Canucks can’t hold third period lead in a loss to the Red Wings
Posted October 24, 2015 10:03 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Detroit scored a pair of third period goals and then Gustav Nyquist tallied in overtime as the Red Wings rallied to beat the Canucks 3-2, keeping Vancouver winless at home this season.
The Canucks, who had only scored two powerplay goals all season, opened the scoring with the man-advantage just over 13 minutes into the first period. Tanev took a pass from Alex Burrows and beat Petr Mrazek through the screen for his first goal of the season. Ben Hutton drew the second assist on the goal for his fourth point of the year.
Vancouver doubled the lead at the 8:02 mark of the second period with a very similar goal to their first one. Burrows sent a pass into the slot for Sutter, who snapped home his third goal to make it 2-0.
Detroit was outshot 23-11 through 40 minutes but quickly got back on track in the third period. Teemu Pulkkinen cut the deficit in half by beating Ryan Miller five-hole on a breakaway at the 4:25 mark, and then 2:34 after that, Tomas Tatar scored on the powerplay to tie the game.
Daniel Sedin took a penalty just 13 seconds into overtime, but the Canucks were able to kill it off to give themselves a chance to score the winner. The teams traded chances before Nyquist beat Miller with a quick shot from the left side to give Detroit the extra point.
The Canucks have lost the first four games of their five-game homestand and are now 0-2-3 at Rogers Arena this season. Vancouver finishes the homestand on Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens, who have won all nine of their games this season in regulation.
