The Vancouver Canucks overcame a 2-0 deficit in the 3rd period of play to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in Overtime in their final home game of the regular season.
🚨 LIVE OT WINNING GOAL FROM BROCK BOESER 🚨 pic.twitter.com/Y6jhG3Jcfs
— clarissa! (@quinnsedgework) April 29, 2022
Brock Boeser scored a pair of goals, including the game winner, after being denied by Kings goaltender Cal Petersen on a two-on-one in the second period of play. Goals #22 and #23 on the year for Boeser both came on shots going high to the glove side on the right-handed net minder. Alex Chaisson scored the tying goal for the Canucks with five minutes left in the third period of play, knocking down and batting home a Quinn Hughes point shot. Spencer Martin was great in net for the second straight game, after being called up from the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks on an emergency basis. Martin made 33 saves in the overtime win. Martin was also the recipient of the “Locker Room Championship Belt”.
Points in every game with Vancouver. So excited for more of him next year!! pic.twitter.com/5hCqG90rxu
— Whyisthissomething (@Whycantirecover) April 29, 2022
Thursday night also saw the final regular season game of long time Kings forward Dustin Brown, who announced yesterday that he will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Brown was re-awarded the Captaincy for one night, got a standing ovation from the crowd at Rogers Arena, and finished his night with handshakes from both his Kings teammates and Canucks opponents. The two-time Stanley Cup Champion finished his regular season career with 325 goals and 387 assists in 1296 NHL games.
Vancouver also handed out their annual team awards. Thatcher Demko won Cyclone Taylor Trophy for Team MVP, Quinn Hughes won the Walter “Babe” Pratt Trophy for thw squad’s Best Defenseman, Luke Schenn was the Unsung Hero, and JT Miller won the Pavel Bure Award for Most Exciting Player Award, the Three Stars Award for most Three Stars Selections, and the Cyrus McLean Trophy for Top Scorer.
The Canucks are now on to Edmonton for their final game of the season, as they look to grab one more win to round out the season.