Canucks down Blues in shootout, get 1st road win
Thatcher Demko is making the most of his time in the Vancouver Canucks’ starting lineup.
Demko made 34 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped all six shots in a shootout to help the Canucks to a 43 win at the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.
Vancouver won its fourth in a row — its longest streak since winning four straight from March 2531, 2018.
“I’m just glad we were able to get the win,” Demko said. “It’s not about me really.”
Josh Leivo scored the lone shootout goal, which came at the end of the sixth round.
Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller and Micheal Ferland scored for the Canucks, who won for the first time on the road this season.
Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangelo and Robby Fabbri scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who have dropped three straight.
Demko is replacing regular starter Jacob Markstrom, who has missed the last two games due to a family emergency.
The San Diegoborn Demko stopped 26 shots in a 51 win over Detroit on Tuesday in his first start of the season.
He made a pair of impressive stops in the shootout, including pad saves on Brayden Schenn and Alexander Steen.
“I think he’s a composed guy,” Vancouver coach Travis Green said of Demko. “He’s ultracompetitive. That’s a hell of a hockey team over there and he had to make some tough saves.”
Lightning 4, Bruins 3:
Steven Stamkos scored the lone goal in the shootout to lift Tampa Bay at Boston. After the first three shooters for both sides failed, Stamkos put a wrist shot past Tuukka Rask. Andrei Vasilevskiy then stopped Jake DeBrusk. Brayden Point, Mathieu Joseph and Kevin Shattenkirk scored in regulation for Tampa Bay and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 saves. David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, and Patrice Bergeron added a goal for Boston, whose goals all came on power plays.
Golden Knights 2, Senators 2:
Jonathan Marchessault scored his first career shootout game-winning goal for host Vegas, which fired a franchise-record 54 shots on goal, but needed the extra period to earn the two points. Golden Knights wing Mark Stone, who played 366 games for Ottawa, faced his former team for the first time. Reilly Smith and Nick Holden scored for Vegas; Thomas Chabot and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for Ottawa.
Coyotes 5, Predators 2:
Phil Kessel scored his first two goals for host Arizona, and Christian Dvorak scored his third goal in two games. Dante Fabbro and Nick Bonino scored for the Predators, who have lost two of three.
Canadiens 4, Wild 0:
Carey Price made 17 saves for his first shutout of the season (45th career) and Victor Mete and Nick Suzuki scored their first NHL goals in a first-period burst for host Montreal. Minnesota dropped to 1-6-0.
Islanders 3, Jets 1:
Mathew Barzal scored two power-play goals in the second period and Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves in New York’s victory at Winnipeg.
Devils 5, Rangers 2:
Kyle Palmieri and Myles Wood scored in the second period and host New Jersey held off New York for its first victory of the season. Blake Coleman, Nikita Gusev and P.K. Subban also scored and Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves as the Devils improved to 1-4-2.
Flames 5, Red Wings 1:
Sam Bennett, Derek Ryan and Mark Giordano scored in a 5:18 span of the third period to break open a close game in host Calgary’s victory over Detroit.