Ducks 5-3 Canucks (Mar 24, 2026) Game Recap
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — — Mikael Granlund scored twice, Alex Killorn had a objective and an help, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Thursday evening.
Mason McTavish and Troy Terry additionally scored for the Ducks, whereas John Carlson had three assists and Lukas Dostal stopped 27 photographs.
Anaheim grabbed a 2-1 lead within the second interval, solely to see Vancouver rally and tie the sport twice earlier than McTavish scored the winner on the 5:45 mark of the third.
Jake DeBrusk, Brock Boeser and Drew O’Connor scored for the Canucks, whereas Filip Hronek and Elias Pettersson every contributed a pair of assists. Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves.
Pettersson’s second help of the evening marked the five hundredth regular-season level of his NHL profession.
Anaheim stays 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 Austin Matthews.
The blow left Matthews with a torn knee ligament that required season-ending surgery.
The Canucks bought strong play from their particular groups. DeBrusk and Boeser every scored power-play objectives, and the penalty kill timed a 95 second five-on-three earlier than conceding Granlund’s objective late in a penalty to defenseman Elias Pettersson.
The Ducks fell behind 1-0 within the opening body, then outshot Vancouver 14-12 and scored a pair of objectives over a 2:24 span.
McTavish bought his first objective in 15 video games. He buried his 14th objective of the season on the 5:45 mark of the third interval, blasting a one-timer over Lankinen’s glove from the faceoff dot to provide the Ducks a 4-3 lead.
Pettersson tallied his five hundredth regular-season level in his 533rd sport. Thomas Gradin is the lone Canuck to hit the milestone quicker, doing so in 529 video games.
Ducks: Visit Calgary on Thursday.
Canucks: Host Los Angeles on Thursday.
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