Overtime Decider
Filip Hronek delivered the decisive blow with an overtime slap shot, securing a 6-5 road victory for the Vancouver Canucks against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. The game, played at Honda Center in front of 14,000 fans, featured a relentless offensive display that saw the lead change hands multiple times before Hronek’s strike sealed the win.
Second Period Surge
Anaheim jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage in the first period when A.J. Greer scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Jackson LaCombe and Sam Colangelo. The Ducks’ offense exploded in the second period, outscoring Vancouver 4-1.
Liam Ohgren opened the scoring with a wrist shot, followed by Jeff Malott’s tip-in. Beckett Sennecke added a deflected goal, and Leo Carlsson completed the surge with a wrist shot of his own.
Vancouver responded in the third period with four unanswered goals to force overtime. Brock Boeser started the comeback with a deflected effort that had no assists credited. Greer then tied the game at 5-4 with another tip-in, assisted by Colangelo and LaCombe.
Jamie Oleksiak cut the deficit with a slap shot, aided by Boeser and Elias Pettersson. Jonathan Lekkerimaki then scored twice in quick succession, first on a wrist shot and later on a snap shot assisted by Pettersson and Hronek, tying the game at 5-5.
