Vancouver 3, Anaheim 2
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees:
Peter MacDougall, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen:
Julien Fournier, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
18865
By Field Level Media
Jake DeBrusk, Teddy Blueger and Carson Soucy scored second-period goals and the Vancouver Canucks held on for a 3-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
Filip Hronek contributed two assists and Kevin Lankinen made 14 saves for the Canucks, who had lost two in a row and four of five.
Sam Colangelo scored for the second straight night, Brian Dumoulin also scored, and John Gibson made 19 saves for the Ducks before leaving with 6:12 left in the second period with a lower-body injury following a collision in the crease with Vancouver forward Drew O'Connor.
Lukas Dostal replaced Gibson and made 14 saves for Anaheim, which was coming off a 6-2 win at the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
Gibson stopped all 17 shots in the first period, including a highlight-reel behind-the-back glove save.
The Ducks were getting outshot 14-2 when Colangelo scored for a 1-0 lead at 13:21 of the first.
Cutter Gauthier sent a waist-high point shot toward Colangelo, who lifted his stick and deflected the puck over Lankinen's shoulder and across the goal line.
The Ducks were eventually outshot 17-5 in the first period, but maintained their lead.
DeBrusk capitalized on Vancouver's third straight power play to start the game, taking a pass from Brock Boeser and lifting the puck into the net to tie it 1-1 at 1:05 of the second period.
Blueger gave the Canucks a 2-1 lead at 10:33 when his wrist shot from the top of the right circle glanced off Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe and past Gibson on his short side.
O'Connor collided with Gibson on a drive to the net to draw a goaltender interference penalty, but the Ducks failed to capitalize on the power play.
Soucy then scored with a one-timer from the top of the right circle with 1:09 left in the second period to stretch the lead to 3-1.
The Ducks challenged for goaltender interference, but it was determined that an Anaheim defender caused the interference.
The Ducks cut it to 3-2 at 13:27 of the third when Dumoulin scored a rebound while cutting through the slot.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Anaheim |
|
Vancouver |
Sam Colangelo 1 |
Points |
Filip Hronek 2 |
Sam Colangelo 1 |
Goals |
Teddy Blueger 1 |
Cutter Gauthier 1 |
Assists |
Filip Hronek 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Jake DeBrusk 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Lukas Dostal .933 |
Save Percentage |
Kevin Lankinen .875 |
John Gibson 19 |
Saves |
Kevin Lankinen 14 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Anaheim
|
16 |
2 |
0-2 |
4-5 |
21 |
17 |
Vancouver
|
36 |
3 |
1-5 |
2-2 |
15 |
41 |
Upcoming Games
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Vancouver will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Canucks have a W/L % of .393 after a win and .515 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Ducks have a W/L % of .393 after a win and .485 after a loss.