Logan Cooley’s third-period goal stood up as the winner, lifting the visiting Utah Hockey Club to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Sunday night at Rogers Arena.
Kevin Stenlund and Clayton Keller also scored for Utah (30-26-11), while captain Quinn Hughes tallied for the Canucks (31-25-11).
Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves to earn the goaltending win, while Kevin Lankinen made 20 saves for Vancouver.
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With the win, Utah climbed within two points of the Canucks and St. Louis Blues in the battle for the second and final NHL Western Conference wildcard slot.
After a scoreless first period, Hughes opened the scoring on the power play 2:37 into the second when his point shot deflected in off Utah’s Mikhail Sergachev. Hughes has 16 goals on the season.
Stenlund pulled Utah even at 12:04 of the second, converting a pass from Nick Bjugstad.
Cooley’s winner came at 5:08 of the third period, when he slotted home a point shot that deflected off a body in front of Lankinen.
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Keller sealed things with an empty-net goal with 30 seconds remaining.
Vancouver hosts the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday (7 p.m.), while Utah visits the Edmonton Oilers, also on Tuesday.
NOTES: The Canucks, who were 1-for-4 on the power play, failed to cash in on a four-minute man advantage late in third… Vancouver fell to 2-7 on the year in the second half of back-to-back games… Utah has won all three of its games versus the Canucks this season.
