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The Vancouver Canucks erased a three-goal deficit in the final minutes and defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-5 in overtime, ending a 10-game losing streak.
Anaheim led 4-1 after two periods and appeared in control when Greer scored his second goal at 7:37 of the third period for a 5-2 advantage. Oleksiak answered for Vancouver 31 seconds later, and Lekkerimaki scored twice in less than a minute, with his second goal coming at 1:57 of regulation to force overtime.
Hronek completed the comeback with a power-play goal with 11 seconds remaining in the extra period. Hronek also had an assist. Boeser, Ohgren, and Oleksiak added goals for Vancouver, while Pettersson had two assists. Goaltender Merilainen made 18 saves.
Greer opened the scoring in the first period for Anaheim. Malott, Sennecke, and Carlsson scored in the second, with Sennecke converting on the power play. LaCombe contributed three assists, and Dostal stopped 27 shots.
The victory marked only the third win of the season for Vancouver.
Source: ESPN - Wed Oct 28, 1:18 AM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).