The “Canucks” won 4-2 (1-1, 1-0, 2-1) over the Los Angeles ”Kings” on their way to their third win in a row.
Blüger played 14 minutes and five seconds, two minutes and 46 seconds of which he spent on the ice in the minority. The forward made one shot on goal, used two power plays, committed one error, won one of five shots and ended the game with a negative efficiency coefficient of -1.
With Shilov remaining on the bench, the goal of the Vancouver unit was guarded by Kevin Lankinen, who saved 25 of 27 shots.
Connor Garland, Jonathan Tanner Miller, Jake Debrask and Quinn Hughes each scored a goal for the winners, Kira also had an assist.
With 17 points in 12 games, the “Canucks” are in fifth place in the Western Conference and will play their next match on Saturday when they host the Edmonton “Oilers” hockey players.