In the battle for top spot in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins needed more than 60 minutes to determine a winner.
Brock Boeser’s second goal of the game, scored on the power play, completed a late rally that gave the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 overtime win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Saturday at Rogers Arena
Filip Hronek had Vancouver’s other goal, while Jesper Boqvist and Danton Heinen scored for Boston.
With the win, Vancouver retained first place overall at 38-16-6 for 82 points. The Bruins slipped to 34-12-13 for 81 points.
Jeremy Swayman made 36 saves for the Bruins, while Thatcher Demko stopped 20 of 22 shots he faced for the Canucks.
