Olen Zellweger

John Carlson finally suits up for Anaheim after the shocking trade from Washington, logging heavy minutes on the second pair with Olen Zellweger. The 36-year-old puck-mover, sidelined since early February with a lower-body tweak, eyes a top power-play role alongside Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier. Ducks brass traded a conditional first and a third to land him, betting big on his veteran savvy to shore up a blue line that's leaking goals in the Pacific race.

Olen Zellweger strikes to knot the score at 4-4, igniting a wild finish that has the crowd on its feet. Defensemen like him thrive in chaos, flipping momentum when the game's on a knife's edge. Both benches scramble for answers as the stakes climb higher in this back-and-forth battle.

Dakota Joshua wastes no time shaking off that hand injury rust, lighting the lamp twice to drag the Canucks back from the brink against a Ducks squad that's hit rock bottom. Vancouver's nine-game homestand finally ends on a high note after a couple of stumbles, but Anaheim's late rally from Zellweger and McTavish had everyone in Rogers Arena holding their breath.