Canucks’ Dorsett suffers upper body injury in loss to the Ducks

Matt Beleskey’s first period goal was all Anaheim needed Tuesday as the Ducks blanked the Vancouver Canucks 4-0.

.@AnaheimDucks @Matt_Beleskey scored his 6th GWG goal of season to move into tie for NHL lead. He had 5 such goals in his 1st 264 career GP.

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 28, 2015

Kyle Palmieri, Rickard Rakell and Patrick Maroon also found the back of the net while Frederik Andersen made 17 saves for the shutout.

The win was the Ducks’ seventh in a row. Anaheim has now won eight of nine.

The Vancouver Canucks have now been shutout in back-to-back home games and have not scored on home ice since the first period of their 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Jan. 8.

Vancouver lost forward Derek Dorsett to an upper body injury early in the second period.

Dorsett was the recipient of a questionable hit from Ducks forward Ryan Kesler.

There was no penalty on the play.

#Ducks Kesler on Dorsett hit "I was going for puck & I felt him hit me, I hope he's alright it's unfortunate it's a fast game out there"

— Stu Walters (@StuWaltersmedia) January 28, 2015

I asked Kesler if Dorsett's head was principle contact "I didn't see him I just saw puck & he kinda ran into me, it wasn't malicious at all"

— Stu Walters (@StuWaltersmedia) January 28, 2015

Post-game Canucks coach Willie Desjardins called the hit high, but had no further update on Dorsett.

Ryan Miller made 20 saves in the loss.

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