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Vancouver has won eight of nine games (8-0-1)
and is riding a 16-2-3 run.
Goalie Petr Mrazek stopped 27 shots for the Blackhawks, who have
been held to two or fewer goals in 10 of their past 12 outings.
Suter sent the Canucks off and running when he opened the
scoring 1:47 seconds into the clash. Suter was parked at the
side of the net when Kuzmenko spun and whipped a backhand pass
across the front of the cage to him to convert for his ninth
goal of the season and 100th career point.
Hughes doubled the lead at the 6:40 mark of the first period
with his 12th goal of the campaign. Hughes took a pass near the
half-wall and worked to the bottom of the left circle before he
wired a short-side, top-corner shot.
The injury-ravaged Blackhawks, who are without a number of key
players, including rookie standout Connor Bedard, have managed
only three wins in 13 games (3-9-1) and have lost 17 consecutive
road games.
Demko was called upon to make a number of quality saves. His
most notable stops came included denying a golden opportunity
for Reese Johnson in the middle of the second period, thwarting
Colin Blackwell's early third-period breakaway opportunity and
turning away Nick Foligno's two chances during a late Chicago
power play.
The Blackhawks failed to convert any of their five power-play
opportunities.
--Field Level Media
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