Laczynski lifts Henderson in double overtime, evens series with Colorado
Laczynski’s power-play deflection ended a double-overtime grind, sending Henderson past Colorado 4-3 and turning the Pacific Division semifinal into a 1-1 series.
Tanner Laczynski turned a special-teams opening into the kind of playoff goal that can alter everything, redirecting Lukas Cormier’s point shot 1:51 into the second overtime to lift Henderson to a 4-3 win over Colorado and even the Pacific Division semifinal at 1-1.
The finish mattered as much as the scoreboard. Henderson had spent much of the night fighting for clean looks against a Colorado team that kept answering every push, and the winning play came in the most volatile setting possible, with the Silver Knights cashing in on a power play in sudden death. Laczynski’s tip sailed over Trent Miner’s shoulder and ended a game that had already stretched both benches to their emotional limit. In a series this tight, a goal like that does more than decide one game. It changes the pressure, the belief, and the tactical stakes heading into the next one.
Cormier and Braeden Bowman each finished with a goal and an assist for Henderson, giving the Silver Knights the kind of offensive support they needed in a contest that swung back and forth all night. Viliam Kmec forced overtime by tying it 3-3 with 12:43 left in regulation, striking just 28 seconds after Colorado had briefly reclaimed the lead. Henderson never let that response turn into a collapse, and that resilience now gives the Silver Knights a fresh foothold in a series that looked poised to tilt the other way.
Colorado still showed plenty of firepower. Alex Barré-Boulet and T.J. Tynan each had a goal and an assist for the Eagles, and the top of the lineup remained dangerous in a game defined by thin margins and repeated counterpunches. Miner stopped 38 of 42 shots, but Henderson kept finding ways to extend the night, while Carl Lindbom turned aside 36 for the Silver Knights and held Colorado in check long enough for the late breakthrough to matter.
Game 3 now shifts back to Colorado, and the tone has changed quickly. The Eagles will try to regain control on home ice, but Henderson left with more than a split. It took the road win that can steady a series, and Laczynski’s power-play deflection gave the Silver Knights the kind of jolt that often lingers well beyond the final horn.
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