Boeser helps Canucks outshine Stars 3-1
By The Associated Press on March 25, 2023.
DALLAS (AP) – Brock Boeser scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the Vancouver Canucks held the Dallas Stars scoreless on four power plays, including one late in the third period, for a 3-1 win Saturday night. Jack Rathbone and Dakota Joshua also scored for Vancouver, which swept the three-game season series against Dallas and has won the past six meetings dating to last season. Thatcher Demko made 19 saves to help the Canucks open a three-game road trip with a victory. Ryan Suter scored the lone goal for Dallas, which closed out a 1-1-1 homestand. With the game tied 1-1, the Canucks took control with two goals in the second period. Boeser’s goal four minutes into the period made it 2-1. Rathbone increased the lead just 1:33 later on a straightaway shot past third-stringer Matt Murray, who was giving the Stars’ Jake Oettinger a night off. Usual backup Scott Wedgewood has been injured the past month. It could have been worse for the Stars, who survived a power play that included a stretch of 5-on-3 toward the end of the second. The Canucks outshot the Stars 11-4 in the period. The Stars took a 1-0 lead on Suter’s goal from the blue line despite the Canucks controlling the action for much of the first 10 minutes, including a 5-0 advantage on shots. Vancouver tied it with a short-handed goal by Joshua with 1:30 left in the opening period. It was the 14th short-handed goal for the Canucks, the most in the NHL. Vancouver has scored 10 short-handed goals in their past 17 games. STINGY CANUCKS The Stars’ Miro Heiskanen set a franchise record with 20 points – four goals, 16 assists – in his previous 12 games, but was held without a point Saturday. The last team to hold him to zero points was also the Canucks on Feb. 27. UP NEXT Canucks: at Chicago to face the Blackhawks on Sunday. Stars: at Chicago to take on the Blackhawks on Tuesday night. – AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports 16-15
