Canucks cruise previous Golden Knights for 4th win in 5 video games

J.T. Miller had a purpose and two assists and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 on Saturday evening in Las Vegas.

Vancouver gained its second straight on a three-game journey that ends Sunday in San Jose. The Canucks have gained 4 of 5 after a three-game skid.

Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, Andrei Kuzmenko and Bo Horvat additionally scored for the Canucks. Spencer Martin made 26 saves.

Vegas, in the meantime, misplaced for the second time in two nights after dropping for the primary time ever to Seattle on Friday. Previous to arguably their worst efficiency of the season, the Golden Knights have been 11-1-3 in opposition to the Canucks, together with a 5-4 win in Vancouver on Nov. 21.

Since opening the season an NHL-best 13-2-0, the Golden Knights have misplaced 5 of their final eight, with 4 of the losses coming at house.

The Canucks struck first when Boeser was parked completely in entrance of the web throughout an influence play to deflect the puck previous Thompson.

Vancouver made it 2-0 close to the top of the primary interval with one other power-play purpose, as Miller discovered the again of the web with a shot from the left circle Thompson by no means noticed.

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J.T. Miller scored and added two assists as Vancouver defeated Vegas 5-1 Saturday evening.

The barrage of power-play targets continued within the second interval, as Pettersson lasered a one-timer from the fitting dot to increase Vancouver’s result in three targets.

The Canucks completed 3 of 5 on the ability play. It got here as no shock, both, as they entered the sport ranked second within the NHL with their energy play since Oct. 24, changing at a 34.0% price.

Total, Vancouver got here in ranked fifth on the ability play at 27.1 per cent.

First, it was Kuzmenko skating down the slot alone and burying Nils Aman’s fairly feed from behind the web.

And with two seconds left within the second, it was Vancouver’s captain, Horvat, taking Miller’s go from the crease and firing it previous Thompson.

Marchessault ruined Martin’s bid for Vancouver’s first shutout win of the season with a purpose late within the third interval.

The Canucks will subsequent face the Sharks in San Jose on Sunday.