ANAHEIM — The Ducks conjured up memories of last season’s wagon-circling magic as they rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Detroit Red Wings, 6-4, with rookie Cutter Gauthier’s first NHL goal factoring significantly into the comeback.

Olen Zellweger scored a goal and picked up the primary assists on tallies by Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry. Leo Carlsson and Brian Dumoulin each chipped in two assists, as did Drew Helleson in his season debut. Gauthier, Ross Johnston and Ryan Strome joined Terry as third-period scorers while John Gibson moved to 2-0-0 this season by making 21 saves.

Detroit’s Marco Kasper also scored his first NHL goal and assisted on Jonatan Berggren’s goal. Mason Raymond and Alex DeBrincat each matched Kasper’s output with a goal and an assist. Moritz Seider had two helpers and Alex Lyon stopped 23 of 28 shots in defeat.

DeBrincat made the finish more compelling when he plucked a blocked shot attempt off the ice at the side of the net to pop it past Gibson for the Red Wings’ third power-play goal of the night with 3:44 to play, only to see Strome ice the game with 24 seconds showing on the clock by firing the puck into the empty net.

After a seesaw affair for much of the night, the Ducks seized control with two goals in a 38-second spurt at the 11:09 and 11:47 marks of the third period.

Jansen Harkins and Johnston burst into the offensive zone on a partial two-on-one rush that culminated in Harkins’ shot being tipped home by Johnston for his first goal of the year.

That came on the heels of the first goal of Gauthier’s career, which he blasted to the far side after a slick blue-line-to-blue-line pass by Helleson. It represented a milestone goal for a coveted prospect, Gauthier, and Helleson’s first NHL point since April of 2023.

Less than four minutes into the closing stanza, the Ducks made it a new game at 3-3 while simultaneously tying the power-play-goal tally, 2-2. After they stormed the net with four shot attempts in three seconds on one zone entry, they scored on another.