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ANAHEIM, Calif. — In an exciting matchup Saturday night, Mason McTavish netted two goals for the second consecutive game, while Jansen Harkins and Trevor Zegras added goals just 62 seconds apart during the second period. The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Nashville Predators 5-2, effectively ending Nashville’s five-game winning streak.

McTavish has been on a scoring rampage, recording five of his 11 goals this season over the past three games. He narrowly missed achieving his first career hat trick when his attempt at scoring into Nashville’s empty net in the dying seconds went wide to the right.

Zegras, who notched both a goal and an assist, completed the game with three points over his last three appearances, marking his return after a significant 22-game absence due to surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

Additionally, Pavel Mintyukov also found the back of the net for the Ducks. Goaltender Lukas Dostal stepped in during the second period and made 31 saves. John Gibson left the game after the first period due to an upper-body injury, having recorded nine saves and conceded one goal.

For the Predators, Gustav Nyquist and Ryan O’Reilly each scored a goal, while Filip Forsberg contributed with two assists. Juuse Saros made 30 saves in net for Nashville.

**Takeaways**
Forsberg continued his impressive run, extending his point streak to 10 games. He joins Jonathan Marchessault as the second Nashville player this season to achieve such a feat—making them the only pair of teammates in the franchise’s history to have double-digit point streaks in a single season, following the earlier accomplishments of Roman Josi (13 games) and Matt Duchene (10) during the 2021-22 season.

For the Ducks, this victory marked their achievement of 20 wins within just 49 games—six games quicker than last season’s pace.

**Key Moment**
The turning point came when Harkins scored, giving the Ducks a 3-2 lead at the 10:46 mark of the second period. Zegras quickly followed up at 11:48 with a smooth wrist shot from the right faceoff circle, doubling the Ducks’ advantage.

**Key Stat**
As of this game, McTavish now has 49 career goals, surpassing Zegras for the second-most goals in Ducks history by a player aged 21 or younger, trailing behind Paul Kariya, who holds the record with 68 goals.

**Up Next**
The Predators will host the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, while the Ducks are set to face the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.
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