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Canucks
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[December 10, 2013]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia —
Canucks 2, Hurricanes 0: Eddie Lack
made 31 saves in his home debut for his first career shutout as
Vancouver extended its winning streak to five games.
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 Defenseman Chris Tanev and Jannik Hansen scored for the Canucks,
who improved to 3-0-0 on their five-game homestand. Chris Higgins
notched two assists for the second time in as many nights as
Vancouver completed a sweep of the two-game season series.
Justin Peters turned aside 24 shots for the Hurricanes, who had
their three-game winning streak snapped. Carolina was outscored 5-2
in the two meetings with the Canucks.
Vancouver gave Lack an early lead as Tanev scored his second goal of
the season at 3:35 of the opening period. Tanev received a pass from
fellow blue-liner Dan Hamhuis at the right point and moved down to
the top of the faceoff circle before unleashing a shot that beat a
screened Peters.
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Hansen's empty-net goal with 1:14 remaining sealed the win
for Lack, who stopped 11 shots in the first period, seven in the
second and 13 in the third. Half of the 25-year-old Swede's NHL
victories have come against the Hurricanes, as he also notched
the win in Carolina on Dec. 1.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Vancouver improved to 6-2-1 over its last nine
games despite scoring more than three goals only once in that
span. ... Carolina LW Jeff Skinner has gone two games without a
point after collecting six in his previous two contests. ... The
Canucks failed to score a power-play goal for the second
straight contest following a seven-game streak.
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