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Kevin Bieksa celebrates his Game 5 overtime winner Tuesday. (Reuters)

 

The Vancouver Canucks are going to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1994. 

 

Kevin Bieksa scored in the second overtime period to give Vancouver a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, after Ryan Kesler tied the game up with seconds left in the third.

 

Bieksa said "Let's go to the cup!" was the first thing he thought of after scoring the overtime winner. 

 

Roberto Luongo was stellar with 54 saves in net.  

Aneroid's Patrick Marleau had one goal and five shots in the San Jose loss.

 

San Jose Head Coach Todd McLellan said they felt good as the game wore on, but they obviously didn't get the win, which is what they came there for.

 

 

The Tampa Bay Lightning are going back to goaltender Dwayne Roloson for tonight's Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. 

 

Down 3-2 to Boston, coach Guy Boucher said he's going with the 41-year-old Roloson. 

 

The Bruins are one victory away from their first Stanley Cup appearance in 21 years after beating Roloson's backup, Mike Smith, in Game 5.