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Leo Carlsson scored in the third period while making an impressive NHL debut in the Anaheim Ducks' 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Mika Heiskanen got credit for the tiebreaking goal with 13:13 to play when Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler kicked a centering pass under goalie John Gibson. Carlsson, the 18-year-old Swede picked second overall by Anaheim in June, hit the ice to cheers from a Honda Center crowd eager for the start of a new era after five straight non-playoff seasons.

The player drafted right after Connor Bedard last summer is about to make his NHL debut with a fraction of the fanfare. While he sat out the Anaheim Ducks' first two games of the season with a minor injury last week, Carlsson was aware of the hockey world's massive celebration of Bedard's arrival with the Chicago Blackhawks, who chose the budding superstar first overall. Nothing like that media blitz will happen around Carlsson when he starts his own career, possibly in the Ducks' home game against Dallas on Thursday night.

Frank Vatrano scored three goals for his fourth career hat trick, Pavel Mintyukov got his first NHL goal and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Sunday for their eighth straight victory in a home opener. Anaheim is tied with Boston and Toronto for the longest active winning streaks in home openers. The Ducks have also earned points in each of their last 11 Honda Center debuts since 2013 (10-0-1).

No. 8 Oregon and No. 7 Washington gave a glimpse into that world Saturday in what might go down as the game of the year. The final play was a missed field goal by the Ducks — cruel irony in some ways — that allowed the Huskies to stay unbeaten, but both Oregon coach Dan Lanning and Washington's Kalen DeBoer embraced four-down football. In two years as a head coach with Oregon, Lanning has made quite clear he believes punting and place-kicking is only a very last resort.

Oregon missed a game-tying field goal as time expired.