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Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars Wrap - Vancouver Wins 3-1

The Canucks beat Dallas 3-1 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Thatcher Demko's 25 saves.

Vancouver was an underdog by +148 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Brock Boeser, Dakota Joshua, and Jack Rathbone each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Joshua opened the scoring for Vancouver.

Thatcher Demko turned in a 25-save effort for the Canucks.

Ryan Suter scored for the Stars, finding the net behind Thatcher Demko.

Matt Murray stopped 21 of 24 shots for the Stars, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Vancouver scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Dallas went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Dallas outshot Vancouver 26-24 in the game.

Vancouver heads into a battle against the Blackhawks. Dallas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.