Vancouver CanucksCanucks2-2-0
5FinalOct 16, 2025
Dallas StarsStars3-1-0
3StreamESPN+Victory+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
VAN+130
DAL−155
Puck line
VAN +1.5−190
DAL −1.5+160
Total O/U
Over 6.5+115
Under 6.5−135
- Puck line: Canucks +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).
Recap
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Oct 16, 2025 to move to 2-2-0.
The Canucks came back from 2 goals down, trailing 2-0 in the first period. The Canucks won despite being outshot 31-26. The Canucks scored 2 power-play goals.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| DAL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
W: Demko · L: DeSmith
Scoring plays
First Period
- DALGoal · 4:29Mavrik Bourque Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Harley (5), Radek Faksa (1)0-1
- DALGoal · 19:22Mikko Rantanen Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (3), Roope Hintz (5)0-2
Second Period
- VANGoal · 6:40Filip Chytil Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Evander Kane (2), Filip Hronek (1)1-2
- VANGoal · 8:50Brock Boeser Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (2), Elias Pettersson (2)2-2
- VANGoal · 10:06Max Sasson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Myers (1)3-2
- VANGoal · 18:54Conor Garland Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none4-2
Third Period
- DALGoal · 17:52Wyatt Johnston Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Seguin (2), Jason Robertson (4)4-3
- VANGoal · 19:23Quinn Hughes Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (2), Filip Hronek (2)5-3
Team stats
VANDAL
- Shots
- 26
- 31
- Power Play Goals
- 2
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 42.6
- 57.4
- Hits
- 26
- 21
- Blocked Shots
- 15
- 20
- Penalty Minutes
- 8
- 6
Top performers
Vancouver CanucksDallas Stars
Goals
Filip Chytil1
Mikko Rantanen1
Assists
Filip Hronek2
Jason Robertson2
Points
Filip Hronek2
Jason Robertson2
Player stats
Canucks · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Bains LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Boeser RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Filip Chytil C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Jake DeBrusk LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Conor Garland RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:56 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Evander Kane LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17:41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Linus Karlsson C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Drew O'Connor LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Elias Pettersson C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Aatu Raty C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Max Sasson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
Canucks · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Hronek D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23:27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Victor Mancini D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Myers D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Marcus Pettersson D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Elias N. Pettersson D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canucks · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Demko G | 3 | 31 | 28 | .903 | 60:00 | 0 |
Stars · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bastian RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colin Blackwell C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Adam Erne LW | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 8:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Radek Faksa C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 | 2 |
| Roope Hintz C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 62.5 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55.6 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen RW | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21:54 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jason Robertson LW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:53 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Seguin C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Stars · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Thomas Harley D | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 21:17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Miro Heiskanen D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27:29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Esa Lindell D | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 22:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nils Lundkvist D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Petrovic D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Stars · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith G | 5 | 26 | 21 | .808 | 58:15 | 0 |
Three stars
- Thatcher Demko (VAN)
- Quinn Hughes (VAN)
- Mikko Rantanen (DAL)
Game info
VenueAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Attendance18,532
OfficialsLinesman: Travis Gawryletz · Referee: Wes McCauley · Linesman: Ryan Jackson · Referee: Graedy Hamilton
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