Canucks down Jets in shootout for 3rd straight win under Boudreau
CBC
Elias Pettersson scored the lone goal in the shootout and the Canucks took a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Vancouver on Friday.
The Swedish centre deftly stick handled his way in, outwaiting Winnipeg's Eric Comrie, then wrapping a shot around the outstretched goalie.
Nils Hoglander had a pair of goals for Vancouver (11-15-2), while Conor Garland also found the back of the net and Bo Horvat added a pair of assists.
Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had a goal and two assists for Winnipeg (13-9-5). Mark Scheifele also scored for the visitors, who blanked the Kraken 3-0 in Seattle on Thursday.
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Thatcher Demko stopped 34-of-37 shots in regulation for the Canucks and Comrie had 33 saves in his first start since Nov. 19.
The result marks the first time this season Vancouver has won three games in a row. All three victories have come under Bruce Boudreau, who took over head coaching duties late Sunday night after the club fired Travis Green and general manager Jim Benning.
Both sides had stellar chances to put the game away in overtime, but Demko and Comrie each made magnificent saves.
Vancouver got an extra man for the final 49.6 seconds of extra time after Winnipeg's Nikolaj Ehlers was called for tripping. The Canucks called a 30-second time out to scheme, but couldn't get a puck past Comrie.
The two sides traded goals across the first two periods then locked in for a defensive battle across the third.
Winnipeg briefly appeared to take the lead 13:44 into the second when a puck slid into the Vancouver net off the skate of Andrew Copp. Vancouver challenged for goaltender interference, arguing a collision between Pierre-Luc Dubois and Demko had stopped the netminder from making the save. After video review, the goal was called back for goaltender interference.
The Jets evened the score at 3-3 minutes earlier when Connor slipped a pass through traffic to Scheifele's tape, and the star centre blasted a one-timer that beat Demko stick side.
Garland registered Vancouver's third goal of the night 7:06 into the frame.
J.T. Miller forced a turnover on a Winnipeg line change and sent the puck up the ice to Garland for a breakaway. The Canucks winger gave Comrie a head fake one way, then tucked a shot behind the goalie's opposite skate.