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Canucks extend winning streak to 3 games with 4-1 victory over Red Wings

Elias Lindholm leads way for Vancouver with pair of goals
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Vancouver CanucksB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ J.T. Miller (9) skates with the puck as Detroit Red WingsB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ Patrick Kane (88) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game, in Vancouver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Elias Lindholm led the way with two goals and the Vancouver Canucks extended their winning streak to three games with a4-1victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.

Nikita Zadorov scored his first goal with Vancouver (37-12-6), while J.T. Miller added one of his own. Elias Pettersson dished out three assists.

Thatcher Demko made 27 saves.

J.T. Compher had the lone goal for Detroit (27-20-6), which dropped its second straight game.

Alex Lyon stopped 17 shots.

Miller opened the scoring on an unassisted goal, firing a wrist shot past Lyon at 7:37 of the first period.

Lindholm added to the lead at 9:31 when he wired a wrist shot off the post and in.

Zadorov made it a 3-0 game 12:51 into the second. After a wraparound attempt from Pettersson, Zadorov got the puck and fired a point shot that made its way in through traffic.

Compher put the Red Wings on the board at 14:25 when he roofed the puck past Demko on a feed from Patrick Kane.

Lindholm netted his second of the night 12:59 into the third period with a one-timer on a pass from Petterson.

UP NEXT

The Canucks host the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.

The Red Wings travel to Calgary to face the Flames on Saturday.

Nick Wells, The Canadian Press

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