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Canucks stay hot beating San Jose

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Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jake Virtanen scored the go-ahead goal and the first-place Vancouver Canucks scored four unanswered goals in the third period to extend their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Tyler Myers, Brandon Sutter and Tanner Pearson also scored for the Canucks, who have won six of seven and 13 of 16. Tomas Hertl and Brent Burns scored for San Jose, which had won four in a row at home. Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom made 38 saves.

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