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Vancouver Canucks defeat Ottawa Senators [Video]

The Vancouver Canucks kicked off a six-game road trip by holding off the Ottawa Senators 4-3.

The Senators surged late with a pair of goals in the final three and a half minutes, but lost their fifth straight.

The Canucks (10-6-3) put in a solid road effort without leading scorer Quinn Hughes for most of the game.

Hughes was assessed a boarding major and game misconduct at 12:29 of the first period for a hit on Josh Norris that resulted in a facial injury.

Jake DeBrusk led the Canucks with two goals and an assist. Kiefer Sherwood had a goal and an assist, Teddy Blueger scored and Elias Pettersson had two assists. Kevin Lankinen stopped 26 of 29 shots in Vancouver’s net.

Ottawa’s Claude Giroux scored a power-play goal and Tim Stutzle notched his 100th career goal late in the third period. Brady Tkachuk tied the game early in the …

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