Miller puts up two points as Canucks crush Arizona Coyotes

J.T. Miller marked a major milestone in spectacular fashion Tuesday, notching a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.

The Canucks' leading scorer collected his 400th career point as Vancouver improved to 21-20-6 on the season in its return from the all-star break.

Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat each added a goal and an assist for the home side, while Conor Garland and Brock Boeser also scored and defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson notched three assists in his first game against his former team.

The Canucks once again got all-star goaltending from Thatcher Demko, who made 35 saves. Karel Vejmelka stopped 24-of-29 shots for the Coyotes.

Tuesday marked the return of Arizona's Antoine Roussel and Loui Eriksson to Vancouver. The duo were part of a blockbuster trade in July that saw the Canucks send three forwards and a ream of draft picks to the Coyotes in exchange for winger Garland and Ekman-Larsson.

Roussel and Eriksson were recognized on the big screen midway through the first period, drawing a mix of cheers and boos from the crowd.

The right-winger deflected in Pettersson's shot for his 13th goal of the year.

The Canucks were 2 for 3 on the power play Tuesday, while the Coyotes went scoreless on four chances.

Vancouver (69.9 per cent) and Arizona (73 per cent) came into the game with the two worst penalty kills in the league.

It was the veteran forward's 16th goal and 46th point of the season.

The Coyotes cut into the home side's lead 13:31 into the second period, with Crouse sending a backhanded shot in behind Demko from the side of the net.

Vancouver took control of the game early in the second, erupting with three goals in two minutes and 22 seconds.

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