On the night of the Academy Awards, there were no last-minute Hollywood drama for the Vancouver Canucks against the New York Islanders.
Just a pedestrian, straight forward win.
Vancouver scored three of its goals in the second period and Ryan Miller and Eddie Lack combined for the shutout in a 4-0 win.
The win, Vancouver’s fifth in seven games, came in the middle of a five-game road trip, their second longest of the year.
The game wasn’t all good news however, as Ryan Miller left in the second period with what appeared to be a leg injury after a collision with Jannik Hansen. His condition is unknown.
The Canucks got on the board 28 seconds into the second period on a powerplay goal by Zack Kassian.
WATCH: Kassian’s goal
That goal was followed by Radim Vrbata’s team-leading 22nd of the year at 9:53, followed by Bo Horvat’s 9th of the season (and third in four games) at 13:55.
WATCH: Horvat’s goal
Yannick Weber added an empty-net goal in the final minute.
With the win, Vancouver moves to 34-22-3 on the season, second in the Pacific Division. The Islanders are 39-20-2, first in the Metropolitan Division.
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