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It s just a testament to who we have in the locker room, defenceman Quinn Hughes said Tuesday after Vancouver doubled up Toronto 6-3. I m just really proud of the guys right now and hopefully we can keep stringing it together. We re not satisfied yet and (Toronto has) a really good team so to beat them twice is pretty good.
The Canucks (18-18-3) mounted third-period comebacks in both wins over the Leafs.
Tuesday saw Toronto s captain John Tavares score in both the first and second period, and Vancouver go down 3-2 early in the third thanks to a short-handed goal from Adam Brooks.
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Apr 21, 2021 4:48 AM
Tanner Pearson scored the tiebreaking and game-clinching goals less than four minutes apart in the third period Tuesday night as the host Vancouver Canucks dumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.
Pearson put Vancouver (18-18-3, 39 points) ahead 4-3 at 9:48 with a man-advantage tally. Pearson doubled the lead at 13:36 when he swiped the puck from Alexander Kerfoot and beat goalie David Rittich from a sharp angle in the left faceoff circle, recording his eighth goal of the season.
Brandon Sutter scored into an empty net at 19:24 for his second goal of the game and eighth of the season.
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It takes one to know one.
Jimmy Vesey knew what the Toronto Maple Leafs were capable of Tuesday, even amid a four-game losing streak, because the Vancouver Canucks’ waiver-wire claim logged 30 games with the North Division leaders this season and was deemed expendable.
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And whether it’s goaltender Jack Campbell suddenly going cold after setting an NHL record by winning his first 11 starts and replaced by David Rittich or mercurial winger William Nylander late for a team meeting Monday and threatened to be held out of Tuesday’s rematch at Rogers Arena Vesey knows his former club sports an embarrassment of riches.