Jacob Markstrom and the Vancouver Canucks were good enough on Sunday.

Two days after saying, B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 not good enough,B次元官网网址� Markstrom made 30 saves for his second career shutout and the Canucks beat the Dallas Stars 6-0.

B次元官网网址淭hat was one of the best game IB次元官网网址檝e seen him play.B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� Jake Virtanen comments on Goaltender Jacob MarkstromB次元官网网址檚 shutout in Dallas.

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Markstrom also had said some teammates werenB次元官网网址檛 playing well enough to be in the NHL after VancouverB次元官网网址檚 fourth straight loss.

B次元官网网址淲e talked, the whole team, (Saturday),B次元官网网址� Markstrom said, B次元官网网址淲e werenB次元官网网址檛 happy with the result and how we were playing hockey. ItB次元官网网址檚 frustrating when we know how good we can play. This was a perfect example.B次元官网网址�

Reid Boucher scored his first two goals of the season to help Vancouver equal its highest goal total.

Boucher opened the scoring 2:11 into the game. Dallas defenceman Dan Hamhuis tried to carry the puck out from behind the goal, but Boucher hit the puck into the right corner of the net.

B次元官网网址淚 got a good jump, won the battle, and just tried to stuff it in there,B次元官网网址� Boucher said. B次元官网网址淚 saw it go in. Nobody really moved or did anything. I told (a referee), and then he went over and took a look at it.B次元官网网址�

After the video review, the goal counted.

B次元官网网址淚t was definitely nice to get a lead,B次元官网网址� Vancouver coach Travis Green said. B次元官网网址淎nd the type of goal. We talked about going to the net tonight and finding a greasy goal.B次元官网网址�

The CanucksB次元官网网址� Jake Virtanen and Thomas Vanek also scored in the first 13:27. VirtanenB次元官网网址檚 goal came on a breakaway after picking off Mattias JanmarkB次元官网网址檚 pass in the Vancouver zone.

B次元官网网址淭he concern for me is the odd-man rushes,B次元官网网址� Dallas coach Ken Hitchcock said. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e giving up more, which is a recipe for disaster. We tried to put the brakes on it and werenB次元官网网址檛 able to, so now weB次元官网网址檝e paid the price and this should get everybodyB次元官网网址檚 attention.B次元官网网址�

In the second period, Bo Horvat scored on the power play, and Boucher connected on a tip-in. Erik Gudbranson had a third-period goal.

Dallas won its previous five games, with the loss preventing the Stars from passing St. Louis for third place in the Central Division.

The Canucks had not beaten Dallas in regulation time since Feb. 21, 2013. The Stars were 13-0-1 in the previous 14 games against Vancouver.

DallasB次元官网网址� Kari Lehtonen had 19 saves after replacing Ben Bishop following HorvatB次元官网网址檚 goal. Bishop allowed four goals in 20 shots.

The Canucks came out firing with 10 of the first 11 shots on goal and a 16-6 advantage for the first period.

Boucher had another scoring chance five minutes after his first goal, but Bishop made a pad save on BoucherB次元官网网址檚 short backhand.

B次元官网网址淭hat was a great save he made on that one. I got about three or four good whacks at it,B次元官网网址� Boucher said.

B次元官网网址 review also denied that an attempt by DallasB次元官网网址� Jason Spezza to tuck the puck into the left corner crossed the goal line midway through the first period.

B次元官网网址淭oday we were strong on the blue lines,B次元官网网址� Markstrom said. B次元官网网址淲e blocked a ton of shots.B次元官网网址�

Gudbranson had five of VancouverB次元官网网址檚 20 blocks.

Daniel Sedin led Vanek with a pass across the blue line for his slap shot from the slot into the upper left corner.

Horvat scored on a wrist shot from the slot at 4:41 of the second period. At 14:35, Boucher deflected Derrick PouliotB次元官网网址檚 shot from the blue line past Lehtonen.

NOTES: The CanucksB次元官网网址� previous largest margin of victory had been four goals. Only three teams have fewer points than VancouverB次元官网网址檚 50. B次元官网网址� The Stars had their most lopsided loss while tying for the most goals allowed in 2017-18. B次元官网网址� BoucherB次元官网网址檚 goals came in his sixth NHL game this season and tied his career high for a game. B次元官网网址� Each team was playing its third game in four days. B次元官网网址� Vanek has 23 points in 23 career games against the Stars. B次元官网网址� In MarkstromB次元官网网址檚 first 150 games, his only shutout was this season on Dec. 5 at Carolina, when he had 30 saves.

UP NEXT

Canucks: Return home for one game against Florida on Wednesday.

Stars: Finish a three-game homestand on Friday vs. St. Louis.

The Associated Press