Alexander Edler scored twice, Jacob Markstrom made 39 saves and the Vancouver Canucks stopped a seven-game slide by defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night. Henrik Sedin and Bo Horvat each had a goal and an assist as Vancouver won for the first time since Brock Boeser was sidelined by a back injury, likely ending his impressive rookie season. Chicago (30-36-9) closed out a three-game homestand with its fifth consecutive loss. Jean-Francois Berube was pulled in the second period after allowing four goals on 18 shots, and Anton Forsberg finished with eight saves. The Blackhawks played without captain Jonathan Toews, who is out with an upper-body injury and will be re-evaluated next week. Nick Schmaltz and Matthew Highmore scored for Chicago, which has lost seven of eight overall.
Captain-less Blackhawks fall
