That was eleventeen kinds of coconuts!!! Down 5-2 waaaaay late in the 3rd, Canucks score 3 in the final minute -- tie it up... win it in overtime?!?!?!?! What the deuce??? Are you jiving me with this turkey boloney?!? 0.02% chance of making the playoffs = STILL ALIVE!!! THAT'S CALLED MATH!!!

Oof. That was nuts. Euphoric/heartbreaking/wondrous/crushing. I'm no mathemagician, but we really could've used 2 points. And really could've used the Blues not getting any points. But... gotta just scrap it out and bust a hogload of wins down this final stretch.

BOES SENDS US TO O.T.!!! This has been one HAYWIRE third period!!!

Would've bet a lot of dough-ray-me that Canucks wouldn't pot 3 past Helly in the opening frame. Ashamed of my lack of faith. Shameful.

Wish I could watch the game tonight (yes...even with the way the lads are getting stomped lately) but no-can-do. I'll be doing a standup show in Delta tonight and it starts about the same time as puck drop. (Don't let the team know I won't be watching. Bad for morale.)

Another period down... still down 3 goals. 4-1 Kings after 40 minutes.

GAH!!! Lekkerimakki KSHPANKS one off the iron!!!

Canucks finally score to make it 3-1 Kings. Moments later...a dopey needless giveaway... 4-1 Kings.

2nd is afoot (...and hoooboy do we need something here.)

From a strategy stand-point, I'd float out the idea of NOT giving up 3 straight in the 1st period anymore.

Hogie busts up Helly's shutout bid. Now just down 6-1

Just got back home, checking in to see howwwwwwwwwooooooooh boy.

VICTORY!!!!! Lankinen stops Benier in Seattle's final attempt, and Canucks get 2 MUCH NEEDED points!!! Lanks is has really been some kind of find for us. Just... wow. Gnight folks.

tons of action in the OT, but zero results Off to the OK corral.

Canucks are OVERDUE for an OT win. Let's get this done, dang it.

And so... to O.T. we go.

Seattle score in the final minute tied up ugh

Seattle pulls Grubauer

seattle scores

Miller gets the bin for hooking. Important Canucks kill upcoming.

GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! MYERS!!! Miller to Myers to mesh! Canucks up 3-1

Absolutely nothing doing on this PP.

Soucy gets tripped and Canucks have a PP chance early in the third.

3rd is afoot.

The horn FWASHNOOOONKS to end the 2nd. Hopefully, not a "fateful" 2nd, as we wait to get word on Demko's possible injury. Canucks up 2-1 after 40 minutes.

Sherwood with a last second chance but it doesn't go.

Two MORE stellar point-blank saves from Lankinen!

Another KSHPANNNNGGG!!!...Canucks have rocked shots off the iron twice now.

I like that autocorrect changed "Garly" to Gary. I may call him Gary from now on.

Lankinen into the net cold and has to face back-to-back five alarm chances from Seattle.... turns them both away!

Uh oh.... Demko has left the net and gone down the hall. Another injury??? Not good.

GOOOOAALLLLL!!!! Gary gets sent in alone and jukes/jives the puck past Grubauer to stuff it home. 2-1 Canucks.

Canucks still on the PP for a little over a minute.

2nd period is afoot.

The horn GWEEEEHOOOOMPS to end the opening frame. After a clunky start the Canucks seem to have found a bit of rhythm. We're knotted at 1s after 1.

GOOOOOOAALLLLL! Max Sasson pots one to draw us even. 1 apeach!

Like men against boys out here right now. Fortunately, after that first softy, Demko has made two incredibly stellar saves. UNfortunately he's had to.

Oof. Stinky start. Seattle up 1-0 two minutes into it (on a long shot Demko would like a do-over on.)

That was officially ridiculous.

bah humbug

Fitting that this barn-burner should have some extra time, innit? Off to OT

Uh oh... Juulsen sits for high sticking. Double minor on account of drawing blood. Tough, and important kill here. 1:52 on the clock

Holy sweeeeholy we are all tied up again! Boeser pots the Suter rebound for his second of the game. 4-4 with 4:44 left in the third.

The horn SHMWEEEEEMPS to end the middle frame. This match is a bit of an odd one... Sens have scored 4 on 15 shots, and Canucks have scored 3 on 11 shots. Yet none of the goals were softies. Anyhoodle... Sens up a tally after 40 minutes.

Canucks go down 2-zip to the Sens, but kick it into high gear in the back half of the opening frame and Hughes takes over with a goal and an assist (on a Boeser goal) and the lads catch up. We're locked at deuces after 20 minutes.

The horn shmermps to end the game. Canucks fought hard and this one could've easily gone either way. Couple of bounces go Tampa Bay's way and a couple didn't go our way and that was the difference. ah well

nope tampa scores into the empty net 4-2

Canucks pull the goalie

dang tampa takes the lead 3-2

Uh oh... a VERY bad time to take a too many men penalty. Canucks to the kill late in the 3rd.