Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks
· National Hockey League
Rossi scores with 9.5 seconds left in regulation, Canucks beat Ducks 4-3
Anaheim has 90 points and can secure a playoff spot with a win Tuesday at Minnesota.
Curtis Douglas, Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser each added a goal for Vancouver. The Canucks' 56 points this season are the fewest in the NHL, 17 fewer than Calgary, the next closest. Nikita Tolopilo had 24 saves.
Cutter Gauthier scored two goals and Leo Carlsson added a goal for the Ducks. Gauthier has a career-high 40 goals this season. The 22-year-old is the fourth player in franchise history to score 40-plus goals in a single season.
Rossi scored with a one-timer from the right circle that beat goaltender Lukas Dostal glove side to win it. Dostal finished with 22 saves.
Gauthier opened the scoring at 3:41 of the first period.
Douglas answered about 10 minutes later and DeBrusk added a power-play goal with 5:23 left until the first intermission that gave Vancouver a 2-1 lead.
Boeser beat Dostal one on one for a short-handed goal at 4:28 of the third period, but Gauthier answered with his second goal 37 seconds later and Carlson made it 3-3 with 13:04 left in regulation.
Ducks: Visit Minnesota on Tuesday.
Regular Season SeriesVAN wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:41 | Cutter Gauthier Goal (39) Snap Shot, assists: Chris Kreider (27), Alex Killorn (18) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:49 | Curtis Douglas Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Aatu Räty (10), Kirill Kudryavtsev (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:37 | Jake DeBrusk Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Marco Rossi (22), Filip Hronek (40) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:28 | Brock Boeser Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:05 | Cutter Gauthier Goal (40) Slap Shot, assists: Jackson LaCombe (47), Mason McTavish (23) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:56 | Leo Carlsson Goal (29) Backhand, assists: Chris Kreider (28) |
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Goal | 4th Period 4:50 | Marco Rossi Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Zeev Buium (20), Brock Boeser (25) |
Statistics
 VAN |
 ANA |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 16 | Hits | 26 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 26 | Shots | 27 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 66.7 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 28 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
| 47.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 52.5 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 22 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 14 | Penalty Minutes | 16 |
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 |
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 |
