Vancouver 3, Toronto 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 12, 2022
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees:
Chris Schlenker, Ian Walsh
Linesmen:
Michel Cormier, Travis Gawryletz
Attendance:
9396
By Field Level Media
Juho Lammikko scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and the Vancouver Canucks held on to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Saturday night.
Thatcher Demko was superb in goal for Vancouver, making a career-best 51 saves. J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks.
Auston Matthews and Ondrej Kase scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost the first two games of a three-game trip.
Petr Mrazek stopped 21 shots for Toronto.
Miller scored his 17th goal of the season at 1:29 of the first period. He shot from the lower edge of the left circle high over a sprawling Mrazek, who had poke-checked the puck away from Bo Horvat.
Boeser scored his 14th goal at the six-minute mark of the period on a power play, putting home the rebound on a deflected shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Pierre Engvall was serving a high-sticking penalty.
Toronto's TJ Brodie hit the post with a shot two seconds from the end of the first period.
Toronto tied the game with two quick power-play goals in the second period.
Matthews scored his 32nd goal on a power play at 12:46. After Demko stopped William Nylander's shot, John Tavares grabbed the rebound and fed Matthews, who was lurking low in the right circle. Horvat was off for high-sticking.
Kase scored his ninth goal of the season, tipping in Jason Spezza's shot at 15:41. Luke Schenn was off for tripping.
Vancouver regained the lead at 18:30 of the second period when Lammikko scored his fourth of the season on Alex Chiasson's rebound. The play developed after Nylander's turnover in the neutral zone.
Toronto had a 36-18 advantage in shots on goal after two periods.
Demko was solid in the third period under constant pressure from Toronto. He held firm when Nylander broke in and tried a backhand.
Tavares took a high-sticking penalty at 17:38 of the third, but Toronto still removed Mrazek for an extra attacker. Miller put the puck into the empty net, but a video review determined that the play was offside.
The game ended with a scramble around the Vancouver goal.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Toronto |
|
Vancouver |
|
Ondrej Kase 1 |
Points |
Brock Boeser 2 |
|
Ondrej Kase 1 |
Goals |
Brock Boeser 1 |
|
William Nylander 1 |
Assists |
Brock Boeser 1 |
|
Ondrej Kase 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Brock Boeser 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Petr Mrazek .875 |
Save Percentage |
Thatcher Demko .962 |
|
Petr Mrazek 21 |
Saves |
Thatcher Demko 51 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Toronto
|
53 |
2 |
2-3 |
4-5 |
10 |
30 |
| Vancouver
|
24 |
3 |
1-5 |
1-3 |
6 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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Vancouver will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Canucks have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .481 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .690 after a win and .643 after a loss.
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