Erik Brannstrom broke a third-period impasse with the go-ahead purpose within the Vancouver Canucks’ 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night time.
Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Teddy Blueger additionally scored for the Canucks. Goaltender Arturs Silovs made 28 saves to earn his first victory of the season. The Canucks beat Chicago for the ninth consecutive recreation, their longest run in opposition to a single opponent.
Ilya Mikheyev replied for the Blackhawks, who’ve misplaced 4 of 5 video games. Goalie Arvid Soderblom stopped 29 pictures.
With the rating tied 1-1, Brannstrom gave the Canucks the lead along with his second purpose of the season at 4:25 of the ultimate body. The puck got here to Brannstrom on the prime of the left circle whereas his staff was buzzing across the offensive zone, and he discovered the mark with an extended slap shot.
Miller, along with his sixth purpose of the season, and Blueger, who notched his third, added empty-net targets within the ultimate two minutes of regulation time for the Canucks, who gained their third recreation in 9 house outings (3-3-3).
Mikheyev opened the scoring along with his second purpose of the season at 6:50 of the primary interval. Nick Foligno was denied on his probability coming when he drove to the online, however Mikheyev — who spent the final two seasons with the Canucks — was on the spot for the rebound.
The Canucks had all of the momentum within the second interval and had been rewarded when Pettersson’s power-play purpose tied the conflict at 4:56 of the body. Pettersson’s try and move the puck throughout the sting of the crease turned his fifth purpose of the season, and third in 4 video games, when it banked into the online off the skate of Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy.
Connor Bedard, Chicago’s 2023 first general draft choose, performed his first NHL recreation in his hometown. Final season’s Calder Trophy winner because the NHL’s rookie of the 12 months was held off the scoresheet and managed just one shot on web.
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