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Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks

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Dallas Stars
13-5-3
Final
4 - 2
Vancouver Canucks
9-11-2

Stars rebound from loss to beat Canucks 4-2 for 6th win in 7 games

Dallas Stars vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

Blackwell picked up the puck at the blue line, skated in alone and ripped a shot past Kevin Lankinen for his second goal of the season.

Jason Robertson scored in his fifth straight game and Mikko Rantanen and Mavrik Bourque added goals to help Dallas rebound from a 3-2 home loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. Jake Oettinger made 34 saves.

Linus Karlsson and Elias Pettersson scored for Vancouver in its lone game in a five-day span. The Canucks have lost five of six.

Lankinen made 20 saves.

After Blackwell gave Dallas the lead midway through the third, Rantanen put it away with 1:31 left.

Pettersson tied at 2 on a power play with 5:35 left in the second.

Vancouver had a two-man advantage for 1:20 early in the second, but couldn’t score. Jake DeBrusk came within inches on a shot from the side of the crease, but Oettinger stopped the puck as it slid under his body.

Up next Stars: At Calgary on Saturday night.

Canucks: Host Calgary on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:55 Mavrik Bourque Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Hryckowian (3)
Goal 1st Period 3:06 Linus Karlsson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 7:44 Jason Robertson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 14:25 Elias Pettersson Goal (7) Batted, assists: Jake DeBrusk (3), Kiefer Sherwood (4)
Goal 3rd Period 10:47 Colin Blackwell Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Radek Faksa (7), Oskar Bäck (2)
Goal 3rd Period 18:29 Mikko Rantanen Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Jamie Benn (1), Miro Heiskanen (16)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 8
21 Hits 24
5 Takeaways 5
24 Shots 36
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 35
38.6 Faceoff Win Percent 61.4
15 Giveaways 13
5 Total Penalties 2
10 Penalty Minutes 4
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nils Hoglander, LW Day-To-Day Dec 14
Elias Pettersson, C Injured Reserve Dec 14
Teddy Blueger, C Injured Reserve Dec 8
Filip Chytil, C Injured Reserve Dec 6
Derek Forbort, D Injured Reserve Oct 28
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nils Lundkvist, D Day-To-Day Dec 14
Lian Bichsel, D Injured Reserve Dec 6
Tyler Seguin, C Injured Reserve Dec 6

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,703 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 23 2 53 7
Dallas 21 7 47 5
Minnesota 18 9 41 5
Utah 15 15 33 3
Chicago 13 13 32 6
Winnipeg 15 15 31 1
St. Louis 12 14 31 7
Nashville 12 15 28 4

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 16 6 41 9
Anaheim 19 12 39 1
Los Angeles 14 8 37 9
Edmonton 15 11 36 6
San Jose 16 14 35 3
Seattle 12 11 30 6
Calgary 13 16 30 4
Vancouver 11 17 25 3
Full Standings