The Ducks may have found their secret weapon. Although, after Dan Sexton’s performance in Tuesday’s win over the Dallas Stars, he may not be a secret anymore.
Sexton’s first and second NHL goals, both in the third period Tuesday, pulled the Ducks back from down 3-1 to send the game to overtime, where Saku Koivu’s goal with 46.5 seconds left gave the Ducks their first win in their past six games.
With the Ducks down 3-0 after a sloppy start, Joffrey Lupul hopped out of the penalty box to score on a breakaway with 1:36 left in the second period. At 6:08 of the third, Sexton took a nice pass from Bobby Ryan, left-to-right through the slot, and poked a forehand past Marty Turco for his first NHL goal. That brought the Honda Center crowd of 13,861 to its feet.
Sexton had more in the tank — with 1:02 left in the third and the Ducks still trailing 3-2, he fired a shot between the legs of Turco to send the game to overtime.
Brad Richards scored twice, and Mike Modano scored another on Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who stopped 19 of 22 shots for the victory. Turco stopped 38 of 42 shots by the Ducks — their highest shot total of the season.
More to follow.