Brock Boeser's late OT goal boosts Canucks over Predators
Brock Boeser scored in the final two seconds of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 5-4 road win over the Nashville Predators on Monday.
With a shootout seemingly on the horizon, Boeser managed to convert a backhand shot in front of Nashville's net for his fourth career overtime goal. Boeser also had a goal and an assist in regulation for his second three-point performance of the season.
The Canucks are 4-0 in games decided in overtime or shootouts. Monday's victory allowed the Canucks to finish their three-game road trip with a 2-1-0 record.
Evander Kane scored two goals for Vancouver and Elias Pettersson had two assists. Jake DeBrusk had the Canucks' other goal.
Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of 29 shots to earn his fifth win of the season.
The Predators were 2-on-4 on the power play. The Canucks were 2-for-3 on power-play chances, plus Kane's second goal came on a delayed penalty early in the third period.
Juuse Saros stopped 32 of 37 shots for the Predators, who are 1-3-1 in their last five games.
Filip Forsberg and Michael Bunting each had a goal and an assist and Luke Evangelista had two assists. Erik Haula and Nick Blankenburg scored Nashville's other goals.
Forsberg's team-leading sixth goal put Nashville ahead 6:47 into the game.
The Canucks equalized on the power play at the 14:45 mark, when Kane's one-timer beat a partially-screened Saros. It was Kane's first goal since being acquired in an offseason trade with the Edmonton Oilers.
A power-play marker from DeBrusk put Vancouver ahead 12:57 into the second period. Just 2:08 later, the Canucks extended their lead when Boeser buried a one-timer from the slot.
Haula made it a one-goal game with a power-play tally 75 seconds before the second intermission. Kane scored 3:02 into the third period to restore Vancouver's two-goal lead, but the Predators then launched a comeback.
At 11:52 of the third, Spencer Stastney's long-range shot deflected off Bunting's skate and into the net. Blankenburg then equalized on the power play at the 16:38 mark.
Bears’ Colston Loveland’s big day not seen in franchise history since Mike Ditka
Chicago’s wildest finish of the season came down to one throw and one broken tackle. With 17 seconds left, Caleb Williams ripped a strike over the middle, Colston Loveland slipped a half-wrap from safety Jordan Battle, and the rookie tight end outran everyone for a 58-yard game-winner that lifted Chicago over Cincinnati in Week 9.
Williams closed 20 of 34 for 280 yards and three scores, adding 53 rushing yards, while Loveland turned six receptions into 116 yards and two touchdowns in the most dramatic moment of his young career.
The history poured in right after the celebration. ESPN’s Courtney Cronin noted on X, formerly Twitter, that Loveland is the first Bears rookie tight end to record a 100-yard game since Mike Ditka in 1961, finishing with six catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain highlighted league notes that put the play in rare company: Loveland’s 58-yard walk-off is the third-longest game-winning TD catch by a rookie in the final two minutes or OT since 1970, trailing only John Brown and Santonio Holmes, and it is the second-longest such play by a rookie tight end in that window.
He also became just the fifth rookie tight end in the Super Bowl era with 100-plus receiving yards and multiple touchdown receptions in a game, joining Raymond Chester, Junior Miller, Bob Tucker, and Charle Young.
Context makes it sweeter for Chicago. Joe Flacco authored a frantic rally to push Cincinnati ahead 42-41 with 54 seconds remaining after a successful onside kick, capping a career-high 470-yard night. Williams answered with a 14-yard scramble, then trusted his rookie tight end to do the rest. Nahshon Wright ended it with a pick on the final Hail Mary.
The result snapped two ugly streaks that had shadowed the franchise. As Fishbain pointed out, the Bears had been 0-40 all-time when allowing 42 or more points, and they had dropped 50 straight games when surrendering at least 30. Both skids died in one furious fourth quarter, and a first-year tandem stole the headline.
Chicago’s offense piled up 576 total yards and 30 first downs, with rookie back Kyle Monangai hammering for 176 on 26 carries in D’Andre Swift’s absence. The defense forced three takeaways in the final period, including an Austin Booker strip-sack that set up a Cairo Santos field goal.
Most importantly, a young quarterback-tight end pairing delivered the type of crunch-time moment that can anchor a locker room, and it arrived with a stat line the Bears have not seen from a rookie tight end since Ditka.
Pittsburgh’s Wide Receiver Trade Push: Meyers, Olave, Waddle on the Radar
The Pittsburgh Steelers need to add a wide receiver at the NFL trade deadline and it is being widely reported the team is indeed in the market for one.
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As of Tuesday morning with just hours to go before the deadline passes, two separate rumors are connecting Pittsburgh to interest in five different receivers, although it appears they are pushing harder for one over the other four.
According to Easton Butler of 247Sports' Packer Report, the Steelers are "making a hard push" for Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, who they have offered up a fifth-round pick for. The Raiders are seeking a fourth-rounder.
But Pittsburgh has also called the New Orleans Saints about wideout Chris Olave and the Miami Dolphins about wide receiver Jaylen Waddle.
"The Pittsburgh Steelers are making a hard push for WR Jakobi Meyers, offering a 5th for him. Vegas wants a 4th at least. The Steelers also called about Saints WR Chris Olave, per source," Butler reported. "Add Jalen Waddle to the list."
The Steelers are also exploring options that have not been mentioned in trade rumors, like Arizona Cardinals wide receivers Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michael Wilson, according to Zachary Smith of Steelers Now.
"The Steelers recently reached out to the Cardinals to check in on the availability of WRs Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michael Wilson," Smith reports.
There is no chance the Cardinals trade Harrison Jr., but we appreciate the Steelers at least putting in the call.
Based on reports, Olave is more likely to be extended than dealt, according to The Athletic's Dianna Russini, and the price for Waddle is expected to be very high, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports, so both are unlikely to be dealt, which is unfortunate because they would both be dream additions for Pittsburgh.
Wilson is an interesting under-the-radar option if he's available. Wilson has shown flashes over his first two-plus seasons in the NFL and passes the eye test of a good wide receiver, but he remains underutilized in the Cardinals' offense, especially with emergence of tight end Trey McBride and the addition of Harrison Jr.
Because of his lackluster production, Wilson likely wouldn't be expensive and he would come with upside in a better situation in Pittsburgh. However, it remains unclear if Arizona would part with him with the Cards being just a few games behind the final playoff spot.
Meyers is probably the most realistic potential addition for Pittsburgh given the fact that the Raiders' 2025 season is cooked.
Getting Meyers for the fifth-round pick the Steelers are reportedly offering would be a home run, but a fourth-round pick wouldn't be terrible to give up for a wide receiver with four 800-yard seasons, including a 1,000-yard campaign in 2024.
Another name to keep an eye on is Saints wideout Rashid Shaheed, who has also been a popular name in trade rumors. If we had to choose between the two, we'd prefer Meyers, but Shaheed would be a strong consolation prize.
