Furious rally lifts Vancouver Canucks into NHL record books - ESPN

DALLAS — Kiefer Sherwood scored with 1:16 left in overtime after Pius Suter scored two of Vancouver's three 6-on-5 goals in the final minute of regulation, and the Canucks made NHL history by stunning the Dallas Stars 6-5 on Tuesday night.

Suter's second goal tied the score 5-5 with 5.2 seconds remaining and sent Vancouver into the record books. According to ESPN Research, the Canucks are the first team in NHL history to overcome a three-goal deficit in the final minute of regulation.

«It was not easy, but we stuck with it,» Suter said in his postgame interview for Vancouver's official website. «We had a couple of nice power-play goals, and then at the end, we were just battling and believing until the end.»

Aatu Raty began the late rally by scoring with exactly a minute left in the third period, while Jake DeBrusk and Victor Mancini scored power-play goals early in the third for the Canucks, who preserved their slim playoff hopes. Thatcher Demko made 23 saves for Vancouver.

«Obviously, it was a fun game for us,» Suter said. «There's a lot of excitement, and we're just glad to get one of those, especially because that was a really good team over there.»

Sherwood concurred.

«Says a lot about the group,» Sherwood said in the Canucks locker room. «When adversity hits, we just dig in. Guys were able to execute and make stuff happen.»

With the win, Vancouver is six points behind the Minnesota Wild for the Western Conference's No. 2 wild-card slot.

Mikko Rantanen, Mason Marchment and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals for the Stars during the first two periods, while Mavrik Bourque and Mikael Granlund scored in the final three minutes. Casey DeSmith stopped 26 shots for Dallas, which is four points behind first-place