Ducks edge Panthers 3-2 in shootout as Quenneville returns to South Florida

Ducks edge Panthers 3-2 in shootout as Quenneville returns to South Florida | iNFOnews.ca
Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) defends the goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Troy Terry and Mason McTavish scored in a shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Leo Carlsson had a goal and an assist, and Cutter Gauthier also scored to help the Ducks end a five-game trip with a victory in coach Joel Quenneville’s first game against his former team.

Quenneville, who coached the Panthers from 2019-21, returned to Sunrise for the first time since resigning as Florida’s coach after details of a sexual-assault scandal involving his 2010 Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks squad were revealed in October 2021.

Quenneville was banned from the NHL for nearly three years for his handling of the situation before taking over the Ducks in May. He won three titles in 10 years with the Blackhawks and last coached for Florida on Oct. 27, 2021.

Carlsson buried a short-handed goal midway through the second period to extend his point streak to four games. He assisted on Gauthier’s power-play goal a couple of minutes later to give Carlsson a team-leading 11 points this season.

Lukas Dostal stopped 31 shots for the Ducks.

Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart scored for the Panthers. Reinhart had the tying goal — his fifth of the season — with three about minutes left in regulation after the Panthers had trailed 2-0 midway through the third.

Daniil Tarasov made 15 saves.

The Panthers, whose depth has already been tested this season because of a rash of injuries, were without forwards Jonah Gadjovich (upper body) and Brad Marchand (personal reasons).

Up next

Ducks: Host the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.

Panthers: Host the Dallas Stars on Saturday.

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Ducks edge Panthers 3-2 in shootout as Quenneville returns to South Florida | iNFOnews.ca
Anaheim Ducks head coach Joel Quenneville, left, calls a play during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Ducks edge Panthers 3-2 in shootout as Quenneville returns to South Florida | iNFOnews.ca
Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) defends a shot by Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Ducks edge Panthers 3-2 in shootout as Quenneville returns to South Florida | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers goaltender Daniil Tarasov (40) defends the goal against Anaheim Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier (61) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Ducks edge Panthers 3-2 in shootout as Quenneville returns to South Florida | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers goaltender Daniil Tarasov (40) defends the goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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