National Hockey League

FINAL
Vancouver Canucks 5
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St. Louis Blues 2
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Match Report

Horvat scores twice, Canucks beat Blues 5-2 in series opener

Bo Horvat scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Wednesday in the opening game of their best-of-seven first-round series.

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Team Stats

VAN STL
18
Blocked Shots
12
18
Hits
30
11
Takeaways
4
22
Shots
31
3
Power Play Goals
1
6
Power Play Opportunities
3
50.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
34
Faceoffs Won
35
49.3
Faceoff Win Percent
50.7
13
Giveaways
7
4
Total Penalties
7
16
Penalty Minutes
22

Top Performers

VAN

  • Jacob Markstrom G GA 2 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Bo Horvat C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • J.T. Miller LW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Brandon Sutter C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1

STL

  • Jordan Binnington G GA 5 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Zach Sanford LW BS 2 · HT 5 · TK 1
  • Ryan O'Reilly C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Brayden Schenn C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0

Head to Head

VAN wins series 2-1

Injuries

St. Louis Blues

  • Colton Parayko Day-To-Day
  • Ross Johnston Injured Reserve
  • Torey Krug Injured Reserve
  • Dillon Dube Injured Reserve
  • Tyler Tucker Injured Reserve

Vancouver Canucks

  • Filip Chytil Injured Reserve
  • Akil Thomas Injured Reserve
  • Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
  • Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Penalty 19:21
    Zach Sanford 3rd
  2. Penalty 19:21
    Jake Virtanen 3rd
  3. Goal 19:21 5-2
    J.T. Miller 3rd
  4. Penalty 18:32
    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  5. Missed 18:17 4-2
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  6. Missed 17:46 4-2
    Jaden Schwartz 3rd
  7. Missed 16:41 4-2
    Brayden Schenn 3rd
  8. Missed 16:33 4-2
    Justin Faulk 3rd
  9. Missed 15:12 4-2
    Brock Boeser 3rd
  10. Missed 8:53 4-2
    Quinn Hughes 3rd
  11. Goal 8:01 4-2
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  12. Missed 6:28 3-2
    Zach Sanford 3rd
  13. Goal 5:37 3-2
    Troy Stecher 3rd
  14. Missed 2:13 2-2
    Justin Faulk 3rd
  15. Missed 0:16 2-2
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  16. Missed 19:25 2-2
    Tyler Bozak 2nd
  17. Missed 16:16 2-2
    Bo Horvat 2nd
  18. Missed 16:06 2-2
    Elias Pettersson 2nd
  19. Penalty 14:59
    Mackenzie MacEachern 2nd
  20. Penalty 11:49
    Zack MacEwen 2nd
  21. Goal 9:49 2-2
    Jaden Schwartz 2nd
  22. Goal 8:37 2-1
    Elias Pettersson 2nd
  23. Penalty 7:43
    Brayden Schenn 2nd
  24. Missed 7:17 1-1
    Jaden Schwartz 2nd
  25. Penalty 4:45
    Tyler Bozak 2nd
  26. Penalty 3:13
    Tyler Myers 2nd
  27. Missed 0:40 1-1
    Brock Boeser 2nd
  28. Missed 19:37 1-1
    Elias Pettersson 1st
  29. Penalty 18:42
    Alex Pietrangelo 1st
  30. Missed 17:18 1-1
    Quinn Hughes 1st
  31. Goal 16:37 1-1
    David Perron 1st
  32. Missed 16:24 1-0
    Alex Pietrangelo 1st
  33. Penalty 15:58
    Antoine Roussel 1st
  34. Missed 10:57 1-0
    Vladimir Tarasenko 1st
  35. Missed 9:10 1-0
    Antoine Roussel 1st
  36. Missed 8:04 1-0
    Antoine Roussel 1st
  37. Missed 7:24 1-0
    Loui Eriksson 1st
  38. Missed 7:09 1-0
    Tyler Bozak 1st
  39. Missed 6:25 1-0
    J.T. Miller 1st
  40. Goal 4:29 1-0
    Bo Horvat 1st
  41. Penalty 4:17
    Justin Faulk 1st
  42. Missed 2:56 0-0
    Tanner Pearson 1st
  43. Missed 2:18 0-0
    Troy Stecher 1st
  44. Missed 2:15 0-0
    Alexander Edler 1st
  45. Missed 1:40 0-0
    Justin Faulk 1st
  46. Missed 1:31 0-0
    Robert Thomas 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 5-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 5-2
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:21 5-2
    Brandon Sutter 3rd
  4. Penalty 19:21
    Zach Sanford 3rd
  5. Penalty 19:21
    Jake Virtanen 3rd
  6. Goal 19:21 5-2
    J.T. Miller 3rd
  7. Face Off 18:32 4-2
    J.T. Miller 3rd
  8. Stoppage 18:32 4-2
    3rd
  9. Penalty 18:32
    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  10. Missed 18:17 4-2
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  11. Shot 18:12 4-2
    Jaden Schwartz 3rd
  12. Shot 18:05 4-2
    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  13. Face Off 17:51 4-2
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  14. Stoppage 17:51 4-2
    3rd
  15. Missed 17:46 4-2
    Jaden Schwartz 3rd
  16. Takeaway 17:30 4-2
    Vladimir Tarasenko 3rd
  17. Shot 17:15 4-2
    Jaden Schwartz 3rd
  18. Blocked 17:04 4-2
    David Perron 3rd
  19. Giveaway 16:47 4-2
    Tyler Motte 3rd
  20. Face Off 16:41 4-2
    Jay Beagle 3rd
  21. Stoppage 16:41 4-2
    3rd
  22. Missed 16:41 4-2
    Brayden Schenn 3rd
  23. Missed 16:33 4-2
    Justin Faulk 3rd
  24. Takeaway 16:24 4-2
    Tyler Motte 3rd
  25. Shot 16:20 4-2
    Jay Beagle 3rd
  26. Blocked 16:01 4-2
    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  27. Hit 15:36 4-2
    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  28. Hit 15:18 4-2
    Brayden Schenn 3rd
  29. Takeaway 15:13 4-2
    Oscar Fantenberg 3rd
  30. Missed 15:12 4-2
    Brock Boeser 3rd
  31. Blocked 14:58 4-2
    Marco Scandella 3rd
  32. Giveaway 14:57 4-2
    Alexander Edler 3rd
  33. Hit 13:59 4-2
    Tanner Pearson 3rd
  34. Face Off 13:44 4-2
    Bo Horvat 3rd
  35. Stoppage 13:44 4-2
    3rd
  36. Blocked 13:31 4-2
    Brock Boeser 3rd
  37. Blocked 13:18 4-2
    Marco Scandella 3rd
  38. Face Off 13:08 4-2
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  39. Stoppage 13:08 4-2
    3rd
  40. Hit 12:40 4-2
    Brayden Schenn 3rd

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