Killorn, Sennecke get big goals in
Ducks' series-evening, 4-3 win over Golden Knights in Game 4
[May 11, 2026]
By GREG BEACHAM
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Killorn and rookie Beckett Sennecke had
a power-play goal and an assist apiece, and the Anaheim Ducks beat
the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 4 on Sunday night to even their
second-round series at two games apiece.
Ian Moore got his first career playoff goal, Cutter Gauthier
contributed three assists and Mikael Granlund also scored for the
upstart Ducks, who responded to their 6-2 blowout loss in Game 3
with another mature two-way performance in their first playoff run
since 2018.
“It's a great rebound, a good, resilient game,” Killorn said. “I
think there was a lot more urgency tonight. That's kind of the way
playoffs go. You don't ever want to lose two in a row at home. You
don't want to go down 3-1 in a series. We made some adjustments.
That's just what playoffs is. They had a great game last time. We
had a good game tonight, and we expect it to be a really good series
going forward.”
Lukas Dostal made 18 saves in a strong bounce-back effort after
getting pulled from Game 3 for allowing three goals in his latest
shaky first period, and his teammates provided more than enough
offense in their highest-scoring performance of the series. The
Ducks are tied for the overall Stanley Cup playoff lead with 36
goals and 10 power-play scores.
“I thought we worked hard and did a lot of good things,” Anaheim
coach Joel Quenneville said. “A little dangerous at the end again,
but certainly a lot of positives.”
Game 5 is Tuesday night in Las Vegas, with Game 6 back in Anaheim on
Thursday night.
Pavel Dorofeyev and Brett Howden scored for the Golden Knights,
whose three-game road winning streak ended.
Carter Hart stopped 19 shots despite some shaky moments, while Mitch
Marner had three assists in Game 4 following his hat trick in Game
3, giving him an NHL-leading and career-best 16 points in the
postseason.
Anaheim's two power-play goals ended the unit’s 0-for-11 skid and
finally dented a Vegas penalty kill that allowed just one power-play
goal in its first nine postseason games. Killorn got the tiebreaking
power-play goal late in the second period when he drove the net and
his shot trickled through Hart.
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Anaheim Ducks' Beckett Sennecke (45) celebrates his goal against the
Vegas Golden Knights with Alex Killorn (17) during the first period
of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP
Photo/Scott Strazzante)
“I'm not going to dissect the PK,” Vegas coach John
Tortorella said. “I think the biggest part of the game was we needed
to get out of the second period (tied) 2-2. That gave them some
life, and they scored their fourth goal and they're just filling the
neutral zone, just stacking. I think that was the most important
part of the game.”
Moore added to the Ducks' early in the third, recording his first
career playoff point. Tomas Hertl ended his personal 29-game goal
drought when he scored for Vegas with 1:04 left while Hart was
pulled for an extra attacker, but Anaheim held on.
Sennecke, the Ducks’ 20-year-old Calder Trophy finalist, opened the
scoring with just the second power-play goal allowed by the Golden
Knights in the entire postseason, ending a streak of 21 straight
kills.
Sennecke scored a goal in his third consecutive game, joining Sidney
Crosby (2007) as the only players under 21 with a three-game
postseason goal streak in the 21st century.
Howden tied it with his seventh goal of the postseason early in the
second period off a slick setup from former Ducks draft pick William
Karlsson.
Vegas played without captain Mark Stone, who incurred an undisclosed
injury in Game 3.
Anaheim shook up its lineup, inserting puck-moving defenseman Olen
Zellweger for his playoff debut and his first game action since
April 7 while Moore and forward Mason McTavish also returned after
healthy scratches. Quenneville praised all three players' effort.
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