Canucks 5–3 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Oct 16, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Quinn Hughes

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 25:21 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Conor Garland

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:56 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Filip Hronek

2 A

23:27 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Mavrik Bourque Go-ahead 1st · 04:29

Assists: Thomas Harley, Radek Faksa · beat Thatcher Demko

0–1

⭐ Mikko Rantanen PP 1st · 19:22

Assists: Jason Robertson, Roope Hintz · beat Thatcher Demko

0–2

2nd period

🐋 Filip Chytil 2nd · 06:40

Assists: Evander Kane, Filip Hronek · beat Casey DeSmith

1–2

🐋 Brock Boeser PP Tying 2nd · 08:50

Assists: Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson · beat Casey DeSmith

2–2

🐋 Max Sasson Go-ahead 2nd · 10:06

Assists: Tyler Myers · beat Casey DeSmith

3–2

🐋 Conor Garland 2nd · 18:54

Unassisted · beat Casey DeSmith

4–2

3rd period

⭐ Wyatt Johnston PP 3rd · 17:52

Assists: Tyler Seguin, Jason Robertson · beat Thatcher Demko

4–3

🐋 Quinn Hughes PP 3rd · 19:23

Assists: Conor Garland, Filip Hronek · beat Casey DeSmith

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Pettersson · Boeser · Garland 20:56

L2 DeBrusk · Kane · Chytil 17:42

L3 Sherwood · O'Connor · Sasson 13:22

L4 Bains · Raty · Karlsson 7:44

D1 Hughes · Pettersson 24:40

D2 Hronek · Myers 23:23

D3 Pettersson · Mancini 10:12

⭐Stars

L1 Robertson · Johnston · Rantanen 21:54

L2 Hintz · Steel · Seguin 17:44

L3 Bourque · Faksa · Blackwell 11:35

L4 Erne · Hryckowian · Bastian 8:20

D1 Heiskanen · Lindell 24:56

D2 Harley · Petrovic 19:12

D3 Bichsel · Lundkvist 13:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN DAL⭐

26 Shots on goal 31

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

26 Hits 21

15 Blocked shots 20

3 Takeaways 4

12 Giveaways 11

8 Penalty minutes 6

VAN shooting 19.2% (5/26) DAL shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Thatcher Demko

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⭐Stars

Casey DeSmith

21/26

.808 SV% · 5 GA · 58:15 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

VAN DAL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Stars

Stars — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

All →

Canucks lead the season series 1–0

Apr 82025 🐋VAN @ ⭐DAL 6–5 OT Mar 92025 ⭐DAL @ 🐋VAN 4–1 Jan 312025 🐋VAN @ ⭐DAL 3–5 Mar 282024 ⭐DAL @ 🐋VAN 3–1 Dec 212023 🐋VAN @ ⭐DAL 3–4 OT

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Who won Canucks vs Stars on October 16, 2025?

Canucks won 5–3. The final score was Canucks 5, Stars 3.

Who scored for Canucks?

Brock Boeser, Conor Garland, Filip Chytil, Max Sasson, Quinn Hughes.

Who scored for Stars?

Mavrik Bourque, Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Thatcher Demko made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Stars season series?

Canucks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐋 Canucks

BeforeOct 13 🎵STL @ 🐋VAN 5–2 AfterOct 17 🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI 3–2

⭐ Stars

BeforeOct 14 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 2–5 AfterOct 18 ⭐DAL @ 🎵STL 1–3

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