Canucks open new era on high note, best Blackhawks

Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice, and the host Vancouver Canucks supplied new head coach Rick Tocchet with a win in his first game behind the bench by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Tuesday.

Dakota Joshua, Sheldon Dries and Bo Horvat also scored for the Canucks, while Elias Pettersson and Luke Schenn both collected two assists. Goaltender Collin Delia made 12 saves for Vancouver, which snapped a three-game losing skid