Boeser Has Goal and Assist as Canucks Score 5 in 1st Period to Beat Ducks 6–2

Vancouver Canucks' Brock Boeser, not seen scores on Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) as Radko Gudas (7) and Vancouver's Jake DeBrusk (74) watch during the first period of an NHL game in Vancouver, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—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.