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Brock Boeser collected one goal and one assist
and Phillip Di Giuseppe also scored for the Canucks (34-34-5, 73
points), who have won three straight games and 10 of their last
12. Andrei Kuzmenko and Ethan Bear each supplied two assists and
goaltender Collin Delia made 29 saves, 16 in the third period.
Connor Murphy and Lukas Reichel had a goal apiece for the
Blackhawks (24-43-6, 54 points), who have suffered five straight
losses and have managed only three wins in their last 15 outings
(3-11-1). Goalie Petr Mrazek stopped 27 shots.
With his team trailing 1-0, Di Giuseppe netted a fortunate tally
with 16.9 seconds remaining in the second period to begin the
comeback. He attempted to pass across the crease only to see the
puck bank into the net off the skate of Blackhawks defenseman
Seth Jones.
Then it became the Pettersson show. Dakota Joshua created a
turnover with an open-ice check that led to an off-man rush that
ended with Pettersson converting a sharp-angled shot at 12:06 of
the third period.
Pettersson notched his second marker of the night, and 35th of
the season, when he slipped home a loose puck for a power-play
tally 63 seconds later.
With his outburst, Pettersson has collected seven goals and 10
assists during a 12-game point streak. He has 93 points on the
season.
Reichel gave the Blackhawks a glimmer of hope with a deflection
tally for his fifth goal of the season with 102 seconds
remaining in regulation.
But Boeser's empty-net goal shortly after sealed the win and
left the Blackhawks lamenting another blown lead.
Murphy's short-handed goal with 3:59 remaining in the first
period opened the scoring. It was his sixth goal of the season.
Vancouver has surrendered a league-high 13 short-handed goals.
--Field Level Media
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