Back-to-back short-handed goals powered the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
VANCOUVER - Back-to-back short-handed goals powered the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto MapleElias Pettersson and J.T. Miller each scored and notched an assist for the Canucks during aAndrei Kuzmenko and Nils Aman also found the back of the net for Vancouver, and Brock Boeser contributed a pair of helpers.Thatcher Demko stopped 36-of-37 shots for Vancouver and Toronto's Matt Murray made 20 saves in his first game since Jan. 17.
Miller and Pettersson sparked the offensive outburst with a 2-on-1. Miller sent Pettersson the puck at the hash marks and the Swedish centre popped it under Murray to put the Canucks up 2-1 at the 6:39 mark.Moments later, it was Pettersson who dished a long pass to Miller, who stepped around Auston Matthews and sent a shot over Murray's glove for his 21st goal of the season 7:33 into the third.
William Nylander sliced a pass across the low slot - sending the puck through the legs of Vancouver defenceman Noah Juulsen - to thecaptain and Tavares popped it in behind Demko for his 28th goal of the season 1:32 into the period.The Canucks snapped the game's scoring drought with a power-play goal of their own 17:51 into the middle frame after Morgan Rielly was called for holding.
Demko kept the home side in the game through a first period that saw Toronto outshoot Vancouver 14-5.came within inches of opening the scoring 8:08 into the game when Nylander picked a puck off Woolanin's stick in the neutral zone and sprinted into Canucks territory on a breakaway, only to see Demko stick out his left pad to stop the ensuing shot.
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