Canucks score another road win, beat Detroit
DETROIT — Sven Baertschi scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks used a dominant second period to pull away for a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.
Vancouver scored three times in the second, outshooting the Red Wings 18-6 in the period. Baertschi, Derek Dorsett and Jake Virtanen scored in the second for the Canucks, who are 3-1 so far on a five-game trip. Vancouver next visits Minnesota on Tuesday.
Anthony Mantha scored the only goal for the Red Wings, tying it at 1-1 late in the first. Detroit has lost four in a row.
Vancouver opened the scoring when Bo Horvat’s shot was deflected and trickled right to Baertschi in front of the net. He stickhandled around goalie Jimmy Howard and backhanded the puck in.
Mantha’s equalizer came on a wrist shot from the top of the left circle past Jacob Markstrom.
Dorsett gave Vancouver the lead back with his fifth goal in the past five games. Horvat found him in front of the net with a pass, and Dorsett’s shot bounced in the air off Howard before coming down behind him and going in the net.
Baertschi’s second goal came on a wrister from the top of the slot, then the Canucks added another in the final minute of the middle frame.
Daniel Sedin broke in on a 2-on-1 and passed to Virtanen, whose initial shot was stopped before he put away the rebound.