Tatar scores tiebreaking goal late in third to lift Red Wings over Canucks
VANCOUVER — Despite battling back from a two-goal deficit, the Canucks were left empty-handed after facing the surging Red Wings.
Tomas Tatar scored the go-ahead goal late in the third as Detroit edged Vancouver 3-2 on Monday for its fourth win in five games.
The Canucks rallied in the third period with goals 2:14 apart, but Tatar scored the winner with just 1:14 left to play, dashing any hope of getting to overtime and securing at least a point.
“I thought overtime would probably be fair tonight for both teams, but they have good offensive guys on their team and made us pay,” said Daniel Sedin, who scored the first of Vancouver’s two goals.