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1) The Vancouver Canucks just refuse to lose. The club posted its fifth straight win, seventh in the last eight games, 14th in the past 17 -- and 30th of the season -- on Saturday afternoon beating the New York Islanders 4-3 in overtime. The Canucks never trailed, but were forced to work OT after the Isles scored with 26 seconds remaining and their goaltender pulled for an extra attacker.
2) The overtime goal was the second of the game for Hughes who is suddenly holding the hottest stick on the team when it comes to goal-scoring. With two on Saturday, Hughes has three goals in his past two games and four goals in the last four. His first of the day was a seeing eye shot off left wing that somehow found its way past Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss.
3) There was talk at the outset of this road trip that the Canucks had figured things out on home ice, but still had plenty to prove away from Rogers Arena. They haven't been perfect in the first two games of this five-game road trip, but they have found ways to win in both San Jose and Brooklyn.
4) JT Miller had a strong afternoon on Long Island. He collected his 20th goal of the season when he opened the scoring just 2:09 into the hockey game. He also picked up an assist on the overtime winner. In between those two plays, the veteran winger had three shots on goal on six attempts, registered a pair of hits and won 10 of 14 face-offs. Saturday was Miller's third straight two-point game after scoring twice against St. Louis and setting up a pair of goals in San Jose.
5) With the overtime victory on Saturday, the Canucks are now 30-18-4 on the season. That keeps them atop the Pacific Division with 30 games to go. This is where the math starts to become crystal clear for the hockey club. The Canucks have 64 points. This is a team on a 14-3 tear right now. If they were to go a pedestrian 15-15 the rest of the way, they would get to 94 points and almost assuredly secure a post-season berth.
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