Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Thursday, March 22, 2018 · United Center
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Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at United Center. The Blackhawks outshot the Canucks 41-27.
Alexander Edler scored twice. Nick Schmaltz, Henrik Sedin, Bo Horvat, Brandon Sutter and Matthew Highmore also scored.
Jacob Markstrom made 39 saves on 41 shots for the win; J-F Berube stopped 14 of 18.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alexander Edler (4)Brendan Leipsic (16), Henrik Sedin (42)1–007:11 VAN
Nick Schmaltz (21)Brent Seabrook (18), Patrick Kane (46)1–108:02 CHI
Henrik Sedin (3)Daniel Sedin (28), Sam Gagner (21)2–117:42 VAN
2nd period
Bo Horvat (20)Nikolay Goldobin (4), Troy Stecher (9)3–106:59 VAN- Alexander Edler (5)Bo Horvat (20), Nikolay Goldobin (5)4–109:38 VAN
3rd period
Brandon Sutter (8)Michael Del Zotto (14), Darren Archibald (3)5–103:24 VAN
Matthew Highmore (2)Brandon Saad (16)5–216:27 CHI
Team stats
VANCHI
27Shots on goal41
51%Faceoff %49%
0/1Power play0/4
23Penalty minutes7
23Hits19
15Blocked shots11
6Giveaways5
5Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 10:49
Nikolay Goldobin · slashing2 min - 1st 18:06
Andreas Martinsen · high sticking2 min - 2nd 02:32Andreas Martinsen · fighting5 min
- 2nd 02:32Derrick Pouliot · instigator2 min
- 2nd 02:32Derrick Pouliot · fighting5 min
- 2nd 02:32Derrick Pouliot · misconduct10 min
- 2nd 09:58Troy Stecher · hooking2 min
- 3rd 13:52Alexander Edler · tripping2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 33Henrik SedinC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 15:10 |
| 53Bo HorvatC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 17:36 |
| 77Nikolay GoldobinR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:07 |
| 23Alexander EdlerD | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 22:41 |
| 9Brendan LeipsicL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:16 |
| 20Brandon SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22:03 |
| 22Daniel SedinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:52 |
| 49Darren ArchibaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:33 |
| 89Sam GagnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 15:00 |
| 4Michael Del ZottoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 23:46 |
| 51Troy StecherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 21:27 |
| 17Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 09:25 |
| 18Jake VirtanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:33 |
| 64Tyler MotteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:40 |
| 5Derrick PouliotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:22 |
| 8Chris TanevD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:00 |
| 55Alex BiegaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:25 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Jacob MarkstromG | W | 41 | 39 | 2 | .951 | 60:00 |
| 31Anders NilssonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 8Nick SchmaltzC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 17:45 |
| 20Brandon SaadL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16:35 |
| 36Matthew HighmoreC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:21 |
| 88Patrick KaneR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 20:51 |
| 7Brent SeabrookD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:59 |
| 10Patrick SharpL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:54 |
| 12Alex DeBrincatR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:35 |
| 13Tomas JurcoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 10:06 |
| 15Artem AnisimovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:05 |
| 29Andreas MartinsenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:26 |
| 40John HaydenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:59 |
| 48Vinnie HinostrozaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:56 |
| 64David KampfC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:33 |
| 2Duncan KeithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 24:08 |
| 5Connor MurphyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:20 |
| 44Jan RuttaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:13 |
| 56Erik GustafssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 19:45 |
| 82Jordan OesterleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:29 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Anton ForsbergG | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 30:22 | |
| 34J-F BerubeG | L | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 29:38 |