Stars beat Canucks 6-1 to extend winning streak to a franchise-record 9 games

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Lian Bichsel scored twice and the Dallas Stars beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on Monday night.

Colin Blackwell, Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene each had a goal and an assist for the Stars (37-14-9), who extended their winning streak to a franchise-record nine games.

Adam Erne added a goal for Dallas and Miro Heiskanen and Sam Steel had two assists apiece. Jake Oettinger made 13 saves.

The Canucks opened the scoring midway through the first period when Jake DeBrusk drove into the offensive zone, put a shot off Oettinger’s right pad and Evander Kane deflected the rebound in from the side of the net for his 11th goal of the season.

Nikita Tolopilo stopped 31 of the 37 shots he faced in Vancouver’s net as the Canucks lost a sixth straight game (0-4-2).

Up next

Stars: At the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

Canucks: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.

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