Minten scores twice in huge homecoming to lift Bruins over Canucks 3-2 in OT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Fraser Minten scored his second goal of the game 4:41 into overtime to cap a huge homecoming as the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday night.

Playing his first NHL game in his hometown, Minten opened the scoring in the first period with a power-play goal before dozens of friends and family members in the crowd.

Elias Lindholm also scored for Boston with the man advantage. David Pastrnak had two assists and Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 shots.

It was the Bruins’ second straight win after losing six games in a row (0-4-2).

The Canucks got a goal and an assist from Filip Hronek. Elias Pettersson also scored and Kevin Lankinen made 18 saves.

Minten said after Saturday’s morning skate he expected between 50 and 100 supporters in the stands. A bevy of fans clad in Bruins jerseys broke into cheers when the 21-year-old center scored on a one-timer from the slot 16:24 into the game.

Vancouver, coming off a 4-3 shootout loss Friday to Seattle, outshot the Bruins 33-21 and outhit them 34-16.

Less than 24 hours after going 2 for 3 on the power play against Seattle, Vancouver’s special teams struggled. The Canucks went 1 for 6 with the man advantage and gave up goals on two of the three penalties they took.

Vancouver will go six weeks without a win on home ice. The Canucks last won at Rogers Arena on Dec. 6 when they beat Minnesota 4-2, and they won’t play at the rink again until Jan. 17 when they host the Edmonton Oilers.

Bruins: At Seattle on Tuesday night to finish a five-game trip.

Canucks: At Buffalo on Tuesday night to open a six-game trip.

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Boston Bruins' Fraser Minten, left, celebrates after his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with Alex Steeves (21), Hampus Lindholm (27), and Casey Mittelstadt (11) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Boston Bruins' Fraser Minten (93) celebrates his game-winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks as Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) lays on the ice and Tom Willander (5) skates away during overtime in an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Boston Bruins' Fraser Minten (93) scores on Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) as Kiefer Sherwood (44) defends during overtime in an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Boston Bruins' Fraser Minten (93) celebrates his game-winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks during overtime in an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Boston Bruins' Fraser Minten (93) celebrates his game-winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks during overtime in an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema’s biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public image earned him the nickname “The Nation’s Actor,” died Monday. He was 74.

Ahn, who had suffered blood cancer for years, was pronounced dead at Seoul's Soonchunhyang University Hospital, his agency, the Artist Company, and hospital officials said.

“We feel deep sorrow at the sudden, sad news, pray for the eternal rest of the deceased and offer our heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family members," the Artist Company said in a statement.

President Lee Jae Myung issued a condolence message saying Ahn provided many people with comfort, joy and time for reflection. “I already miss his warm smile and gentle voice,” Lee wrote on Facebook.

Born to a filmmaker in the southeastern city of Daegu in 1952, Ahn made his debut as a child actor in the movie “The Twilight Train” in 1957. He subsequently appeared in about 70 movies as a child actor before he left the film industry to live an ordinary life.

In 1970, Ahn entered Seoul’s Hankuk University of Foreign Studies as a Vietnamese major. Ahn said he graduated with top honors but failed to land jobs at big companies, who likely saw his Vietnamese major largely useless after a communist victory in the Vietnam War in 1975.

Ahn returned to the film industry in 1977 believing he could still excel in acting. In 1980, he rose to fame for his lead role in Lee Jang-ho’s “Good, Windy Days,” a hit coming-of-age movie about the struggle of working-class men from rural areas during the country’s rapid rise. Ahn won the best new actor award in the prestigious Grand Bell Awards, the Korean version of the Academy Awards.

He later starred in a series of highly successful and critically acclaimed movies, sweeping best actor awards and becoming arguably the country’s most popular actor in much of the 1980-90s.

Some of his memorable roles included a Buddhist monk in 1981’s “Mandara,” a beggar in 1984’s “Whale Hunting,” a Vietnam War veteran-turned-novelist in 1992’s “White Badge,” a corrupt police officer in 1993’s “Two Cops,” a murderer in 1999’s “No Where To Hide,” a special forces trainer in 2003’s “Silmido” and a devoted celebrity manager in 2006’s “Radio Star.”

Ahn had collected dozens of trophies in major movie awards in South Korea, including winning the Grand Bell Awards for best actor five times, an achievement no other South Korean actors have matched yet.

Ahn built up an image as a humble, trustworthy and family-oriented celebrity who avoided major scandals and maintained a quiet, stable personal life. Past public surveys chose Ahn as South Korea’s most beloved actor and deserving of the nickname “The Nation’s Actor.”

Ahn said he earlier felt confined with his “The Nation's Actor” labeling but eventually thought that led him down the right path. In recent years, local media has given other stars similar honorable nicknames, but Ahn was apparently the first South Korean actor who was dubbed “The Nation's Actor.”

“I felt I should do something that could match that title. But I think that has eventually guided me on a good direction,” Ahn said in an interview with Yonhap news agency in 2023.

In media interviews, Ahn couldn’t choose what his favorite movie was, but said that his role as a dedicated, hardworking manger for a washed-up rock singer played by Park Jung-hoon resembled himself in real life the most.

Ahn was also known for his reluctance to do love scenes. He said said he was too shy to act romantic scenes and sometimes asked directors to skip steamy scenes if they were only meant to add spice to movies.

“I don’t do well on acting like looking at someone who I don’t love with loving eyes and kissing really romantically. I feel shy and can’t express such emotions well,” Ahn said in an interview with the Shindonga magazine in 2007. “Simply, I’m clumsy on that. So I couldn’t star in such movies a lot. But ultimately, that was a right choice for me.”

Ahn is survived by his wife and their two sons. A mourning station at a Seoul hospital was to run until Friday.

FILE - South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki smiles for a photo on the red carpet at the 56th Daejong Film Awards ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, June 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

FILE - South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki attends an event as part of the 11th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)