Senators come back to steal key point from Canucks in SO win

VANCOUVER — Adam Gaudette scored the shootout winner in the fifth round and the Ottawa Senators beat the Canucks 4-3 on Tuesday, snapping Vancouver’s six-game win streak.

The Canucks (38-28-11) took a 2-0 lead in the first period but stumbled through the second and third before dropping their first game since April 3.

Alex Formenton had a pair of goals in regulation for the Sens (29-41-7), while Parker Kelly scored and Nikita Zaitsev had a pair of assists.

J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser each had a goal and an assist for Vancouver, and Travis Dermott scored his first goal for the Canucks.

Ottawa’s Filip Gustavsson stopped 34 of 37 shots for his first win since Nov. 13.

Vancouver's Jaroslav Halak stopped all 14 shots he faced in the first period but appeared to suffer an injury late in the frame and was replaced by Thatcher Demko to start the second. Demko, who backstopped the Canucks to a 6-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday, made 15 saves in relief.

The loss does damage to Vancouver’s fragile hopes of a securing a playoff spot. The Canucks sit four points behind the Stars, who hold the second Western Conference wild-card spot.

Drake Batherson also scored for the Sens in the shootout and Miller beat Gustavsson for the Canucks.

Vancouver dominated overtime, not allowing Ottawa a single shot.

Demko denied Formenton a hat trick midway through the third, stretching out his left leg to make a last-second skate save on a shot from in tight.

Vancouver tied the score at 3-3 moments earlier when Boeser sent a pass to Dermott from behind the net and the defenceman fired in a shot from the top of the crease.

The tally marked Dermott's first point in a Canucks jersey, coming in his 13th game with the team. The Toronto Maple