Canucks Escape Anaheim With Overtime Winner; Ducks Fall to 5-6-1

Overtime Decides at Honda Center

The Vancouver Canucks completed a dramatic turnaround on Tuesday, October 27, defeating the host Anaheim Ducks 6-5 in overtime at Honda Center. The victory allowed the visitors to move to a 3-10-1 record, while the home Ducks fell to 5-6-1. The game featured ten total goals, with Vancouver scoring four in the third period and one in overtime to overcome a four-goal deficit.

Early Lead Falls Apart

Anaheim took control early, leading 4-1 entering the third period. A.J. Greer opened the scoring for the Ducks with a wrist shot, assisted by Jackson LaCombe and Sam Colangelo.

The home team extended their advantage in the second period. Liam Ohgren tied the game 1-1 with a wrist shot, assisted by Linus Karlsson and Zeev Buium. However, the Ducks struck back with three consecutive goals.

Jeff Malott scored a tip-in to make it 1-2, assisted by LaCombe and Noah Warren. Beckett Sennecke added a deflected goal to make it 1-3, assisted by Cutter Gauthier and Leo Carlsson. Leo Carlsson finished the period with a wrist shot to make it 1-4, assisted by Jeff Malott and Tristan Luneau.

Greer added his second goal of the game in the third period, a tip-in assisted by Sam Colangelo and LaCombe, to make it 2-5.

Vancouver's Third-Period Surge

The Canucks mounted a furious comeback in the final twenty minutes. Brock Boeser scored an unassisted deflected goal to cut the deficit to 2-4. Jamie Oleksiak followed with a slap shot, assisted by Boeser and Elias Pettersson, to make it 3-5.

Jonathan Lekkerimaki then scored two unanswered goals. His first was an unassisted wrist shot to make it 4-5. He followed with a snap shot, assisted by Pettersson and Filip Hronek, to tie the game 5-5 late in the third period.

Hronek Caps the Comeback

The game went to overtime, where Vancouver struck the final blow. Filip Hronek scored the winning goal with a slap shot, assisted by Boeser and Lekkerimaki, to seal the 6-5 victory. For the Ducks, Greer finished with two goals, and LaCombe recorded three assists.

For the Canucks, Lekkerimaki had two goals and one assist for three points, while Boeser recorded two assists. The attendance at Honda Center was 14,000.

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