Three Takeaways From Ducks 4-3 Overtime Victory Against Coyotes

The Anaheim Ducks are one of the hottest teams in hockey as they carried their win streak to five after their overtime victory on Wednesday against the Arizona Coyotes.

Troy Terry started the scoring early with a snipe on the power play, then put the Ducks up two just under 10 minutes into the game.

The second goal was all of Pavel Mintyukov's making though. Mintyukov buried an attacker at the defensive blue line, rushed the puck up ice and beat Karel Vejmelka far side but rang the puck off the post. Terry banged home the rebound.

The Coyotes fought back and tied the game at two courtesy of goals from Lawson Crouse and Logan Cooley and the teams went into the first intermission tied at two.

The second was a quiet affair, with Crouse's second of the game being the only tally.

Leo Carlsson then continued his impressive start to the season by tying the game early in the third. Carlsson tipped a Terry shot past Vejmelka, giving Carlsson his third goal of the season and Terry his third primary point of the night.

Things got very heated halfway through the period when Frank Vatrano laid a big hit on Sean Durzi on the forecheck which Durzi took exception to. 

The two through a few punches before wrestling to the ground and were fired up going to the box. 

The game required overtime to be settled, where Mason McTavish once again went to work.

McTavish carried the puck into the neutral zone with his back facing the offensive zone. He then spun around Nick Schmaltz and started a two-on-one with Terry.

McTavish feathered a pass across which Terry caught and fired over Vejmelka's shoulder to complete his hat trick and grab his fourth primary point on four team goals.

Here are three takeaways from the victory:

Troy Terry Explodes:

Terry hadn't been playing poorly up to this point by any means, but he hadn't quite been the game-breaking star we're used to.

That changed on Wednesday. Scoring three of your team's four goals and registering a primary assist on the other goal speaks for itself, and points to that game-breaking element of his game.

The Ducks were outshot and out-chanced in this game, but when you have a player like Terry complimented by young stars like McTavish and Mintyukov, the goals will come. 

I think it's a coincidence that Terry had this game on the same night that Greg Cronin split Zegras and Terry up, but it's something to keep an eye on.

Spreading out your talent is never a bad thing and this might give Terry a few extra touches a game to work with.

Lukas Dostal Shines Again:

Wednesday morning, Lukas Dostal was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for October and he responded with a game worthy of the award.

Dostal stopped 32 of 35 shots, including some big saves in overtime which led to the eventual game winner.

I don't think Cronin wants to jump the gun and start giving a ton of starts to Dostal quite yet, but it's clear that he is the Ducks' best goalie early in the season.

The Ducks are off to a hot start, but expectations are still low from a wins and losses standpoint, so there's no reason to burn Dostal out by giving him too many starts.

Don't make the same mistake the organization did with Gibson, let him ease into the number one spot. But certainly enjoy him when he does play.

Ducks Continue to Roll:

Ten games into the season I don't think many people would have expected a 6-4-0 record off the back of a five-game winning streak, but here we are.

From opening night you could tell this Ducks team was better than they were last season, but they've blown last season away early here.

It's, obviously, too early to jump the gun and call the Ducks an incredible team, or even a true playoff contender, but they're one of the league's most exciting teams.

They're littered with young talent and are playing with a confidence that we haven't seen in a while. 

The impact of Cronin is being felt very early here and the Ducks will hope this is a sign of things to come.