Ducks score first, then give up five first-period goals to Canucks [Video]

VANCOUVER, Canada — Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist in Vancouver’s five-goal first period and the Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Saturday.

Connor Garland, Filip Hronek, Dakota Joshua, Max Sasson and rookie defenseman Elias Pettersson also scored for Vancouver, and Quinn Hughes had two assists. Thatcher Demko stopped 32 shots to help the Canucks pull six points behind Minnesota for the second wild card in the Western Conference.

Troy Terry and Trevor Zegras scored for Anaheim, and Lukas Dostal finished with 30 saves. Terry scored on Anaheim’s first shot on goal 1:22 into the game for a 1-0 lead.

The Canucks then scored five times in a 4:30 span to take a 5-1 lead. Anaheim has given up 78 goals in the first period, third-most in the NHL — trailing only San Jose (88) and Seattle (86).

Petterson tied the score 1-1 with his first NHL goal at 9:40 …