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Canucks open road trip with a win in Philadelphia

Vancouver Canucks' Reid Boucher, front, is checked by Philadelphia Flyers' Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, of France, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday February 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck.
Vancouver Canucks' Reid Boucher, front, is checked by Philadelphia Flyers' Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, of France, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday February 19, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Flyers in Philadelphia Tuesday night, 5-2.

Brock Boeser scored twice for the Canucks, Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist, Sven Baertschi scored a power-play goal and Loui Eriksson scored on an empty net and had an assist.

Jacob Markstrom made 35 saves for the Canucks.

Philadelphia’s Ivan Provorov and Jakub Voracek each scored a goal.

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The Flyers’ Michal Neuvirth was eventually replaced in goal by Brian Elliott in the second period.

The Canucks won’t have a day off to rest, they are back on the ice on Wednesday when they take on Pittsburgh.

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