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National Hockey League
Vancouver 5, Dallas 4
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, February 27, 2023
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees: Francis Charron, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Dan Kelly, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 17876

Thatcher Demko returned to the lineup after a three-month injury absence and stopped 34 shots for the win as the visiting Vancouver Canucks edged the Dallas Stars 5-4 in overtime on Monday night.

The California native made his first start since Dec. 1, when he stopped 15 of 18 shots against the Florida Panthers before having to leave with a groin injury.

Andrei Kuzmenko scored the winner 48 seconds into the overtime on Monday for the Canucks, who are 3-1-1 in their past five games. The winning tally stood up after a five-minute video review to see if Vancouver was offside on the play.

Anthony Beauvillier scored two goals and assisted on the winner, Kuzmenko had a goal and two assists, and Vasily Podkolzin and Sheldon Dries each scored a goal for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes chipped in three assists.

Jamie Benn contributed a goal and an assist while Evgenii Dadonov, Nils Lundkvist and Roope Hintz also scored for Dallas, which fell to 1-3-3 in its past seven games. Jake Oettinger stopped 16 shots.

The Stars tied it 4-4 early in the third period when defenseman Lundkvist took a wrist shot that deflected off a Canucks defender and sailed into the upper half of the net.

Beauvillier opened the scoring just 3:27 into the first period, shooting from a sharp angle and beating Oettinger for his 14th goal.

The teams traded goals just 23 seconds apart during a Canucks power play halfway through the first period. Benn scored while killing the penalty to tie it 1-1, and the Canucks answered on the man advantage with a Dries tip-in goal at 9:00.

Hughes then set up Podkolzin, who made it 3-1 with his second goal of the season at 15:03 of the first.

Making his Dallas debut after being acquired in a trade on Sunday, Dadonov scored at 4:33 of the second to make it 3-2.

Beauvillier notched his second of the game at 11:28 of the second to restore the Canucks' two-goal lead.

Hintz fired a snap shot through Demko's legs on a power play to make it 4-3 with just over two minutes left in the second.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vancouver   Dallas
Anthony Beauvillier 3 Points Jamie Benn 2
Anthony Beauvillier 2 Goals Jamie Benn 1
Quinn Hughes 3 Assists Jamie Benn 1
Sheldon Dries 1 Power Play Goals Roope Hintz 1
N/A Short Handed Goals Jamie Benn 1
Thatcher Demko .895 Save Percentage Jake Oettinger .762
Thatcher Demko 34 Saves Jake Oettinger 16
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vancouver 21 5 1-3 4-5 10 28
Dallas 38 4 1-5 2-3 6 40
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Stars have a W/L % of .452 after a win and .586 after a loss.
  • Vancouver will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Canucks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .444 after a loss.