Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
The Ducks beat the Canucks 5-3 as Mikael Granlund scores 2 goals
Mason McTavish and Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks, while John Carlson had three assists and Lukas Dostal stopped 27 shots.
Anaheim grabbed a 2-1 lead in the second period, only to see Vancouver rally and tie the game twice before McTavish scored the winner at the 5:45 mark of the third.
Jake DeBrusk, Brock Boeser and Drew O’Connor scored for the Canucks, while Filip Hronek and Elias Pettersson each contributed a pair of assists. Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves.
Pettersson’s second assist of the night marked the 500th regular-season point of his NHL career.
Anaheim remains atop the Pacific Division with a five-point cushion on the second-place Edmonton Oilers.
Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas returned to the lineup after serving a five-game suspension for the knee-on-knee hit on Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews.
The blow left Matthews with a torn knee ligament that required season-ending surgery.
The Canucks got solid play from their special teams. DeBrusk and Boeser each scored power-play goals, and the penalty kill weathered a 95 second five-on-three before conceding Granlund’s goal late in a penalty to defenseman Elias Pettersson.
The Ducks fell behind 1-0 in the opening frame, then outshot Vancouver 14-12 and scored a pair of goals over a 2:24 span.
McTavish got his first goal in 15 games. He buried his 14th goal of the season at the 5:45 mark of the third period, blasting a one-timer over Lankinen’s glove from the faceoff dot to give the Ducks a 4-3 lead.
Pettersson tallied his 500th regular-season point in his 533rd game. Thomas Gradin is the lone Canuck to hit the milestone faster, doing so in 529 games.
Canucks: Host Los Angeles on Thursday.
Regular Season SeriesVAN leads series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:45 | Jake DeBrusk Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (27), Filip Hronek (32) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:26 | Alex Killorn Goal (12) Backhand, assists: John Carlson (38), Beckett Sennecke (34) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:50 | Mikael Granlund Goal (15) Batted, assists: Leo Carlsson (35), John Carlson (39) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:13 | Brock Boeser Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Filip Hronek (33), Elias Pettersson (28) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:01 | Mikael Granlund Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Chris Kreider (23), John Carlson (40) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:22 | Drew O'Connor Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Evander Kane (18) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:45 | Mason McTavish Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Jackson LaCombe (41), Alex Killorn (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:55 | Troy Terry Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Chris Kreider (24), Leo Carlsson (36) |
Statistics
 ANA |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 21 | Hits | 13 |
| 8 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 34 | Shots | 30 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 40.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 60.0 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nils Hoglander, LW | Out | May 6 |
| Evander Kane, LW | Out | Apr 14 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Mar 3 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW | Out | Feb 27 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Feb 25 |
Anaheim Ducks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Terry, RW | Out | May 21 |
| Radko Gudas, D | Out | May 14 |
| Drew Helleson, D | Out | May 14 |
| Ryan Poehling, C | Out | May 13 |
| Petr Mrazek, G | Injured Reserve | Feb 18 |
