Canucks 'believe is the word' after they avert disaster for Golden Knights

Elias Pettersson's global night ended with teammate Quinn Hughes scoring 51 seconds in overtime as the Vancouver Canucks scored in overtime on Tuesday Survived the third crash with a 5-4 victory over the Golden Knights. #Afteravoiding #disastervs #GoldenKnights #belief VANCOUVER — On paper, the Vegas Golden Knights have the better team. The Vancouver Canucks have the best players on the ice. Also a better goalie. Elias Paterson's World Night ended with teammate Quin Hughes scoring 51 seconds in overtime, Canucks survive third quarter to go 5-4 in overtime beat the Golden Knights. The game had major playoff implications for both teams -- the win allowed the Canucks to continue their unlikely Stanley Cup berth -- and reflected the mood of the Vancouver National Hockey League season ups and downs. The Canucks beat the Cavaliers 3-1 in the second half, and Peterson was the resurgent star who may have played the best hockey since joining the NHL four years ago, scoring all three goals. But they couldn't hold a two-goal lead in the third quarter when Metro Vancouver native Shea Theodore scored twice, including one with 42 seconds left, and Vegas made six of five. But the Canucks had lost four straight overtime games nine days ago, including a 3-2 win over the Golden Knights at Rogers Arena in which Vegas goalie Robin Reiner was in overtime. Conor Garland won in overtime after a save failed to find the ball. Hughes found it at his feet and calmly slid it away from Reiner before falling back into the open net. "Destructive is an inappropriate word, but it's definitely disappointing," Hughes said as he gambled away the lead in the third quarter. "Everyone knows the importance of the game. It's a shame though . . . our group didn't get fired all year. I think from my point of view, the only concern I have is that our overtime has not been good lately. So here's me The only thing that comes to mind is trying to have a good transition. Hughes' move is the Canucks' second move in overtime, and it's important because the Golden Knights can't make the switch as Vancouver retains possession while bringing new players to the ice . Garland sped past Theodore, took Lehner's chance, and Hughes was completely out of control on the rebound. "It's really important," said Hughes, who missed two games last week with an undisclosed non-COVID illness after scoring his biggest regular-season goal as Canuck. "We know where they are in the table and where we are. It would have been nice to have it in the rules, but in the end we still have two points and that's what we want to achieve." owns a Western Conference wild card team