Canucks 4, Red Wings 3 (SO)
DETROIT -- Center Linden Vey and right winger Radim Vrbata scored in the shootout to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings Friday night at Joe Louis Arena.
Left winger Sven Baertschi had a goal and an assist and center Jared McCann and right winger Radim Vrbata scored for Vancouver in regulation. Goaltender Ryan Miller made 25 saves.
Center Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist and forward Joakim Andersson and center and captain Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit in the first 65 minutes. Goalie Jimmy Howard made 37 saves.
Zetterberg tied it 3-3 with 1:07 left and Howard pulled for the extra attacker. He beat Miller from the bottom of the right circle high on the short side. It was Zetterberg's sixth goal.
Vrbata gave the Canucks a 3-2 lead 5:33 into the third period when he picked up a rebound skated across the top of the crease and slid a backhand shot past Howard. It was Vrbata's 10th goal.
Datsyuk tied the game 2-2, 3:29 into the third period with his third goal. He scored into the open side of the net from the bottom of the right circle after taking a pass from defenseman Brendan Smith.
Baertschi made it 2-0 with 2:52 left in the second period when he scored from the bottom of the left circle off a cross-slot pass from center Bo Horvat on a three-on-two rush. It was Baertschi's first goal of the season.
Just 1:45 later, Andersson cut the lead to 2-1 when, standing in front of the net, he tipped in defenseman Dan DeKeyser's pass out of the left wing corner. It was Andersson's first goal of the season.
McCann gave Vancouver a 1-0 lead with 1:03 left in the first period. He put a carom off the end boards past Howard from the inside part of the right circle. It was McCann's seventh goal of the season and the first in 15 games.
NOTES: Vancouver captain and C Henrik Sedin did not play after leaving the Canucks' 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night in the second period with a lower-body injury. "I don't think it (the time Sedin misses) will be long," Vancouver coach Willie Desjardins said. ... Detroit coach Jeff Blashill brought in former NHL player and Hall of Famer Adam Oates, who began his playing career with the Red Wings, to consult with the Detroit coaching staff for the next three days. ... The Canucks recalled F Linden Vey from Utica of the AHL. ... D Kyle Quincey skated with the Red Wings in practice on Friday for the first time since undergoing ankle surgery. He has been out of the lineup since late October.