Thatcher Demko has 31 saves for fifth shutout of season as Canucks beat Blackhawks 2-0

Tue, Jan 23, 2024
NHL News (AP)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Thatcher Demko stopped 31 shots for his fifth shutout of the season as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday night.

Pius Suter and Quinn Hughes scored and Andrei Kuzmenko had two assists to help Vancouver get its third straight win. Demko, who got his seventh straight win and ninth in his last 10 starts, got his eighth career shutout.

Petr Mrazek had 27 saves for Chicago, which was coming off a 4-3 overtime win against the New York Islanders on Friday night and has won consecutive games just once this season.

Suter opened the scoring for the Canucks 1:47 into the game after Kuzmenko found him backdoor, with the Swiss forward sliding it past Mrazek for his ninth of the season.

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Hughes doubled the lead at 6:40, receiving a drop pass from Ilya Mikheyev and dancing his way past two Blackhawks defensemen for his 12th goal of the season.

Nick Foligno had the best chances for Chicago in the third, firing three shots in a row against Demko on the power play.

UP NEXT

Blackhawks: At Seattle on Wednesday night.

Canucks: Host St. Louis on Wednesday night.

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