Chicago Blackhawks' Colin Blackwell (43) puts a shot wide of the net on a breakaway against Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Thatcher Demko stopped 31 shots for his fifth shutout of the season as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday night.
Pius Suter and Quinn Hughes scored and Andrei Kuzmenko had two assists to help Vancouver get its third straight win. Demko, who got his seventh straight win and ninth in his last 10 starts, got his eighth career shutout.
Petr Mrazek had 27 saves for Chicago, which was coming off a 4-3 overtime win against the New York Islanders on Friday night and again failed to get consecutive wins this season.
Suter opened the scoring for the Canucks 1:47 into the game after Kuzmenko found him backdoor, with the Swiss forward sliding it past Mrazek for his ninth of the season.
Hughes doubled the lead at 6:40, receiving a drop pass from Ilya Mikheyev and dancing his way past two Blackhawks defensemen for his 12th goal of the season.
Nick Foligno had the best chances for Chicago in the third, firing three shots in a row against Demko on the power play.
Vancouver Canucks' Pius Suter, left, and goalie Thatcher Demko (35) celebrate as Ian Cole, right, watches after Vancouver defeated the Chicago Blackhawks during an NHL hockey game, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Chicago Blackhawks' MacKenzie Entwistle, right, reaches for the puck after colliding with Vancouver Canucks' Brock Boeser, center, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek (34) stops Vancouver Canucks' Pius Suter, left, as Blackhawks' Isaak Phillips (41) watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game in in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek, left, stops Vancouver Canucks' Brock Boeser during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Canucks' Ilya Mikheyev (65) skates with the puck behind Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek (34) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Canucks' Nils Aman (88) crashes into the boards as he and Sam Lafferty (18) vie for the puck against Chicago Blackhawks' Kevin Korchinski (55) and Louis Crevier, back left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Canucks' Pius Suter (24) and Ilya Mikheyev, center, celebrate Suter's goal against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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