Overview
- Vancouver, which won 4-3 in overtime Sunday in Anaheim, delayed the Ducks’ playoff clinch and logged its first back-to-back victories since December 2025.
- Marco Rossi blasted the winner on a 4-on-3 power play, Jake DeBrusk scored on the man advantage, and Brock Boeser added a shorthanded goal for his first such tally since 2020–21.
- Curtis Douglas scored his first NHL goal on a rebound created by Kirill Kudryavtsev’s point shot, which gave the rookie defenseman his first NHL point.
- Teddy Blueger fought Radko Gudas after a heavy hit on Liam Öhgren, a response that underscored a harder edge even as the Canucks again wobbled late by giving up a two-goal third-period lead.
- The Canucks are out of the playoff race and using the final two games to evaluate players and avoid a 50th loss, with the Kings visiting Tuesday before a season finale at the Oilers on Thursday.