Leo Carlsson Scores Shootout Winner as Ducks Beat Avs to Snap 8-Game Skid

Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson celebrates after scoring against the Colorado Avalanche in the shootout of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., on Dec. 2, 2023. Ryan Sun/AP Photo

ANAHEIM, Calif.—On a night when one of the Anaheim Ducks most popular players set a franchise record, it was who everyone hopes will be one of its future stars that helped snap an eight-game losing streak.

Rookie Leo Carlsson had a goal and an assist and added the shootout winner in the Ducks’ 4–3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, Dec. 2.