Danton Heinen scored two of VancouverÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s four first-period goals, and the visiting Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Tuesday night for their third straight win.
J.T. Miller had a goal and two assists for the Canucks, who closed out a 3-1 trip. Brock Boeser, Conor Garland and Pius Suter also scored, and Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves against his first NHL team.
Heinen finished a pretty passing sequence 21 seconds into the game. He picked up his second goal of the season at 10:46, giving Vancouver a 3-1 lead.
Taylor Hall, Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Chicago in its third loss in four games. Petr Mrazek made 24 stops.
HallÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s goal with 6:31 left in the first was his second of the season and his 700th career point.
The Blackhawks went 1 for 5 on the power play, and the Canucks were 2 for 3 with the man advantage.
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Takeaways
Canucks: Boeser scored for the second straight game. He is off to a solid start with four goals and two assists in six games.
Blackhawks: It was a rough night for the teamÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s defencemen, who were out of position on a couple of prime scoring opportunities in front.
Key moment
The Canucks had seven players on the ice shortly before Garland made it 4-2 with 4:43 left in the first. It was GarlandÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s third of the season.
The Blackhawks had already had an unsuccessful challenge when they thought Kiefer Sherwood was offside on HeinenÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s second goal.
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Key stat
Vancouver has won eight in a row against Chicago. The CanucksÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ last loss against the Blackhawks was a 1-0 setback on Nov. 21, 2021.
Up next
Vancouver opens a three-game homestand on Saturday night against Pittsburgh. Chicago hosts Nashville on Friday night.
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AP NHL:
Jay Cohen, The Associated Press