Filip Hronek and Quinn Hughes scored first-period goals and Casey DeSmith made 17 saves as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Tuesday to complete a sweep of New York-area teams. Elias Pettersson, Tyler Myers and Dakota Joshua also scored for the first-place Canucks, who are on a season-long seven-game road trip.
The Vancouver Canucks caught the New Jersey Devils coming off a tough game and playing without three major players and they took full advantage. J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson each scored twice and Quinn Hughes added three assists to lead the Canucks to a 6-4 victory over the pesky Devils on Saturday night in a game that New Jersey made interesting after twice falling behind by three-goal deficits.
Andrei Kuzmenko got an early gift for the holidays after being restored to the Vancouver Canucks' top line and thanked his coaches by scoring two goals in a 7-4 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Nils Aman, Sam Lafferty, Dakota Joshua, Pius Suter and Quinn Hughes each added a goal to secure the victory and stave off San Jose's comeback bid. Thatcher Demko stopped 21 of 25 shots for Vancouver.
Matt Duchene scored with 9.2 seconds left in overtime giving the Dallas Stars a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Duchene’s goal, his NHL-leading sixth game-winner, came seconds after Dallas goalie Scott Wedgewood stoned Elias Pettersson on a 2-on-none at the other end. Thomas Harley set up Duchene with a stretch pass soon after Vancouver changed all three skaters, and he scored in the third to send the game to overtime.
Question: Who had the advantage in a goaltending duel involving Filip Gustavsson? Answer: The Wild. After stopping 35 shots through three periods and overtime, Gustavsson was unbeatable in the shootout to lead the Wild past the Canucks 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center and extend his and the team's win streak to three games. Overall, the Wild have lost just twice in their last .