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Heinen scores 2 as streaking Canucks beat Chicago Blackhawks 6-3

Vancouver picks up third straight victory
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Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek, left, saves a shot by Vancouver Canucks centre J.T. Miller during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Danton Heinen scored two of VancouverB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s four first-period goals, and the visiting Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Tuesday night for their third straight win.

J.T. Miller had a goal and two assists for the Canucks, who closed out a 3-1 trip. Brock Boeser, Conor Garland and Pius Suter also scored, and Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves against his first NHL team.

Heinen finished a pretty passing sequence 21 seconds into the game. He picked up his second goal of the season at 10:46, giving Vancouver a 3-1 lead.

Taylor Hall, Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Chicago in its third loss in four games. Petr Mrazek made 24 stops.

HallB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s goal with 6:31 left in the first was his second of the season and his 700th career point.

The Blackhawks went 1 for 5 on the power play, and the Canucks were 2 for 3 with the man advantage.

Takeaways

Canucks: Boeser scored for the second straight game. He is off to a solid start with four goals and two assists in six games.

Blackhawks: It was a rough night for the teamB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s defencemen, who were out of position on a couple of prime scoring opportunities in front.

Key moment

The Canucks had seven players on the ice shortly before Garland made it 4-2 with 4:43 left in the first. It was GarlandB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s third of the season.

The Blackhawks had already had an unsuccessful challenge when they thought Kiefer Sherwood was offside on HeinenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s second goal.

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Key stat

Vancouver has won eight in a row against Chicago. The CanucksB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ last loss against the Blackhawks was a 1-0 setback on Nov. 21, 2021.

Up next

Vancouver opens a three-game homestand on Saturday night against Pittsburgh. Chicago hosts Nashville on Friday night.

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Jay Cohen, The Associated Press





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