Alex Goligoski fouled him, he got a good backhand on Niemi’s net, and the Canucks seemed destined for a power play- The officials disagreed despite the quality chance and sent Burows to center ice and to a 1-0 lead. Burrows went in slowly and slipped the puck through Antti Niemi for his second goal of the season. The puck somehow eluded Vancouver goalie Ryan Miller and slipped in at 15:05 of the first period for Sharp’s second goal of the season. The Stars have won seven straight against the Canucks while outscoring them 29-10. The Canucks roll on to play the Arizona Coyotes tomorrow night in another Western Conferencebattle as they look to get back in the win column.
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“I thought I had a clean shot so I was a little bit surprised”, Burrows said.
The Dallas Stars are well known for their in-game entertainment troll jobs, but their latest attempt might have backfired and upset their own fan base.
The Vancouver Canucks were unable to stay undefeated on the road this season, blowing a 3-1 lead in the third period en route to a 4-3 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars.
Sharp’s second score tied it with 4:35 left in the third period, erasing what had been a 3-1 Canucks lead. Jason Demers had scored about 5 minutes earlier.
Dallas coach Lindy Ruff liked his team’s first experience with the league’s new 3-on-3 overtime period. “The part that we’re trying to be real good at is once they get in our zone, we don’t want to give up an opportunity like Benn got”. Stars 1, Canucks 1.
“That”s something that past year would have turned the game the other way,” Ruff said. “We won quite a few games that way and that has been the big difference this year losing those games three-on-three”.
But they are doing something different this year, making those goals stand up. “It’s a huge measuring stick against probably the beat team in the league right now”, Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows said.
The Stars pledged to start the game better after sluggishness against the Ducks almost cost them on Tuesday and they delivered, out-shooting the Canucks 10-0 through the game’s first 12 minutes in a dominating display of puck possession.
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Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Jeff Zatkloff made an impressive 50 saves to help his side earn a 4-3 win over Buffalo Sabres, with Matt Moulson scoring the decisive goal with just less than three minutes remaining. Benn, who also had an assist in the game, has nine goals and eight assists in just 10 games this season.
