right spots but a lot of hard work is behind it, too, to get in the scoring area and to get in front of the net,” Rakell said. “It hasn’t been a lot of pretty goals. It is just me figuring out what my game is and now I have to keep doing it the best I can.”
Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins said he could tell early in the game that Rakell was focused and wasn’t happy with just one goal.
“He was feeling it. You could see it early,” Eakins said. “After he got the first one, he kept shooting the puck. He really was on his game, engaged, and was focused.”
Derek Grant also scored for the Ducks, and Stolarz stopped 40 shots.
The win marked a positive start to Anaheim’s six-game homestand. It also gave the Ducks 59 points to tie them with Edmonton and Los Angeles for third place in the Pacific Division with two months remaining in the regular season.
Couture had two goals for the Sharks, who have lost seven in a row (0-3-4) and nine of 10. He has 17 goals this season, including four in the past five games.