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Vancouver Canucks vs Philadelphia Flyers Wrap - Vancouver Wins 5-4

It came down to a shootout and Thatcher Demko foiled the opposition in a 5-4 victory for Vancouver over Philadelphia Friday.

Vancouver won as a +122 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Alex Chiasson, Elias Pettersson, Vasily Podkolzin, and J.T. Miller each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Podkolzin opened the scoring for Vancouver.

Thatcher Demko turned in a 31-save effort for the Canucks.

Claude Giroux, Cam Atkinson, Travis Konecny, and Joel Farabee scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Thatcher Demko.

Philadelphia got a 35-stop effort from Carter Hart in the loss.

Vancouver scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Vancouver outshot Philadelphia 39-35 in the game.

Next game, Vancouver takes its act on the road to face Detroit looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head home to face Seattle.