Dostal helps Anaheim beat Philadelphia 5-4 and snap losing streak

Czech goaltender Lukas Dostal helped Anaheim win 5-4 in Philadelphia (by period, 2-0, 1-3, 1-2 from the hosts' point of view). The team snapped a losing streak even though it trailed 0-2 after the first period.

Dostal allowed goals to Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone in the 14th and 16th minutes, 63 seconds apart. In the second period, however, the visitors tied the game, and in the third they went ahead.

How Anaheim turned the game around

Beckett Sennecke scored the winning goal, making it 5-3, in the 48th minute. A minute later Michkov beat Dostal for the second time in the game, but the hosts could not tie it. According to the game sheet, Karlsson, Greer, Colfield and Luneau also scored for Anaheim, while Michkov (twice), Martone and Foerster scored for Philadelphia.

The 2024 world champion in Prague came up big for the Ducks again at the end, when the hosts played with six skaters for more than two minutes and, for the last 40 seconds, also on a power play against four Anaheim players. Dostal played the whole game and finished with 28 saves: four goals allowed on 32 shots, a save percentage of 87.5.

Philadelphia outshot its opponent 32-26 on goal. The game drew 19,336 fans. Anaheim's Karlsson was named the first star, Michkov the second and Luneau the third.

Around Prague, based on reporting by sport.cz