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Suter scores 2 as Canucks rally to beat Blue Jackets 5-2

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

Brock Boeser, Kiefer Sherwood and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Cancuks, and Quinn Hughes had two assists. Kevin Lankinen had 30 saves as Vancouver improved to 3-0-1 in its last four games.

Mathieu Olivier and Damon Severson scored in the first period for Columbus, which has lost three straight. Elvis Merzilikins finished with 12 saves.

Olivier and Severson scored 5:08 apart to give the Blue Jackets a 2-0 lead with 7:42 left in the opening period.

Boeser and Sherwood scored in the second period to tie it for the Canucks. Suter gave Vancouver the lead early in the third and DeBrusk made it 4-2 with a power-play goal midway through the period. Suter added an empty-netter with 65 seconds left to seal the win.

Takeaways Canucks: DeBrusk scored at home for the first time with the Canucks. He has goals in four straight games and leads the team with 12. Boeser registered an assist on DeBrusk’s goal for his 400th NHL point.

Blue Jackets: Columbus was 0 for 5 on the power play after coming in 29th in the league at 17.2%.

Key moment

An ill-timed play by Merzlikins allowed the Canucks to tie the game at 2-2 with a minute left in the second period. The goalie came out to the top of the left circle to chase down a loose puck but sent it to Vancouver center Teddy Blueger along the boards. Blueger quickly passed it to Sherwood, who fired a shot in past Zach Werenski as he attempted to protect the open net.

Key stat Vancouver improved to 9-5-1 when giving up the first goal of the game.

Up Next Blue Jackets visit Winnipeg on Sunday, and Canucks host Tampa Bay.

Regular Season Series

VAN leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:10 Mathieu Olivier Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Sillinger (14), Zach Aston-Reese (5)
Goal 1st Period 12:18 Damon Severson Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (7), Kirill Marchenko (15)
Goal 2nd Period 3:52 Brock Boeser Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (24), Vincent Desharnais (2)
Goal 2nd Period 19:00 Kiefer Sherwood Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Teddy Blueger (7)
Goal 3rd Period 2:17 Pius Suter Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (15)
Goal 3rd Period 10:22 Jake DeBrusk Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (25), Brock Boeser (9)
Goal 3rd Period 18:55 Pius Suter Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (17)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 18
18 Hits 28
4 Takeaways 5
32 Shots 17
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 38
40.6 Faceoff Win Percent 59.4
15 Giveaways 11
6 Total Penalties 7
15 Penalty Minutes 17
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 1
Filip Chytil, C Out Apr 1
Nils Hoglander, LW Day-To-Day Mar 31
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Owen Sillinger, C Out Mar 18

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,529 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 17 105 9
Carolina 45 24 94 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Rangers 35 32 77 7
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 27 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 31 38 68 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
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