Canucks rally past the Predators 4-3 in a shootout on DeBrusk’s winner

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Canucks rally past the Predators 4-3 in a shootout on DeBrusk’s winner

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks scored twice in the third period to erase a two-goal deficit, then got a shootout goal from Jake DeBrusk to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Thursday night.

The Canucks trailed 3-1 after two periods, but Marco Rossi scored with 4:05 left to make it 3-2 and Filip Hronek tied it at 3 with 1:01 left in regulation.

Brock Boeser also scored in regulation for Vancouver.

Tyson Jost scored twice for Nashville and rookie Matthew Wood added a goal.

Juuse Saros made 24 saves for the Predators. Nikita Tolopilo stopped 16 shots for Vancouver.

The Canucks opened the scoring at 8:40, when Hronek’s double point shot – first Marco Rossi then Boeser – beat Saros. But the teams went to the locker room tied 1-1 after Justin Barron recovered a ball from Tolopilo before Jost scored on the rebound.

In the second, Jost gave the visitors their first lead of the night, gathering the puck after Roman Josi’s shot from the blue line went wide of the net, then depositing it past Tolopilo. Wood followed, his center pass deflected into the net off the skate of Canucks forward Liam Ohgren.

Rossi slotted a rebound past Saros and with Tolopilo on the bench, Hronek sent the game into overtime.

DeBrusk scored the only goal of the shootout as Tolopilo stopped all three shooters he faced.

Boeser’s goal was his 16th of the year and fourth in five games. Evander Kane returned to the lineup after missing a game with upper body discomfort.

With 17 games remaining, the Predators remain locked in a race for a wild card spot with three other Western Conference teams. Saros became the second NHL goaltender to reach 50 starts this season. Wood has scored four goals in his last four games.