Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
Canucks beat West-leading Stars 5-2 for 5th straight win
Brisebois scored at 4:09 of the third to make it 4-2.
“I’m really happy about it, but I’m not satisfied with it,” Brisebois said. “I think I have to build on that. And I think that’s going to build a little bit of confidence. But I’ve still got to play really hard and prove myself every day.”
The 25-year-old defenseman has played 22 NHL games — 12 this season.
“I’ve got affection for those guys,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said. “Those guys are trying to make the NHL, right? And they bought in right away. They’re not perfect, nobody’s perfect. But the next shift or the next practice, they pick themselves up. I love that about them.”
Phillip Di Giuseppe, Andrei Kuzmenko, Anthony Beauvillier and J.T. Miller also scored for Vancouver, and Brock Boeser had three assists. Thatcher Demko stopped 25 shots in the finale of a six-game homestand.
Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn scored for Dallas, and Matt Murray made 15 saves in his second NHL start. The Stars lost for the first time on a six-game trip that ends with games in Edmonton on Thursday night and Calgary on Saturday night.
“There’s no quit in our group,” Stars coach Peter DeBoer said. “I didn’t think we had our best stuff tonight and I anticipated that with kind of the road we’ve been on here for the last week but still a winnable game.”
Di Giuseppe opened the scoring at 1:35 of the first period. Kuzmenko made it 2-0 at the six-minute mark with his 33rd goal of the season.
Johnston scored for Dallas at 48 seconds of the second. Beauvillier countered with 8:07 left in the second, and Benn got his 29th for Dallas on a power play with five seconds to go in the second.
Brisebois scored early in the third, and Miller connected with 3:02 left.
UP NEXT
Stars: At Edmonton on Thursday night.
Canucks: At Arizona on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesVAN leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:35 | Phillip Di Giuseppe Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: J.T. Miller (37), Brock Boeser (31) |
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Goal | 1st Period 6:00 | Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (24), Brock Boeser (32) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:48 | Wyatt Johnston Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Jamie Benn (36), Miro Heiskanen (45) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:53 | Anthony Beauvillier Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Christian Wolanin (3), Elias Pettersson (53) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:55 | Jamie Benn Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (46) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:09 | Guillaume Brisebois Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nils Aman (8), Conor Garland (25) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:58 | J.T. Miller Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (33) |
Statistics
 DAL |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 26 | Hits | 23 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 27 | Shots | 19 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 21 |
| 56.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.8 |
| 6 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Willander, D | Day-To-Day | Nov 10 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 9 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel, D | Out | Nov 12 |
| Miro Heiskanen, D | Out | Nov 11 |
| Kyle Capobianco, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Oskar Back, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
| Luke Krys, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
