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Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators

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Linus Karlsson gets 1st NHL goal as Canucks beat Predators 3-1

Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators: Game Highlights

Nils Hoglander and Pius Suter also scored, and Quinn Hughes had two assists and for the Canucks, who have won three straight. Thatcher Demko made 31 saves.

Tommy Novak scored and Juuse Saros had 19 saves for the Predators, losers of two straight.

Early in the second period, Tyler Myers fired a pass from the left faceoff dot to Karlsson standing just off of the right goalpost, where he had a tap-in for his first career goal at 1:28 to put the Canucks up 2-1.

Hoglander scored the game’s first goal at 7:11 of the opening period. He had the puck on the right side before toe-dragging into the slot and beating Saros with a wrist shot.

Novak tied the score 1:30 later.

Suter scored an empty-net goal in the final minute.

Takeaways Canucks: Demko had lost four of his previous five starts, but he was sharp against the Predators,, especially in the first when he turned aside 12 of 13 shots.

Predators: After winning a season-high five consecutive games, the Predators have dropped their last two. The winning streak gave the team faint hopes of rejoining the playoff race, but losing to teams they are chasing in the standings makes it more difficult.

Key moment With 13:00 remaining in the third and the Canucks on a power play, Nashville’s Gustav Nyquist came in on Demko on a short-handed breakaway. Demko was able to turn the shot aside, preserving Vancouver’s 2-1 lead.

Key stat With his two-assist effort, Hughes extended his point-scoring streak to seven games. He has five goals and six assists over that span. Hughes has two points in each of his last three games.

Up Next Canucks visit Dallas on Friday, while Predators play at Buffalo.

Regular Season Series

NSH wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:11 Nils Hoglander Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (43), Elias Pettersson (21)
Goal 1st Period 8:41 Tommy Novak Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Zachary L'Heureux (9), Justin Barron (2)
Goal 2nd Period 1:28 Linus Karlsson Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Tyler Myers (13), Quinn Hughes (44)
Goal 3rd Period 19:41 Pius Suter Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Derek Forbort (4), J.T. Miller (26)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 7
19 Hits 24
3 Takeaways 6
22 Shots 32
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
17 Faceoffs Won 33
34.0 Faceoff Win Percent 66.0
10 Giveaways 15
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Sissons, C Out Apr 16
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Derek Forbort, D Out Apr 22
Tyler Myers, D Out Apr 21
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 21
Kevin Lankinen, G Out Apr 19
Nils Aman, C Out Apr 12

Game Information

Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,159 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11
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