Canucks end season-opening skid at 7, beating Kraken 5-4

Published October 27, 2022 10:01 PM

By CHRIS TALBOTT
Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Ilya Mikheyev scored his first two goals of the season and the Vancouver Canucks ended their season-opening losing streak at a franchise-record seven games, beating the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Thursday night. Elias Pettersson, Andrei Kuzmenko and Conor Garland each had a goal and had an assist to help coach Bruce Broudreau reach 600 NHL victories. Garland scored the winner into an empty-net. Thatcher Demko stopped 32 shots for the Canucks, including two as he lay on his back midway through the third. Jamie Oleksiak, Jared McCann, Matty Beniers and Jaden Schwartz scored for Seattle, with Schwartz connecting on a power play with 30 seconds left.

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