And his deft deflection of a Boeser wrist shot in the second period to provide a 4-2 lead chased starting goalie Jake Oettinger after allowing four goals on 19 shots. He was aligned with Pettersson and Garland amid line juggling and that touch pass to spring Pettersson was an indication of instant chemistry. In a season that had gone south for the centre, who was moved to the wing, he looked like a rejuvenated veteran Monday. Nothing like letting your former club know that you still have game.ĭickinson was acquired from the Stars in the off-season and struggled to contribute to the penalty kill and avoid injuries. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS DICKINSON PROVES POINT Vancouver Canucks’ Jason Dickinson (18) celebrates his goal against the Dallas Stars during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, April 18, 2022. To his credit, he got to the point of talking about doing anything to help the team win. Nobody has been harder on himself that Garland.Ī 19-game goal drought will do that to any player, but it wasn’t for a lack of shots - as many as eight one night against Detroit and five in two other games - that was keeping the speedy winger from contributing. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS GARLAND HITS THE GAS Vancouver Canucks’ Conor Garland celebrates his goal against the Dallas Stars during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, April 18, 2022. However, after drawing a holding minor, Pettersson leapt to keep the puck in at the Dallas blue-line, but it found to found Hintz, who sped away on a breakaway to narrow the count to 3-2. Pettersson had seven points (3-4) against the Stars this season and a run of 20 points (10-10) in his last 14 games. In the second period, Pettersson took a neat touch pass from Dickinson in the neutral zone, sped away on a 2-on-1 and set up Boeser for his 20th of the season.
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However, he got to his feet, got to side of the net, took a feed from Sheldon Dries and shovelled home his 28th goal of the season to snap a 1-1 draw to match his career high. He could have easily been down and out after being levelled behind the net by defenceman Ryan Suter. It was one of those plays that will stick in the memory bank.įor all the angst about whether Pettersson could regain his scoring form following a slow start, his level of engagement was always the most encouraging element in elevation from second-guessing to playing on instinct. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS PERSISTENT PETTERSSON Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson, left, scores against Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, April 18, 2022.
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Here’s what was learned as the Canucks got goals from Conor Garland, Boeser, Jason Dickinson, Vasily Podkolzin and two from Elias Pettersson, while Thatcher Demko made 28 saves for his 32nd win of the season. Roope Hintz had both Dallas goals: This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.