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SPORTS Wednesday 30 OctOber 2019
Miller scores 2, Canucks get 5 in 1st and drub Panthers 7-2

VANCOUVER, British Co- one," coach Travis Green "We want to be a playoff
lumbia (AP) — Canucks for- said. "I thought we played team. We want to go deep
ward J.T. Miller only knew a really direct period. in the playoffs," Demko
he was on the cusp of his Sometimes that's mistaken said. "And it's just going to
100th career goal because for not being offensive, but get harder as the season
his parents wouldn't let him I thought we supported the goes on. So just building
forget. puck really well. We were that momentum now and
"They've been putting pres- on top of their defensemen riding it through the sea-
sure on me for about a in the first period, came out son."
week now so I told them to fast and hard." COYOTES 3, SABRES 2, SO
stop texting me," he said. Thatcher Demko made his BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Nick
Miller had two goals Mon- fourth start of the season Schmaltz scored in the
day night, including his and stopped 27 shots. shootout, leading the Coy-
100th in the NHL, and Van- Brian Boyle and Mike Hoff- otes to the road win.
couver scored five times in man scored for Florida, but Conor Garland and Carl
the first period on its way to the loss snapped an eight- Soderberg scored in regu-
a 7-2 victory over the Flori- game point streak (4-0-4). lation for Arizona (7-3-1). Vancouver Canucks' J.T. Miller (9) takes control of the puck as
da Panthers. Coming off a 6-2 win Sun- Darcy Kuemper made Florida Panthers' Mark Pysyk (13) falls after tripping over Ca-
Josh Leivo added a goal day over Edmonton, the 24 saves and stopped all nucks' Brock Boeser during the first period of an NHL hockey
game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019.
and an assist for the Ca- Panthers had hoped to three Sabres attempts in Associated Press
nucks. Brandon Sutter, Tim rest netminder Sergei Bo- the shootout.
Schaller, Jake Virtanen and brovsky. Sam Montem- Schmaltz scored the game- 2), which had won four of outshooting the Sabres 30-
Brock Boeser also scored. beault started between winner on a low shot to the five. Carter Hutton made 15 over the final two peri-
Alex Edler and Elias Petters- the pipes but was replaced glove side. 41 saves. ods. Both teams had prime
son contributed three as- early in the first after al- Jack Eichel and Jeff Skin- The Coyotes dominated scoring opportunities in
sists apiece. lowing three goals on nine ner scored for Buffalo (9-2- the last part of the game, overtime. q
The first goal of the game shots.
for the 26-year-old Miller Bobrovsky made four
marked a milestone, but it saves in 13:42 before the
wasn't something he was 22-year-old Montembeault
focused on. returned for the second
"Honestly, you're so period. He made some im-
wrapped up in the game pressive saves and finished
that you're not really pay- with 26.
ing attention," Miller said. "Just wanted to change the
"It's cool. Obviously I'm hap- momentum of the game
py to do it. I've had a lot of and see what happened
help from other teammates and it worked for about,
along the way." what, a couple minutes?"
Traded to Vancouver Florida coach Joel Quenn-
from Tampa Bay last June, eville said.
the versatile forward has Panthers center Alek-
concentrated instead on sander Barkov said he and
making his mark with the his teammates went from
Canucks (7-3-1). He came playing their best game of
into training camp wanting the season Sunday to their
to make a good impres- worst the following night.
sion and has excelled ever "(The Canucks) played a
since. perfect game," he said.
Miller leads the team in "We just need to move for-
goals with six and is second ward."
in points with 13. Florida replaced Montem-
"I think we're doing a lot of beault with Bobrovsky just
good things right now and 6:18 in after Virtanen's third
the team's building a lot goal in three games gave
of confidence and I think Vancouver a 3-0 advan-
that's really important," he tage.
said. Miller's second goal put the
Miller's line wasn't the only Canucks up 6-2 with 29 sec-
one clicking for the Ca- onds left in the second. Bo-
nucks. In fact, Boeser was eser got on the scoresheet
the lone forward who didn't 13:20 into the third, send-
have a point in the first 20 ing a wrist shot into the top
minutes. right corner.
Vancouver got on the Pettersson got his third assist
board less than two minutes on the play. He has eight
in and kept up offensive points (one goal, seven as-
pressure that overwhelmed sists) in his last four games.
the Panthers much of the There's a lot of confidence
game. in the Canucks' dressing
"The first period was pretty room these days, Petters-
good — scoring from every- son said.