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Anaheim Falls 8-5 to Canucks - Recap

Anaheim gave up 3 goals to Andrei Kuzmenko in their 8-5 loss to the Canucks in NHL action on Thursday.

Vancouver won as a -171 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Vancouver got goals from Andrei Kuzmenko(3), Bo Horvat(2), Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller, and Dakota Joshua in the victory. Horvat opened the scoring at 19:40 of the first period.

Spencer Martin turned in a 26-save effort for the Canucks.

Anaheim got goals from Max Jones, Troy Terry, Ryan Strome, Trevor Zegras, and Max Comtois in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Anaheim got a 39-stop effort from John Gibson in the loss.

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

Anaheim lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 46-31.

Vancouver heads into a battle against the Predators. Anaheim, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.