NHL: Canucks Rally From Three Down Late, Beat Ducks 6-5 in OT to End 10-Game Slide
In an NHL game on the night of October 27 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Orange County, California, the Vancouver Canucks rallied from 5-2 down in the third period, scored three late goals to tie, and beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-5 in overtime to end a 10-game winless slide (0-9-1).
According to NHL.com's postgame report, Vancouver's comeback began with Brock Boeser's goal at 11:40 of the third period; Anaheim's A.J. Greer scored his second of the game at 12:23 to make it 5-2 before Jamie Oleksiak cut it to 5-3 at 12:54. In the final three minutes, with goaltender Leevi Merilainen pulled, Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored twice in 49 seconds, at 17:14 and 18:03, to tie the game 5-5. In overtime, Filip Hronek scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal with 11 seconds left to complete the comeback.
Boeser finished with a goal and two assists for Vancouver, Elias Pettersson had two assists and Merilainen made 18 saves, as the Canucks improved to 3-10-1. For Anaheim, Greer scored twice, Leo Carlsson and Jeff Malott each had a goal and an assist, Jackson LaCombe had three assists and Lukas Dostal made 27 saves, as the Ducks fell to 5-6-1 with six losses in their past seven games.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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