Rookie Sam Steel posted his first hat trick to lead the Ducks over the Canucks.
VANCOUVER — Anaheim Ducks rookie Sam Steel posted his first NHL hat trick, leading his team to a 5-4 win over theThe Canucks clawed their way back from a 5-2 hole late in the third period but couldn’t force overtime and dropped their third game in a row.Jake Virtanen, Alex Edler, Josh Leivo and Tanner Pearson all scored for the Canucks .Despite the win, the Ducks were eliminated from the playoffs on Tuesday after the Arizona Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks.
The NHL rules say a penalty shot should be awarded if a player in his defensive zone throws or shoots a stick or any other piece of at the puck or another player carrying the puck.The 21-year-old native of Ardrossan, Alta., was playing just his 18th NHL game on Tuesday. Virtanen put the Canucks on the board 12:48 into the first frame, capturing the puck in the neutral zone and streaking up the ice.
Edler added another goal with just a minute to go in the first period, firing a rocket though traffic from the point. The shot hit Anaheim’s Corey Perry and bounced in past Gibson.
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