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Boeser’s hat trick leads Canucks over Blues 6-1

By DAVID SOLOMON nucks coach Travis Green
Associated Press said. “Our two young guys,
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brock Bo- they were great tonight. It’s
eser didn’t need much help great to see.”
during a breakout 2017-18 St. Louis had won five con-
season. Now he’s getting secutive games against
plenty from another star Vancouver and had re-
rookie in Elias Pettersson. corded a point in their nine
Boeser scored his second previous games. The Blues
career hat trick, Petters- are 2-11-1 when surrender-
son had a goal and four ing the first goal.
assists and the Vancouver Pettersson expanded the
Canucks beat the St. Louis lead to 2-0 when he buried
Blues 6-1 on Sunday. a feed from Troy Stecher
Pettersson became the 31 seconds after Vancou-
second rookie to have two ver killed off a four-minute
five-point games before power play. Pettersson pre-
the end of December. He viously had five points Nov.
assisted on all three of Bo- 2 versus Colorado.
eser’s goals to become “I don’t really know what
the second Canucks rook- to answer,” Pettersson said
ie to have multiple four- Vancouver Canucks’ Brock Boeser, right, shoots to score as St. Louis Blues’ Joel Edmundson when asked about his of-
point games after Boeser defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in St. Louis. fensive output. “I’m just try-
achieved the feat last sea- Associated Press ing to create chances and
son. games. inside the blue line that ap- line has been playing solid points will come when you
“He can make passes that Jacob Markstrom made 22 peared to deflect off Blues hockey. It’s nice to get a play good. That’s all I’m
most guys can’t,” Boeser saves to improve to 10-9- defenseman Joel Edmund- few lucky bounces and get thinking of.”
said. “You’ve always got to 3 on the season and 2-4-0 son 8:45 into the third peri- the hat trick.” Boeser netted his second of
be ready.” lifetime against St. Louis. od to match his career high Boeser scored his first goal the game when he pushed
Bo Horvat and Nikolay Jake Allen stopped three of three goals. His previous on a shot that deflected off a feed from Pettersson past
Goldobin also scored for of six shots in 14:06 before hat trick was Nov. 4, 2017 the end boards and hit the Allen to end his night.
the Canucks, who won being pulled in favor of against Pittsburgh. back of Allen’s leg pads Horvat and Goldobin
consecutive games for Chad Johnson, who made “It was nice,” Boeser said. before trickling into the net. scored 1:55 apart in the
the first time since winning 12 saves. Allen recorded his “I’ve been battling and a “Whenever a goal scorer second period as they
three straight from Oct. 29 first shutout of the season battle through some injury. gets a lucky-bounce goal, each were able to capital-
through Nov. 2. Vancouver Friday at Winnipeg. I feel like I’ve been getting you’re hoping it’s the start ize on rebounds off John-
was 2-10-2 in its previous 14 Boeser fired a shot from just chances lately and our of something good,” Ca- son. q

Jets get 3 on power play, rout

Flyers 7-1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Laine each had two assists. traffic for his 11th of the
— Josh Morrissey scored Jakub Voracek scored his season to open scoring for
one of Winnipeg’s three eighth goal for the Flyers Winnipeg midway through
power-play goals and the (12-13-3). the first. It was Connor’s first
Jets got goals from seven Connor Hellebuyck made goal in 10 games.
players while routing the 36 saves for Winnipeg. Morrissey struck less than
Philadelphia Flyers 7-1 on Philadelphia’s Michal Neu- three minutes later with
Sunday. Kyle Connor, Bran- virth, in just his second ap- Radko Gudas off for rough-
don Tanev, Dustin Byfug- pearance of the season, ing Scheifele. Morrissey — Winnipeg Jets’ Brandon Tanev (13) scores against Philadelphia
lien, Blake Wheeler, Bryan allowed three goals on who returned to the Jets Flyers’ goaltender Michal Neuvirth (30) after getting past Flyers’
Little and Tyler Myers also 10 shots before being re- lineup Sunday after missing Ivan Provorov (9) during second-period NHL hockey game
scored for Winnipeg (18-9- placed by Anthony Stolarz the last two games with a action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018.
2). Mark Scheifele assisted in the second period. Sto- lower-body injury — beat Associated Press
on all three of Winnipeg’s larz stopped 21 shots. a screened Neuvirth with nipeg scored three times as Tanev jumped on a re-
second-period goals, and Connor’s shot from the high a slap shot for his third in the second period, with bound for his fifth goal of
Nikolaj Ehlers and Patrik slot found its way through goal of the season. Win- the first chasing Neuvirth the season.q