The Vancouver Canucks had a one-goal lead entering the third period. What could possibly go wrong?
Quite a bit, actually. As we’ve learned this season, a third-period lead doesn’t mean much for the Canucks, who gave away another game in the final 20 minutes on Thursday night.
The San Jose Sharks got third-period goals from Brent Burns and Patrick Marleau as they rallied the beat the Canucks 3-2 at Rogers Arena.
It marked the 11th time this season the Canucks have lost a game they led after two periods.
“There have been a few too many games this year where we had the lead in the third and we have been sitting back too much,” said winger Daniel Sedin.