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National Hockey League
Vancouver 5, Seattle 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees: Jake Brenk, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 18261

Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists and Conor Garland added three assists as the Vancouver Canucks defeated visiting Seattle 5-2 Tuesday night, sweeping the four-game season series from the expansion Kraken.

The Canucks (39-30-11, 89 points) built a 3-0 lead in the first period while still in the NHL's Western Conference wild-card race, but they were eliminated midway through the game when the Vegas-Dallas contest went to overtime, putting the Stars out of Vancouver's reach.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson had a goal and an assist and Sheldon Dries, J.T. Miller and Luke Schenn also scored for the Canucks, who snapped a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Spencer Martin made 30 saves for his second career victory.

Jordan Eberle and Morgan Geekie scored for Seattle (26-47-6, 58 points), which lost its third game in a row. Joey Daccord stopped 22 of 27 shots.

Dries opened the scoring 2:46 into the game on a three-on-one rush, keeping the puck and beating Daccord with a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle.

The Canucks made it 2-0 just 48 seconds later as Miller buried a one-timer from between the top of the faceoff circles after taking a drop pass from Garland.

Ekman-Larsson extended the lead to 3-0 on the power play at 15:05 of the first, with a snap shot from near the blue line making its way through a screen and into the upper left corner of the net.

The Canucks killed off one five-on-three situation early in the second period, but Seattle finally got on the board at the end of another two-man advantage.

Rookie Matty Beniers took a pass from Jared McCann just outside the top of the crease, and he whipped a backhanded pass to a wide-open Eberle at the left post for a tap-in at 4:59.

The Kraken pulled within 3-2 at 9:12 of the second. They dumped the puck into the offensive zone, and Riley Sheahan won a race into the corner to gain possession and fed Geekie out front for a one-timer into the upper right corner of the net.

Schenn made it 4-2 at 13:10 of the third, tapping a rebound of Matthew Highmore's shot into the net.

Hughes capped the scoring at 15:59 off a pass from Garland on a two-on-one rush.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Seattle   Vancouver
Jordan Eberle 1 Points Quinn Hughes 3
Jordan Eberle 1 Goals Quinn Hughes 1
Matty Beniers 1 Assists Conor Garland 3
Jordan Eberle 1 Power Play Goals Oliver Ekman-Larsson 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Joey Daccord .815 Save Percentage Spencer Martin .938
Joey Daccord 22 Saves Spencer Martin 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Seattle 32 2 1-8 2-3 6 21
Vancouver 27 5 1-3 7-8 16 30
Upcoming Games
  • Vancouver will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Canucks have a W/L % of .514 after a win and .488 after a loss.
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Kraken have a W/L % of .259 after a win and .365 after a loss.