Thatcher Demko recorded his second shutout of the year and the Vancouver Canucks improved their home record to 4-0-1 with a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars in front of a dialed-in crowd on Saturday at Rogers Arena.
Each team saw plenty of special-teams opportunities, but the power play came up empty on both sides. Vancouver went 0-for-5 against the NHL’s second-best penalty kill, while Dallas was 0-for-3 on their power play.
The Stars came into Rogers Arena on a three-game winning streak, and playing their third game in four nights in Western Canada. Meanwhile, the Canucks had been unbeaten in regulation in their previous six games . A fast-paced first period was scoreless thanks to strong goaltending at both ends of the ice. The highlight was a point-blank glove save onIn the middle frame, Vancouver tilted the ice and outshot Dallas 14-5. The Canucks opened the scoring at 4:20, when Suter worked a give-and-go withbefore breaking to the slot and directing the puck past Oettinger’s glove hand. It was Suter’s second goal of the season, and second in as many games.
With 5:06 left in the middle frame, Pettersson connected for his sixth of the year. He converted a pass fromgot in alone just over five minutes in. With Demko in perfect position on his post, Smith’s shot attempt bounced off the outside of the net.The Canucks came into Saturday’s game as the NHL’s highest-scoring team, averaging 4.6 goals per game, and had the league’s best goal differential at plus-24. … Vancouver’s 7-2-1 start through 10 games is their third-best in franchise history.
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