{"id":265563,"date":"2026-04-13T13:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/265563\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:44:13","slug":"rossi-scores-late-to-lift-canucks-over-ducks-4-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/265563\/","title":{"rendered":"Rossi scores late to lift Canucks over Ducks 4-3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA fractured, multi-perspective illustration captures the intensity and drama of the late-game heroics that denied the Ducks a playoff-clinching victory.Anaheim Today<\/p>\n

Marco Rossi scored with just 9.5 seconds left in overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. The loss prevented the Ducks from clinching a playoff spot, which they can still do with a win on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Canucks’ victory over the Ducks, who are fighting for a playoff spot, is an important result in the NHL standings. The Ducks’ failure to clinch a playoff berth also keeps the race for the postseason interesting in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Cutter Gauthier scored two goals for the Ducks, including one that tied the game at 3-3 in the third period. But Rossi’s late game-winning goal for the Canucks denied Anaheim the chance to secure a playoff spot. Curtis Douglas, Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser also scored for Vancouver, while Leo Carlsson added a goal for the Ducks.<\/p>\n

Rossi scored the game-winning goal with just 9.5 seconds left in overtime.Gauthier opened the scoring for the Ducks at 3:41 of the first period.DeBrusk scored a power-play goal for the Canucks with 5:23 left in the first period.Boeser scored a short-handed goal for the Canucks at 4:28 of the third period.Gauthier scored his second goal 37 seconds after Boeser to tie the game at 3-3.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Marco Rossi<\/p>\n

The Vancouver Canucks forward scored the game-winning goal with just 9.5 seconds left in overtime.<\/p>\n

Cutter Gauthier<\/p>\n

The Anaheim Ducks center scored two goals, including the one that tied the game at 3-3 in the third period.<\/p>\n

Leo Carlsson<\/p>\n

The Anaheim Ducks forward scored a goal in the third period to tie the game at 3-3.<\/p>\n

Curtis Douglas<\/p>\n

The Vancouver Canucks forward scored a goal in the first period.<\/p>\n

Jake DeBrusk<\/p>\n

The Vancouver Canucks forward scored a power-play goal in the first period.<\/p>\n

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\n What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Ducks will look to clinch a playoff spot when they visit the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. The Canucks will host the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This game was an important one in the Western Conference playoff race, with the Ducks missing out on a chance to clinch a postseason berth. The Canucks’ late victory over a team fighting for a playoff spot could be a momentum boost as they look to finish the season strong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A fractured, multi-perspective illustration captures the intensity and drama of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-265563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}