Canucks erase late three-goal deficit to beat Ducks 6-5 in overtime
Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored twice in 49 seconds before Filip Hronek ended Vancouver’s 10-game losing streak.
Vancouver turned a 5-2 deficit into a 6-5 overtime victory in Anaheim on Tuesday, Oct. 27, ending a run of 10 games without a win. Filip Hronek scored the deciding goal on a five-on-three power play at 4:49 of the extra period.
Jonathan Lekkerimaki forced overtime with two goals while the Canucks had their goalie off for an extra attacker. His first came at 17:14 of the third period, and he tied the score 49 seconds later. Jamie Oleksiak had started the late rally at 12:54, just 31 seconds after A.J. Greer gave Anaheim a three-goal advantage.
The Ducks entered the third period ahead 4-1. Greer, Jeff Malott, Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson supplied those goals, while Liam Ohgren had Vancouver’s only reply. Brock Boeser cut the gap to two goals at 11:40 of the third before Greer scored again.
Boeser also assisted on two goals, and Elias Pettersson had two assists. Jackson LaCombe collected three assists for Anaheim. Leevi Merilainen made 18 saves for Vancouver; Lukas Dostal finished with 27 for the Ducks.
