By james art CHICAGO (AP) — Danton Heinen scored two of Vancouver’s four goals in the first period and the Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Tuesday night for their third straight win.
JT Miller had a goal and two assists for the Canucks, who finished 3-1. Brock Boeser, Connor Garland and Pius Suter also scored, and Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves against his first NHL team.
Heinen completed a beautiful series of passes 21 seconds into the game. He scored his second goal of the season at 10:46 to give Vancouver a 3-1 lead.
Taylor Hall, Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Chicago in its third loss in four games. Petr Mrazek made 24 stops.
Hall’s goal with 6:31 left in the first was his second of the season and his 700th career point.
The Blackhawks went 1-for-5 on the power play and the Canucks were 2-for-3 on the man advantage.
Canucks: Boeser scored for the second straight game. He’s off to a solid start with four goals and two assists in six games.
Blackhawks: It was a tough night for the team’s defenders, who were out of position on several key scoring opportunities up front.
The Canucks had seven players on the ice shortly before Garland made it 4-2 with 4:43 left in the first. It was Garland’s third of the season.
The Blackhawks already had a missed challenge when they ruled Kiefer Sherwood offside on Heinen’s second goal.
Vancouver has won eight in a row against Chicago. The Canucks last loss against the Blackhawks was a 1-0 setback on November 21, 2021.
Vancouver begins a three-game homestand Saturday night against Pittsburgh. Chicago hosts Nashville on Friday night.
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