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Daniel Sedin's third-period goal, Luongo's 31 saves lift Canucks past Stars 3-1

- Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, right, of Sweden, celebrates his goal with teammate Christian Ehrhoff, left, of Germany, against the St. Louis Blues in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 in St. Louis. The Canucks beat the Blues 4-3 in overtime. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Bill Boyce

Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, right, of Sweden, celebrates his goal with teammate Christian Ehrhoff, left, of Germany, against the St. Louis Blues in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 in St. Louis. The Canucks beat the Blues 4-3 in overtime. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Bill Boyce

Published on January 2nd, 2010
Published on January 2nd, 2010
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Vancouver Canucks , DALLAS

DALLAS - Daniel Sedin scored a go-ahead power-play goal early in the third period, Roberto Luongo made 31 saves, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Saturday.

Sedin took a pass from his brother Henrik in a 1-1 game and flicked a shot toward the crease while Dallas' Mike Modano was serving a high-sticking penalty.

The puck glanced off the skate of Dallas defenceman Trevor Daley and past goalie Marty Turco at 2:38 of the final period for Sedin's 11th goal of the season.

The Sedins were named to the Swedish Olympic team earlier this week.

Ryan Kesler added a second-period goal and Alex Burrows had an empty-netter with 16 seconds remaining for the Canucks, who wrapped up a 4-0-1 trip.

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