Canucks edge Leafs 2-1 on Boeser power-play goal

VANCOUVER – Brock Boeser scored connected the powerfulness play to interruption a 1-1 necktie midway done the 3rd play arsenic the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs  2-1 Saturday night.

Defenceman Filip Hronek had a extremity and an assistance for the Canucks (26-18-11), who person won 3 consecutive games and six of their past 8 (6-1-1).

Morgan Rielly scored for the Leafs (33-20-2), who mislaid for the archetypal clip successful their four-game Pacific Division roadworthy swing.

Thatcher Demko started successful extremity for the Canucks and played 10 minutes, stopping each six shots helium faced, earlier being replaced by backup Kevin Lankinen who made 21 saves.

Toronto goalie Joseph Woll made 23 saves.

Prince Harry, successful Vancouver for the opening of the 2025 Invictus Games, dropped the puck earlier the game.

It was the past crippled for some teams earlier the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, which runs Feb. 12-20 successful Montreal and Boston.

TAKEAWAYS

Canucks: The Canucks played without defenceman Quinn Hughes who skated successful the greeting but missed his 4th consecutive crippled with an undisclosed injury. Hronek’s extremity was his 3rd of the season. He past scored successful a Jan. 23 nonaccomplishment successful Edmonton. Centre Elias Pettersson’s extremity drought extended to 9 games. Vancouver’s longest winning streak this twelvemonth is 4 games, each successful October.

Leafs: Rielly’s extremity was his sixth of the play and conscionable his 2nd successful 40 games. The Leafs outshot Vancouver 14-6 successful the 2nd period. Auston Matthew’s assistance connected Rielly’s extremity was his seventh successful the past 3 games. Toronto’s longest winning streak this play is 5 games.

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KEY MOMENT

With conscionable 1:57 near successful the game, and the Leafs connected a powerfulness play, Lankinen slid crossed the crease to marque a diving prevention to halt a Matthews’ shot, keeping the people 2-1 for Vancouver.

KEY STAT

The Canucks are 10-1-0 successful their past 11 location games against the Leafs.

UP NEXT

Maple Leafs: Host the Carolina Hurricanes connected Saturday, Feb. 22.

Canucks: Visit the Vegas Golden Knights connected Saturday, Feb. 22.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Feb. 8, 2025.