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I saw Daniel Sedin take a high stick to the mouth.  He tried to keep playing but he was bleeding so much.  Over on the bench, he spat out a good amount of blood (and a tooth) and then returned to the ice and scored the go-head goal in a tied game.  Outrageous.  Sedin ended up needing multiple stitches to close the wound.  “I got hit by the high stick,” he said. “But it was nice to score on the power play. We got the lead and that was huge.”

Ryan Kesler also had a big night.  Not only did he score two goals but he got clipped in the back of the head with a skate during the second period and left the game.  He did return, though.  Henrik Sedin rounded up the scoring with two goals, powering the Canucks to a 5-2 victory over the Stars.

Roberto Luongo stopped 35 shots to help the Canucks snap a four-game road losing streak.  “It was a gritty game and we found a way to get goals,” Luongo said. “Sometimes, you’re not going to get a picture-perfect goal, but you find a way to win.”

Still, Marty Turco made the save of the night by narrowly keeping the puck out of the net, stopping it right on the line. Watch the highlights:

Post from: Hockey Beat