by Chelena Goldman / NHL.com Independent Correspondent

SAN JOSE — Brock Boeser scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks won their sixth straight game under coach Bruce Boudreau, 5-2 against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Thursday.

J.T. Miller had a goal and two assists for the Canucks (14-15-2). Thatcher Demko made 34 saves.

The Canucks were 3-9-1 in their previous 13 games before firing coach Travis Green and general manager Jim Benning on Dec. 5.

Timo Meier scored his 100th NHL goal, and Adin Hill made 28 saves for the Sharks (15-14-1) who have lost two straight and three of four.

Boeser opened the scoring when Tanner Pearson set him up with a cross-ice pass, and the forward’s shot went in off the crossbar at 12:41 of the first period. 

Bo Horvat made it 2-0 at 16:23. The forward took a cross-ice pass from Miller.

Meier put the Sharks on the board at 17:22. Demko denied a shot by Erik Karlsson and the forward scored on a rebound to make it 2-1.

Boeser scored his second goal of the game at 17:17 of the second period when his shot hit off the post and passed Hill to make it 3-1.

Andrew Cogliano made it 3-2 at 8:29 of the third period with a wrist shot. 

Miller made it 4-2 at 17:32 before Dickinson scored into an empty net 18:57.