Derek Stepan scores late goal, lifts Coyotes over Canucks 2-1
VANCOUVER — Life post-Brock Boeser didn’t get off to a very promising start for the Canucks.
Derek Stepan scored late the third period and the Western Conference-worst Arizona Coyotes defeated Vancouver 2-1 on Wednesday night.
The game wasn’t as close as the score would indicate. The Coyotes dominated shots on goal 34-17 and spent the majority of the game in Vancouver’s zone.
The Canucks’ offence, all but absent most of the game, was missing their leading scorer Boeser, who will be out the remainder of the season after injuring his back in Monday’s win over the Islanders. That being said, Vancouver captain Henrik Sedin wasn’t making excuses.