Luneau's Three-Point Night Powers Anaheim Past Philadelphia, 5-4

Anaheim erased a two-goal first-period deficit and outscored Philadelphia 5-2 over the final two periods to steal a 5-4 road win on October 24. Tristan Luneau was the engine of the comeback, finishing with a goal and two assists for three points.

Philadelphia looked in control early. Matvei Michkov snapped home his seventh goal at 13:59 of the first, and Porter Martone tipped in his third just 63 seconds later to put the Flyers up 2-0. That two-goal margin — the largest score-margin shift of the night — was the turning point the data flags, because Anaheim spent the rest of the game chasing and eventually overtaking it. The Ducks didn't panic. They just started working.

The second period was a five-goal chaos act. Leo Carlsson cut it to 2-1 with a snap shot at 8:38, then A.J. Greer knotted it at two just before the midway mark, with Luneau picking up an assist. Philadelphia answered through Tyson Foerster at 15:04 to retake the lead, but Anaheim's Judd Caulfield — on a batted goal, which is exactly as chaotic as it sounds — tied it again at 16:19, Luneau collecting his second helper of the night. Four goals in under four minutes of game time. The second period alone looked like a different sport.

Anaheim took over in the third. Luneau cashed in his own goal at 2:00, a snap shot that gave the Ducks their first lead of the night at 4-3. Beckett Sennecke made it 5-3 with a tip-in at 7:10, and at that point it appeared the game was over. Michkov had other ideas — he wired home his eighth of the season at 8:17 to make it 5-4 — but that's as close as Philadelphia got. Lukas Dostal held the line the rest of the way, finishing with 28 saves on 32 shots. Joseph Woll stopped 21 of 26 for the Flyers. The story of the night was Anaheim's ability to absorb early pressure and flip the game entirely on the strength of their third period. Michkov's two-goal effort for Philadelphia looks like the kind of performance that keeps a fanbase engaged even in a loss, but the Ducks were simply the better team when it mattered.