In Vancouver, J.T. Miller struck for two goals to erase a one-goal deficit to the St Louis Blues and lead the Canucks to a 3-1 win on Monday night.
Thatcher Demko made 36 saves in the win.
“We have been playing really good hockey,” Demko said. “Sometimes teams can get a little bit complacent during a break. It was good to get back in it. It was a huge two points against a really good team. I’m really proud of the effort.”
Zach Sanford scored the Blues’ lone goal.
“We created a lot of good chances,” St. Louis coach Craig Berube said. “We’ve got to bury a couple. The goalie played well, but we can shoot the puck a little better and capitalize on some chances.”
Bo Horvat sealed the win with an empty net goal.
“They had a little bit more zone time. I thought our guys handled it really well,” Demko said. “The amount of blocks was pretty crazy. Guys are winding up with slap shots and one-timers and guys are going down. Huge kudos to those guys.”
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Jake Allen made 23 saves in the loss.
“They got a good team, obviously been good here in this building,” Allen said. “Our game built as the game went on; it got better, we possessed the puck well and we spent a lot of time in their zone. We had some chances, but it definitely wasn’t our sharpest executing game.”
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