DALLAS — Matt Duchene scored with 9.2 seconds left in time beyond regulation giving the Dallas Stars a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday evening.
Duchene’s objective, his NHL-leading sixth game-winner, got here seconds after Dallas goalie Scott Wedgewood stoned Elias Pettersson on a 2-on-none on the different finish.
Thomas Harley arrange Duchene with a stretch cross quickly after Vancouver modified all three skaters, and he scored within the third to ship the sport to time beyond regulation. Tyler Seguin and Roope Hintz additionally scored and Wedgewood made 17 saves.
Duchene slid the puck between Thatcher Demko’s pads for his second game-winner in Dallas’ final three wins. Harley had the opposite game-winner, assisted by Duchene.
“Wedge makes a 2-on-0 against one of the hottest players in the league. You see a 2-on-0 into, you’re kind of half heading to the bench, half headed to the room,” Duchene mentioned. “Unbelievable save by him. Harls’ obviously a big goal to tie it up, great pass on the breakaway.”
Conor Garland and Dakota Joshua every had a objective and an help and Brock Boeser additionally scored for the Canucks, who’re 6-0-2 of their final eight video games and have 47 factors matching the league excessive.
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Demko, the NHL chief with 16 wins, stopped 32 pictures in his first loss to Dallas (7-0-1).
Vancouver took a 3-2 lead with 4:56 to play in regulation on Garland’s objective, his third of the season. But Dallas responded just one:26 afterward Harley’s objective, his ninth.
“We had a 2-on-0 in overtime, so we had our chances,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet mentioned. “You have the lead three minutes left. Guys are upset about it. It’s good to be upset, but just keep your head up and we’ll march on.”
It was Wedgewood’s third consecutive begin and fourth straight look since No. 1 goalie Jake Oettinger left in the course of the first interval of Dallas’ sport on Dec. 15 with a lower-body damage.
A 1-1 first interval noticed Dallas outshoot Vancouver 16-6 and permit a last-second, 50-foot shot on objective in the course of the closing six minutes.
The Canucks scored on their second shot at 2:51, Joshua changing on a 2-on-1 counterattack for his fourth objective within the final 5 video games.
Seguin pulled Dallas even at 10:51 with a 4-on-4 objective 16 seconds into Vancouver’s penalty with a one-hand jab of a cross from Duchene whereas crashing the web.
Hintz gave the Stars their first lead coming throughout the crease with Jason Robertson’s cross from behind the web at 7:51 of the second interval.
Boeser tied the rating 2-all at 12:26 of the second interval on his twenty fourth objective with assists from J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. They’re three of the 4 Canucks who went into play ranked among the many league’s high 14 scorers.
Miro Heiskanen and Robertson had two assists for Dallas. Teddy Blueger had two assists for the Canucks.
UP NEXT
Canucks: Begin a three-game homestand on Saturday vs. San Jose.
Stars: Visit Nashville on Saturday for Duchene’s first return after his contract was purchased out by the Predators final summer season following 4 seasons.
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