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Vancouver Ices Carolina 4-3 - Recap

The Canucks beat Carolina 4-3 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Thatcher Demko's 21 saves.

Vancouver won as a +116 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Ilya Mikheyev, Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller, and Sam Lafferty each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Lafferty opened the scoring for Vancouver.

Thatcher Demko stopped 21 of 24 Carolina shots in the victory.

Carolina got goals from Brady Skjei, Stefan Noesen, and Jordan Martinook in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 24 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Vancouver went 0-for-3, while the Hurricanes were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 24-24.

Vancouver heads into a battle against the Lightning. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.