VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Max Lapierre had a goal and two assists, Henrik Sedin added three assists and the Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas 5-2 on Friday night, dropping the Stars from the third seed in the Western Conference to the seventh spot.
The Canucks won their fifth straight to move within a point of St. Louis for the Western Conference lead. Vancouver is two points behind the New York Rangers for the overall lead.
Chris Higgins, Sami Salo, Andrew Alberts and Alex Burrows also scored for the Canucks.
Cory Schneider made 32 saves for his 12th win in his past 14 starts. He was a surprise starter after Roberto Luongo left the pregame warmups early.
Steve Ott and Jake Dowell scored for Dallas. The Stars began the night with the Pacific Division lead, but dropped a point behind Los Angeles after the Kings beat Edmonton. Dallas and Phoenix are in the final two playoff spots in the conference with 89 points. The Stars, Los Angeles and Phoenix all have four games left.
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