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Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes

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Staal and Tokarski lead Hurricanes to 2-0 win over Canucks

Vancouver Canucks vs. Carolina Hurricanes: Game Highlights

Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight at home. Tokarski stopped 15 shots for his third career shutout and improved to 4-1-0 since signing with Carolina last month.

Staal, the Hurricanes' captain, has been on a scoring spree with five goals in the past three games. He had a hat trick in Thursday’s win over Toronto. The 36-year-old center scored three goals in the first 40 games of the season.

Thatcher Demko made 18 saves for the Canucks, who have lost four straight (0-2-2) and been shut out twice in that span.

Takeaways Canucks: Vancouver got three chances on the power play, including two in the third period, but couldn't do anything with them. The Canucks have converted on only two of their last 15 power-play opportunities. It did not help that they equaled their season low with 15 shots on goal.

Hurricanes: Tokarski has spent parts of 15 seasons in the minors. A 35-year-old free agent, he was signed Dec. 2 as a long shot with the hope he could provide some temporary help in net. But he's been a huge plus for Carolina with Freddie Andersen sidelined by a knee injury since Nov. 21.

Key moment The Hurricanes have been looking for more scoring from Svechnikov. He did most of the work on his 14th goal 1:37 into the second period, going around two defenders from the end line and beating Demko from an odd angle to make it 2-0.

Key stat The Hurricanes (19-0-2) haven't lost this season when leading after two periods and the Canucks (0-11-3) haven't won when trailing after two.

Up next The Canucks visit Toronto on Saturday, and the Hurricanes host Anaheim on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CAR wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 14:41 Jordan Staal Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Dmitry Orlov (16)
Goal 2nd Period 1:37 Andrei Svechnikov Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (14)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 27
25 Hits 10
6 Takeaways 2
14 Shots 20
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 28
53.3 Faceoff Win Percent 46.7
12 Giveaways 19
4 Total Penalties 4
8 Penalty Minutes 8

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,700 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 3 12 61 29
Edmonton 3 13 61 29
Los Angeles 5 12 55 25
Calgary 7 16 49 21
Vancouver 10 15 48 19
Anaheim 6 21 42 18
Seattle 3 24 41 19
San Jose 6 27 34 14

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 5 10 65 30
New Jersey 6 15 58 26
Carolina 3 16 55 26
Columbus 6 17 50 22
Philadelphia 6 20 46 20
NY Rangers 3 20 45 21
Pittsburgh 8 20 44 18
NY Islanders 7 20 41 17
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