Vancouver Canucks woke up late during their match against the Dallas stars on Wednesday night, and their western conference opponent paid the award.
The stars had already clucked an endgame and had hope of catching the Winnipeg Jets first in the Central Division. Canucks, whose playoff heap was already on the ropes, was set to hit a major roadblock with another defeat.
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Vancouver Canucks left the Wing Kiefer Sherwood, #44, celebrating after scoring against Dallas Stars on overtime of an NHL hockey game in Dallas on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/LM OTERO)
Vancouver withdrew 5-2 with one minute back in the third period. Somehow their wealth changed fairly quickly.
Aatu Raty got a former Casey Desmith to make it a two-goal game. Moments later, Pius Suter added more pressure on Dallas with his own goal. Suter followed up with another score with seven seconds left in regulation.
Like it was the game tied.
Vancouver’s Momentum continued to build during the overtime period, and almost four minutes into the extra frame, Kiefer Sherwood scored his 18th goal of the season to give Canucks the victory. Sherwood took a care from Connor Garland behind the net to deliver the game -winning goal.
Canucks won 6-5.
“Says a lot about the group,” Sherwood said. “‘Gar’ just played an absolutely crazy game. Felt like a slow movement, got my head up and put it on my bond.”
Vancouver Canucks’ Pius Suter, #24, celebrates with Quinn Hughes, #43, Brock Boeser, #6, Jake DeMusk, #74 and Filip Hronek, #17, after Suter scored against Dallas Stars in the third period of a NHL Hockey Game in Dallas on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/LM OTERO)
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Vancouver became the first NHL team to score three times in the last minute of regulation. Each score came without their goalkeeper on the ice.
“It has to be one up there,” said Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet. “I loved the fight, of course in the third period. To do it is a character win for many guys, for the team.
“My son texted me – ‘you looked like last year’s team in the third.'”
Canucks won the Pacific Division last year, but has almost fallen out of the playoff battle. The team is 36-29-13 with 85 points.
The stars are four points behind Jets for the top location in the Central Division.
Stars -Captain Jamie Benn called the loss “unacceptable.”
Vancouver Canucks ‘Filip Hronek, #17, and Kiefer Sherwood, #44, celebrate after Sherwood scored against Dallas Stars’ Casey Desmith, #1, over time of an NHL hockey game in Dallas on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/LM OTERO)
“That game should have been wrapped up,” Benn said. “We should have found a way to get it there.”
