Dakota Joshua and Sheldon Dries scored targets 34 seconds aside within the third interval because the Vancouver Canucks battled again from two one-goal deficits to defeat Chicago 5-2 and provides Rick Tocchet a win in his first recreation as Vancouver’s head coach.
Tocchet was named the Canucks twenty first head coach on Sunday after Bruce Boudreau was fired together with assistant coach Trent Cull. The Canucks employed Adam Foote as an assistant coach and Sergei Gonchar as a defensive growth coach.
There was a combination of boos and cheers when Tocchet was launched to the gang throughout the first interval. The recreation was simply 3:30 outdated when a fan threw a Canucks jersey on the ice.
The Canucks outshot Chicago 48-14 and failed to attain on 5 power-play probabilities.
Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice for the Canucks (19-25-3) who snapped a three-game dropping streak. Elias Pettersson had two assists, giving him six targets and 22 assists within the final 16 video games. Bo Horvat additionally scored shorthanded into an empty web at 18:34, matching a profession excessive of 31 targets in a season.
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Dries’ between-the-legs magnificence leads Canucks previous Chicago
Sheldon Dries places his stick between his legs and fires in a rebound whereas falling in Vancouver’s 5-2 victory over Chicago. Rick Tocchet picks up a win in his debut as head coach for the Canucks.
Patrick Kane and Sam Lafferty scored for Chicago (14-28-4) who misplaced their second consecutive recreation.
Vancouver goaltender Collin Delia stopped 12 pictures.
Petr Mrazek made 43 saves for Chicago.
The Canucks go-ahead aim got here simply seconds after Kane whiffed on an excellent scoring likelihood within the Canuck finish.
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Defenceman Quinn Hughes despatched the puck up the ice. Brock Boeser tried to financial institution a shot in from a pointy angle. Mrazek stopped the puck however Joshua chipped it over the sprawled goalie for a 3-2 lead at 11:34.
On the next faceoff, Mrazek stopped a Conor Garland shot. Dries directed the rebound into the web with a shot from between his legs.
Kuzmenko scored his twentieth and twenty first targets within the second interval to tie the sport 2-2 after 40 minutes.
His first aim got here off the rebound of Ilya Mikheyev’s shot to tie the sport 1-1 at 7:02.
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet, again centre, talks to Conor Garland, centre, as defensive growth coach Sergei Gonchar, proper, listens whereas assistant coach Adam Foote, again left, stands behind the bench throughout the first interval of an NHL hockey recreation in Vancouver, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Lafferty gave Chicago a 2-1 lead when his harmless wanting shot went by Delia’s five-hole at 12:06.
Kuzmenko tied the sport once more at 15:47 with a reasonably deflection of a Pettersson go.
Vancouver trailed 1-0 after the primary interval regardless of outshooting Chicago 21-6. Kane scored with 2:11 remaining with a seeing-eye shot by site visitors that sailed over Delia’s shoulder.
Mrazek made a number of nice saves throughout the interval. He stopped Vancouver’s Curtis Lazar on two pictures from in shut, received a blocker on a Bo Horvat blast throughout an influence play and stopped defenceman Luke Schenn on a breakaway after he stepped out of the penalty field.
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Tocchet had one observe and one game-day skate to organize for Chicago. The Canucks wore particular warm-up jerseys to have a good time the Lunar New Year Vancouver failed to attain on a four-minute energy play early within the first interval when Chicago’s Seth Jones was known as for high-sticking. Kim Sim, Vancouver’s first Asian mayor, dropped the puck within the ceremonial opening faceoff.
Chicago centre Max Domi was assessed an instigation minor, preventing main and 10-minute misconduct for a battle with Vancouver’s Dakota Joshua at 8:13 of the second interval. Chicago noticed a three-game win streak snapped in a loss to L.A. on Sunday. Chicago ahead Tyler Johnson, who had 14 factors in 22 video games, has been positioned on injured reserved after aggravating a left ankle damage.
It’s a fast turnaround for the Canucks who play Wednesday night time in Seattle. Vancouver returns dwelling to face Columbus on Friday, then begins a four-game highway journey Feb. 2 in New Jersey.
Chicago proceed their highway journey with video games in Calgary on Thursday and Edmonton Saturday earlier than returning dwelling to face Anaheim Feb. 7.
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