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Vancouver Canucks vs Detroit Red Wings Recap - Canucks Win 5-2

Bo Horvat sniped 3 goals in leading Vancouver to a 5-2 win over Detroit on Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena.

Bettors who backed the Canucks were rewarded as -113 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.

Bo Horvat(3), Tim Schaller, and Jake Virtanen each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Horvat opened the scoring for Vancouver.

Jacob Markstrom stopped 31 of 33 Detroit shots in the victory.

Detroit got goals from Anthony Mantha, and Dennis Cholowski in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Detroit got a 36-stop effort from Jimmy Howard in the loss.

Vancouver scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 2-for-7 with the man advantage.

Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 41-33.

Vancouver heads into a battle against the Capitals. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.