Max Sasson’s goal with four minutes to play in the third period broke open a 3-3 tie and the Vancouver Canucks hung on for a 5-4 win over the host Anaheim Ducks in NHL action Wednesday at the Honda Center.<\/p>\n
Linus Karlsson, Evander Kane, Conor Garland and Drew O’Connor also tallied for the Canucks (10-12-2). Nikita Tolopilo, called up after injuries to regular goalies Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen, was solid between the pipes for Vancouver, making 37 stops.<\/p>\n
Jackson LaCombe, Leo Carlsson, Mason McTavish and Cutter Gauthier scored for Anaheim (14-8-1). Petr Mrazek took the loss in goal, stopping 23 of 27 shots.<\/p>\n
Karlsson opened the scoring at 9:49 of the first period. Arshdeep Bains made a nice play to get the puck to Marcus Pettersson, whose point shot deflected off the end boards to Karlsson, who deposited his fourth of the year past Mrazek.<\/p>\n
Kane upped the lead to 2-0 two minutes later on a power play, winning a faceoff and getting the puck back at the top of the left circle and beating Mrazek. It was Kane’s fourth goal of the year and first in nine games.<\/p>\n
The Canucks held the lead through 20 minutes, despite being outshot 13-5.<\/p>\n
Anaheim sliced into the deficit just nine seconds into the second period, when LaCombe beat Tolopilo from the deep slot on the power play.<\/p>\n
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