Curtis Douglas scores first
Six‑foot‑nine forward Curtis Douglas scored his first NHL goal this weekend and celebrated with a widely shared, massive celebration. (The NHL’s social clip of the goal and post‑goal celly circulated broadly.) (x.com)
Curtis Douglas scored his first National Hockey League goal on Sunday, tying the game for Vancouver in a 4-3 overtime win at Anaheim. (nhl.com) Douglas beat Anaheim goaltender Lukas Dostal from the top of the crease in the first period, and the goal made him the 508th player to score for the Vancouver Canucks franchise. (nhl.com) (eliteprospects.com) The 26-year-old forward is listed at 6-foot-9 and 242 pounds, and his goal was his third point in 41 National Hockey League games this season. (sportsnet.ca) (ca.sports.yahoo.com) Vancouver claimed Douglas off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 6, 2026, after he had opened his rookie National Hockey League season with Tampa Bay. (puckpedia.com) (thecanadianpressnews.ca) Before Sunday, Douglas had two assists and no goals in his first 40 games, mostly in a fourth-line role built around forechecking, hits and penalty minutes. (ca.sports.yahoo.com) (rotowire.com) Douglas was originally drafted by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round, 106th overall, in 2018, and reached the National Hockey League this season after several years in the American Hockey League. (nhl.com) (hockey-reference.com) The game itself swung late: Vancouver erased a 3-2 deficit, then won when Marco Rossi scored on a power play with 10 seconds left in overtime at Honda Center. (nhl.com 1) (nhl.com 2) Douglas’ first goal gave Vancouver one of the day’s most replayed clips, but it also put a concrete number on a long climb from a 2018 draft pick to a first National Hockey League finish in April 2026. (nhl.com) (hockey-reference.com)
