National Hockey League
Vancouver 3, Anaheim 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2016
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 18214

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Henrik Sedin's goal with 59 seconds left in overtime gave the Vancouver Canucks a comeback 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

Sedin converted a two-on-one with Loui Eriksson, putting a high shot past Ducks goaltender John Gibson.

The Canucks (16-8-3) won their second game in a row. The Ducks (18-12-8) suffered their fourth loss in five games. The Ducks squandered a second-period lead for the first time this season -- a span of 13 games. Vancouver posted only its sixth win in the past 19 games against the Ducks.

The Canucks and Ducks each recorded 26 shots. Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller made 24 saves while Gibson posted 23.

Eriksson and Jack Skille also tallied for the Canucks.

Ryan Getzlaf and Rickard Rakell scored in regulation for the Ducks.

The Ducks limited the Canucks to one power-play goal on seven man-advantage opportunities. Anaheim was unsuccessful on its lone power play.

Unlike in their previous game, a 2-1 win over Los Angeles, the Canucks could not capitalize when the opposition ran into early penalty trouble. The Ducks killed a hooking penalty to Hampus Lindholm in the first game's minute and then Getzlaf opened the scoring with a shorthanded marker at the 5:48 mark. Getzlaf took a cross-ice pass from Joseph Cramarossa and beat Miller with a shot from the slot.

Gibson made his fourth consecutive start even though the Ducks played their second of back-to-back games after beating Calgary on Thursday.

Rakell got credit for Anaheim's second goal -- just 52 seconds into the middle frame. He whacked at the puck after the disc trickled behind Miller and Canucks defenseman Troy Stecher tried to push it into the goaltender. Willie Desjardins challenged the play on grounds of goaltender interference after Rakell appeared to push Miller's pad with his stick, but the goal was allowed to stand following a video review.

Eriksson reduced Vancouver's deficit to 2-1 on a power play at 7:59 of the second period when he deflected Ben Hutton's wrist shot from the point past Gibson.

Skille drew the Canucks even 2:02 into the third period as he put in his own rebound during a scramble.

NOTES: Canucks LW Alex Burrows, 35, played in his 800th career game. He was not drafted and signed his first contract with the Canucks in 2005. According to Elias Sports Bureau, he is only the third undrafted player, along with Vernon Fiddler and Chris Kunitz, to play in 800 or more NHL games. ... Ducks D Sami Vatanen missed the game because of illness. RW Jared Boll was scratched. ... D Andrey Pedan, D Alex Biega and RW Anton Rodin were Vancouver healthy scratches. ... Anaheim played its final game of 2016. Vancouver closes out the year in Edmonton on Saturday. ... Friday's game was the third of five meetings between the Canucks and Ducks this season. ... Ducks RW Andrew Cogliano, the NHL's active ironman, played the 742nd straight game since the start of his career. Canucks assistant coach Doug Jarvis holds the record for consecutive games (964).
Top Game Performances
 
Anaheim   Vancouver
Ryan Getzlaf 1 Points Loui Eriksson 2
Ryan Getzlaf 1 Goals Loui Eriksson 1
Joseph Cramarossa 1 Assists Loui Eriksson 1
N/A Power Play Goals Loui Eriksson 1
Ryan Getzlaf 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
John Gibson .885 Save Percentage Ryan Miller .923
John Gibson 23 Saves Ryan Miller 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Anaheim 26 2 0-1 6-7 14 29
Vancouver 26 3 1-7 1-1 2 28
Upcoming Games
  • Vancouver will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Canucks have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .476 after a loss.
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Ducks have a W/L % of .368 after a win and .579 after a loss.