VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks erased an early two-goal deficit and held on to end their 11-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.
Drew O’Connor, Evander Kane and Filip Hronek also scored goals while Jake DeBrusk and David Kampf added two assists each for the Canucks, who won for the first time since Dec. 29 and won at home for the first time since Dec. 6.
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Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves.
Dylan Strome and Justin Sourdif scored power-play goals just over a minute apart in the first period to give Washington a 2-0 lead. But Boeser and Kane tied it at 2 p.m. after an hour.
Strome scored his second of the game with 3:23 left to make it 4-3. He and Sourdif also had assists while Logan Thompson made 21 saves for the Capitals, who have lost four straight and five of their last six.
O’Connor and Hronek scored in the second period as Vancouver scored four unanswered.
To be continued
Capitals: Are at Calgary Friday night.
Canucks: Host New Jersey Friday night.
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