nhl Game Recap
Vancouver Skates Past Ottawa 6-3 - Recap
Pius Suter scored twice to lead the Canucks over Ottawa 6-3 on Tuesday at Rogers Arena.
Bettors who backed the Canucks were rewarded as -138 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Vancouver got goals from Pius Suter(2), Elias Pettersson(2), Ian Cole, and J.T. Miller in the victory. Cole opened the scoring at 2:14 of the first period.
Thatcher Demko stopped 35 of 38 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Ottawa got goals from Vladimir Tarasenko(2), and Claude Giroux in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ottawa got a 9-stop effort from Anton Forsberg in the loss.
On the power play, Vancouver went 1-for-1, while the Senators were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 38-26.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act on the road to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head on the road to face Seattle.