Anaheim completed the comeback with a 4-3 shootout victory at PPG Paints Arena.
Sennecke became the seventh rookie to score a game-tying goal in the final seconds of regulation and the first to do so while short-handed. The others are Freddy Meyer (March 8, 2006), Pat Falloon (Feb. 28, 1992), Steve Yzerman (Dec. 18, 1983), Steve Bozek (Feb. 13, 1982), Doug Robinson (Feb. 21, 1965) and Ron Ellis (Dec. 13, 1964). It was the first short-handed goal scored this season by a team with its goalie pulled.
Per NHL EDGE stats, it was Sennecke’s seventh high-danger goal this season, which tied him with Oliver Kapanen for the League lead.
“I wasn’t really keeping track of the time,” Sennecke said. “I saw it go in, so I wasn’t even thinking about the time. And then it was at, like, what, 0.1 or something like that? Perfect.”
A few minutes later, Vegas Golden Knights forward Pavel Dorofeyev scored with 14 seconds remaining in the third to tie the New York Islanders 4-4 before losing 5-4 in a shootout at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.