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Canucks score five goals in third period to strike down Lightning 6-2

Canucks score five goals in third period to strike down Lightning 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Vancouver Canucks right wing Conor Garland (8) knocks down Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh (43) as they fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kiefer Sherwood, Linus Karlsson and Drew O’Connor scored in a 1:40 span in Vancouver’s five-goal third period and the Canucks overcame an early deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Sunday.

Sherwood tied it 2-2 on a power play at 4:11, with his shot deflecting in off Lightning defender J.J. Moser’s skate. Sherwood has 12 goals this season.

Karlsson put the Canucks ahead at 4:54 with a backhander, and O’Connor added his fifth of the season at 5:51 on a tip. Mackenzie MacEachern scored his first of the season with 6:08 remaining, and Marcus Pettersson added his first of the season into an empty net with 3:03 to go.

Kevin Lankinen made 28 saves, and Quinn Hughes had four assists to help the Canucks snap a three-game losing streak. They opened a three-game trip Friday night with an overtime loss at Carolina.

Jake DeBrusk started the comeback on a power play at 9:26 of the second, beating Jonas Johansson from close range off a rebound for his seventh goal.

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel spotted Tampa Bay — coming off a 3-1 victory at Florida on Saturday night — to a 2-0 lead, each scoring their eighth of the season.

Kucherov scored on a one-timer from the right circle with 35 seconds left in the first period, and Guentzel made it 2-0 on a tip at 4:35 of the second.

UP NEXT

Canucks: Visit the Florida Panthers on Monday.

Lightning: Host the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.

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Canucks score five goals in third period to strike down Lightning 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Erik Cernak (81) and Vancouver Canucks left wing Evander Kane (91) chase a loose puck in front of goaltender Jonas Johansson (31) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Canucks score five goals in third period to strike down Lightning 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Tampa Bay Lightning centre Brayden Point (21) stops in front of Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson (40) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Canucks score five goals in third period to strike down Lightning 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Tampa Bay Lightning centre Jake Guentzel (59) gets taken down by Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers (57) as he tries to find a rebound in front of goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Canucks score five goals in third period to strike down Lightning 6-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Vancouver Canucks left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with right wing Brock Boeser (6), centre Elias Pettersson (40), defenceman Quinn Hughes (43), and left wing Kiefer Sherwood (44) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

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