Henrik Sedin scores 999th career point as Canucks blank Predators

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Henrik Sedin scored the winner in the third period for the 999th point of his NHL career and Ryan Miller made 30 saves as the Canucks shut out the Nashville Predators 1-0.

With the teams playing a tight, close-checking game, Sedin fired a Luca Sbisa rebound off the end boards off Predators goalie Pekka Rinne and in with 7:32 left in regulation for his 10th goal of the season and first in nine games.

The shutout was the second of the season for Miller and the 38th of his career as Vancouver snapped a four-game losing streak that included three straight defeats where the Canucks earned a point.

The victory was also the 353rd of Miller’s career, moving him into a tie with Evgeni Nabokov for 20th all-time.

Rinne stopped 25 shots for Nashville, which saw its three-game winning streak snapped.

 

Nashville looked to have taken the lead with 4:50 left in the first when Miller was pressured by two Predators behind the Vancouver net. Derek Grant eventually pushed the puck over the line after a prolonged scramble in crease that the referee emphatically signalled as a goal, but after a lengthy video review it was ruled the official meant to blow his whistle before the puck crossed, denying Grant his first in the NHL.

Vancouver will host the Florida Panthers on Friday.

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