VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alex Edler scored 1:21 into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a wild 5-4 win over the Blue Jackets.
Edler picked up a loose puck in the Blue Jackets’ end, waited patiently, then beat Columbus goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a shot to the far side.
It was only the second loss in the last 14 games for Columbus, which is trying to pass Pittsburgh for second place in the Metropolitan Division.
The Blue Jackets erased a 4-1 deficit by scoring three goals in 2:37 late in the third period to tie it.
Pierre-Luc Dubois started the comeback with a power-play goal with just under four minites remaining, Zach Werenski pulled Columbus within one with 1:37 left and Cam Atkinson tied it 16 seconds later.
Jussi Jokinen had a goal and two assists against his former team, and Darren Archibald, Bo Horvat and Nikolay Goldobin also scored for the Canucks, who have won five of six after a seven-game skid.