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Drew O’Connor, Jake DeBrusk and Teddy Blueger had first-period
goals and Nikita Tolopilo stopped 20 shots to help Vancouver win
for the first time since a 2-0 home victory over Anaheim on Jan.
29. The Canucks had lost 10 of 11.
Ryan Donato, Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar scored for Chicago in
its fourth loss in five games since the Olympic break. Soderblom
made 16 saves.
Before the game, Chicago traded forward Nick Foligno to
Minnesota for future considerations. Andrew Mangiapane made his
debut for the Blackhawks after being acquired from Edmonton on
Wednesday.
Vancouver made a couple of big moves leading up to the trade
deadline Friday, sending defenseman Tyler Myers to Dallas on
Wednesday and winger Conor Garland to Columbus late Thursday. In
December, the Canucks made the biggest deal of the season when
they shipped captain Quinn Hughes to Minnesota.
Vancouver led 3-2 after a period. There were three goals in the
first 2:32 and four in the first 6:32.
Donato opened the scoring for Chicago on a backhander at 1:08.
Vancouver scored the next three — O’Connor at 2:08, DeBrusk at
2:32, both on tips, and Blueger at 6:32.
Mikheyev scored for Chicago from the slot with eight minutes
left in the period, and Nazar tied it on a tip with 43 seconds
to go in second.
Up next
Canucks: At Winnipeg on Saturday.
Blackhawks: At Dallas on Sunday
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