Canucks beat Stars, extend winning streak to 6 games

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Elias Pettersson had two goals and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks extended their winning streak to six games with a 6-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday night.

Brock Boeser and Jason Dickinson each had a goal and two assists for the Canucks. Vasily Podkolzin and Conor Garland also scored. Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two assists.

Entering the game, Dickinson had eight points (four goals, four assists) in 55 appearances this season.

"It’s big. It means a lot to me," Dickinson said.

"But a coach early on in my career told me not to fall in love with myself. So I’ll enjoy it for now and then tomorrow, back to business, forget what happened tonight. But also remember the confidence that I played with and that it is there, the ability is there."

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Dallas Stars' Tyler Seguin, left, checks Vancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson, of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, April 18, 2022. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

The 26-year-old looked like a different player on Monday, Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau said.

"You can have a bad year and then you can correct that bad year in a couple good weeks in playoffs," Boudreau said. "He’s smart enough to say ‘OK I’ll put that behind me, what didn’t go right this year. Let’s just worry about what’s in front of me and if I can do good with what’s in front of me.’"

Roope Hintz had two goals for Dallas, including a short-handed score in the second period.

Thatcher Demko stopped 28 of 30 shots for Vancouver, which swept the three-game season series against Dallas.

Stars goalie Jake Oettinger