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Canucks Down Dallas 6-5 - Match Report

Pius Suter was the difference, potting a pair for Vancouver on Tuesday as the Canucks skated off with a 6-5 victory over the Stars at American Airlines Center.

Vancouver was an underdog by +171 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Pius Suter(2), Jake DeBrusk, Kiefer Sherwood, Victor Mancini, and Aatu Raty each scored for the Canucks in the victory. DeBrusk opened the scoring for Vancouver.

Thatcher Demko stopped 23 of 27 Dallas shots in the victory.

Dallas got goals from Mason Marchment, Mikko Rantanen, Mavrik Bourque, Matt Duchene, and Mikael Granlund in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Dallas got a 26-stop effort from Casey DeSmith in the loss.

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

Vancouver outshot Dallas 32-28 in the game.

Next game, Vancouver takes its act on the road to face Colorado looking for another win. For Dallas, they head home to face Winnipeg.