Canucks reach Stanley Cup finals after last-minute tie, bizarre 2OT winner

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    Kevin Bieksa was screaming at the top of his lungs and confetti was already falling from the ceiling by the time anyone else realized the defenseman had scored to send the Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup finals.

    Roberto Luongo made 54 saves before Bieksa scored a strange and fortuitous goal 10:18 into the second overtime that put the Canucks into the finals for the first time in 17 years.

    Bieksa gave Vancouver a 3-2 win and eliminated the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=310524022
     

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