In Vancouver, the Canucks rallied late in the third period on goals from Alexander Edler and Brock Boeser to tie their game with the Colorado Avalanche, 4-4.
The stunning reversal of fortune for the Avs was quickly turned around as Nathan MacKinnon scored in the extra session to give the Avs a 5-4 win. It was MacKinnon’s second goal of the game.
“It just didn’t feel like it should have been an overtime game,” MacKinnon said. “I just wanted to end it as quick as possible. I wanted to end it first shift and I’m glad I did.”
Antoine Bibeau made 28 saves for the Avs to get the win.
“I’ll take a few days to really soak it in,” Bibeau said. “It’s been a while since my last start, but I worked hard and I think I grew as a person and as a player going through that adversity the last few years. Just getting hurt early this season, not playing, it was probably the darkest time for me in the last few years. It wasn’t easy, but I stayed positive and kept working hard.”
Adam Gaudette struck twice on the power-play for the Canucks.
“We stuck with it tonight,” Canucks coach Travis Green said “It was exciting. You get two late goals, I thought it was a step in the right direction for us. I felt like our guys were getting a little frustrated after the second period. They found a way to get a point.”
Andre Burakovsky, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Avs.
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Thatcher Demko made 18 saves in the loss.
“[The team] played a really good game. I think they deserve better. I had to make a couple of saves,” Demko said. “There is stuff the team can build on.”
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