In a stunning turn of events in Dallas, Kiefer Sherwood scored the decisive goal in overtime with just 1:16 remaining on the clock. This followed an incredible rally by the Vancouver Canucks, who scored three goals in the final minute of regulation while playing 6-on-5. This historic comeback secured a 6-5 victory for the Canucks over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.
The Vancouver Canucks organization confirmed that this is the first instance in NHL history where a team has scored three goals in the last minute of regulation time.
Pius Suter`s second goal in the dying seconds tied the game at 5-5 with only 5.2 seconds left to play in regulation.
The late surge began with Aatu Raty scoring with exactly one minute left in the third period. Earlier in the third, Jake DeBrusk and Victor Mancini each scored power-play goals for Vancouver. These goals kept the Canucks` playoff aspirations alive. Goaltender Thatcher Demko made 23 crucial saves in the game.
