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Gary Bettman and the NHL Reviewed Canucks Game-Tying Goal and Changed Their Decision Today


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Daniel Lucente
March 25, 2025  (11:53)
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Vancouver Canucks' Conor Garland chases the puck against the New Jersey Devils
Photo credit: Edit from The Hockey News

The league and Gary Bettman reviewed the Canucks game-tying goal last night against the Devils and have decided to make a scoring change on it.

The NHL revised its scoring records after the Vancouver Canucks' 4-3 shootout victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday.

Conor Garland now gets credit for the goal

In an official statement, the league confirmed Conor Garland was credited with the game-tying goal, which was initially subject to further review before being finalized.
"OFFICIAL SCORING CHANGE: Game 1,125 Canucks at NJDevils Goal at 19:24 of the third period now reads Conor Garland from Pius Suter and Jake DeBrusk," the league posted on X.
The score arrived on a wild scramble in front of Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom, with Garland managing to sneak the puck across the line with 36 seconds remaining in regulation to knot the score at 3-3.
Pius Suter, being the player who was on the ice for the play, gave his description of the sequence after the game.
"I think someone tipped it and it hit the post, came out, and then everyone took a whack at it," Suter said. "It just went over the line, and that's the only thing that matters."
This was the only scoring alteration made post-game. Garland's tying goal with seconds remaining sent the game into overtime, and Vancouver won it when Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored in the fourth round of the shootout.
The victory put the Canucks at 33-26-12 (78 points in 71 games), three points behind the St. Louis Blues for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
The Devils, meanwhile, held onto third position in the Metropolitan Division with a 37-28-7 record and 81 points through 72 games.
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