What Happened
The Vancouver Canucks snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 6-5 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night in Anaheim. Filip Hronek scored on the power play with 11 seconds remaining in overtime. Vancouver trailed 5-2 after A.J. Greer's second goal with 7:37 left in regulation, then got goals from Jamie Oleksiak and two from Jonathan Lekkerimaki, the second with 1:57 remaining, to force overtime. It was the Canucks' third win of the season.
Key Details
- Hronek finished with the overtime winner and an assist.
- Lekkerimaki scored twice in under a minute late in the third period.
- Oleksiak scored 31 seconds after Greer's second goal made it 5-2.
- Ohgren and Boeser also scored for Vancouver; Pettersson had two assists.
- Merilainen made 18 saves for Vancouver; Dostal made 27 for Anaheim.
- Anaheim led 4-1 after two periods; LaCombe had three assists.
What It Means
The result ends a 10-game slide that had left Vancouver with just three wins on the season. The comeback came entirely in the final eight minutes of regulation and overtime, with the Canucks scoring four straight goals after falling behind 5-2. Anaheim, which built a 4-1 lead through two periods, took its first loss of the night's sequence of events after controlling much of the game.
What's Next
Vancouver continues its road schedule with a visit to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.