Hagel scores for Chicago, which has won five of six

by Kevin Woodley / NHL.com Independent Correspondent

VANCOUVER — Marc-Andre Fleury made 40 saves for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 1-0 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Sunday.

Brandon Hagel scored on a deflection in the slot 4:12 into the third period for the Blackhawks (6-10-2), who bounced back from a 5-2 loss against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

Chicago is 5-1-0 since Derek King replaced Jeremy Colliton as coach on Nov. 6

Thatcher Demko made 23 saves for the Canucks (6-11-2), who have one win in their past seven games (1-5-1).

It was the first shutout of the season and 68th in the NHL for Fleury, who backed up Kevin Lankinen against the Oilers on Saturday. Fleury is 4-0-0 with a .964 save percentage since the coaching change, and is 13-0-2 in his past 15 starts against the Canucks.

Fleury was at his best with Chicago being outshot 30-13 through two periods, and while making six saves during a power play with 2:18 left in the third period and Demko pulled for an extra attacker.

Fleury made his toughest save off Vasily Podkolzin, getting enough of his point-blank redirection to steer it off the post with 2:30 left in the second period after Brock Boeser and Oliver Ekman-Larsson each hit the post earlier in the period.

Tanner Pearson hit the cross bar off the rush eight minutes into the third. 

Chicago defenseman Riley Stillman left the game at 8:56 of the first period with an apparent left leg injury when Canucks forward Tyler Motte fell into the back of his legs after getting cross-checked from behind.