Cam Fowler threw his arms high above his head, and soon, he was being mobbed by teammates as the ice was pelted with a cascade of hats, a release of frustration for all the Ducks fans who endured a seven-game losing streak.
Seconds earlier, Adam Henrique bulldozed to the net and noticed the defenseman set up at the bottom of the right face-off circle calling for the puck with his stick raised. Fowler planted his left knee in the ice and ripped the one-timer past Joonas Korpisalo for the goal just 36 seconds into overtime.
Fowler’s first-career hat trick ended the losing streak as they defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Sunday at Honda Center, the start of what the Ducks hope is a streak of a different sort.