Thatcher Demko stopped 48 shots as the Vancouver Canucks staved off elimination for the second straight game with a 4-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Bo Horvat scored twice as the Canucks beat the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues 5-2 in the opening game of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.
J.T. Miller scored the only goal in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Islanders 5-4 moving into a wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Zach Werenski and Emil Bemstrom scored on power plays during Columbus' four-goal, third-period rally and the slumping Blue Jackets stunned the Vancouver Canucks 5-3.
Alex Galchenyuk scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3. Devan Dubnyk stopped 31 shots for the Wild.