nhl roundup | Tuesday’s games

Canucks 5, Flyers 2

PHILADELPHIA

Brock Boeser scored twice and Daniel Sedin inched closer to a major NHL milestone, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a win over the slumping Philadelphia Flyers. Sedin had a goal and an assist to leave him four points shy of 1,000 for his career. Sven Baertschi scored a power-play goal, Henrik Sedin had two assists and Loui Eriksson added an empty-net goal and an assist for the Canucks. Jacob Markstrom made 35 saves to earn his sixth win of the season as Vancouver improved to 10-8-3 with its second victory in six games. Ivan Provorov and Jakub Voracek scored for the Flyers, who lost their fifth straight and fell below .500 (8-9-4) for the first time this season. Michal Neuvirth took the loss, allowing four goals on 22 shots. He was replaced by Brian Elliott with 5:20 remaining in the second period.

Blues 8, Oilers 3.

ST. LOUIS

Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals and two assists and got in a rare fight, helping the St. Louis Blues to an victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Brayden Schenn also had two goals and two assists, and Jake Allen stopped 26 shots for the NHL-leading Blues. Tarasenko’s fight came in the second period. In just the third scrap of his six-year career, Tarasenko tangled with Matt Benning and landed a solid right hand much to the crowd’s delight. Tarasenko was reacting to Benning’s near-collision with Schenn that was almost a knee-on-knee hit. It was Tarasenko’s second career Gordie Howe hat trick — a goal, an assist and a fight in the same game. Tarasenko has 14 points in his last 13 games (nine goals, five assists) against the Oilers. He outmuscled Ryan Strome for the puck in the right circle and hit a rising wrist shot threw sailed over Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot’s left shoulder.The Oilers pulled Talbot, who faced just three shots, in favor of Lauren Brossoit.

Associated Press