In the 25th minute of the match, Vancouver led 3-0 thanks to goals from JT Miller, Ilya Mikheev and Nikita Zadorov. Russian Canucks defenseman Zadorov also scored an assist and battled with Josh Manson, scoring a hat-trick from Gordie Howe. However, Colorado began its comeback with a goal from Mikko Rantanen in the final seconds of the second period. In the third period, the guests scored two more goals, leveling the match score. The decisive goal in overtime was scored by Colorado’s Russian forward Valery Nichushkin. The puck flew off the Russian’s visor and entered the goal.
- Ovechkin moved to 14th on the list of top scorers in NHL history
Source: Sport
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