With the Dallas Stars leading 5-2 and 1:00 left in regulation, somehow the Vancouver Canucks scored three straight goals before the final buzzer to force overtime.
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DOWN BUT NOT OUT 😤
THE CANUCKS SCORED THREE GOALS WITH A MINUTE LEFT THEN WON IN OT 😱 pic.twitter.com/UpN6ySz53L
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 9, 2025
That is, on an empty net, Vancouver scored at the 59.1 seconds mark (3-5), then at 28.4 seconds (4-5), and had the game-tying goal with only 5.2 seconds left (5-5), before Kiefer Sherwood scored the game-winning goal with 1:16 left in OT.
The Canucks scored 3 goals in the last minute of the game to force OT...
They went on to win in OT 😱#NHL pic.twitter.com/osR9MY19h6
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) April 9, 2025
The Vancouver Canucks' 6-5 victory may go down as the greatest late-game comeback in sports history, as they became the first NHL team to overcome a three-goal deficit in the final minute of regulation and win.
A comeback for the ages! The @Canucks became the first team in NHL history to win after erasing a three-goal deficit in the final minute of regulation.#NHLStats: https://t.co/NCsHNf6BkV pic.twitter.com/ciGWLlGZqi
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) April 9, 2025
Vancouver now improves to a 36-29 record, while Dallas still holds their No. 2 seed in the Western Conference standings with a 50-22 record.
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