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are near the bottom of Vancouver’s scoring leaderboard Nashville Predators T-Shirts Authentic , with the Canucks sitting near the bottom of the standings.They combined to help Vancouver pull Dallas down toward the bottom Sunday night.Boucher and Dowd each scored on the power play in a 4-1 win over the reeling Dallas Stars, who are stuck in an 0-6-2 skid.It was the third goal of the season for each of Vancouver’s surprise contributors. Dowd wasn’t even supposed to be on the ice on the power play.”We were short a guy, and he jumped on the ice,” Canucks coach Travis Green said. ”I think I was yelling at him for going out there, and then yelling at him for scoring.”Jake Virtanen scored in the third period, and Tyler Motte added an empty-net goal with 41 seconds left.”It was nice to get contributions throughout our lineup,” Green said. ”Really four young guys getting on the scoresheet was nice.”Dallas’ Mattias Janmark scored a short-handed goal in the first period. Thirty seconds later on the same Vancouver power play, Boucher scored. All three of Boucher’s goals have come in the Canucks’ two games at Dallas.Vancouver shut down the Stars’ line of Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov, who had scored at least one goal in each of Dallas’ previous eight games.”They’re as good as it gets in the league,” Green said. ”We put the (Brandon) Sutter line against them as much as we could. (Goalie Jacob Markstrom) was great, made some big saves on those guys.”Markstrom had 30 saves, including one on a 2-on-1 rush in the first period.”(Michael) Del Zotto did a real good job of kind of forcing them to make a difficult pass Nashville Predators Hoodies Authentic ,” Markstrom said. ”It was a slow pass to give me time to get over.”The Canucks, tied for 28th in the NHL ahead of only Arizona and Buffalo, won for the second time in 10 games.”You see the guys crack a smile now,” Dowd said. ”Regardless of where you are in the standings, you want to win every single night.”Dowd scored his goal with one second left on a four-minute power play in the second period.The Stars have all but fallen out of playoff contention. With six games remaining, they are five points behind St. Louis for the second wild card from the Western Conference. The eight-game losing streak is the longest since the Stars moved to Dallas in 1993.”We don’t deserve to win right now,” Stars defenseman John Klingberg said. ”We don’t have any confidence at all the way we’re playing right now.”Dallas coach Ken Hitchcock agreed.”I think when your scoring chances are all in the first half of the game and not in the second half, that’s kind of telling,” he said. ”I think losing does that, you do lose confidence.”Jussi Jokinen assisted on the Canucks’ first two goals.NOTES: Vancouver outscored the Stars 10-1 in the two games in Dallas. … Lehtonen stopped 23 shots. … Janmark’s short-handed goal was his second this season, Dallas’ second in two games and the Stars’ sixth this season. Vancouver has allowed six short-handed goals. … Jokinen began his career with Dallas in 2005 and has played for nine NHL teams, including four this season. He had his first two-point game since Dec. 15 for the Kings against the Rangers. … Canucks D Ashton Sautner made his NHL debut as an emergency call-up for Chris Tanev, who was injured in Friday’s game at St. Louis. Sautner was playing for Utica in the AHL Nashville Predators Hats Authentic , where he had spent all of his three pro seasons. ”I thought he was really good,” Green said. ”He didn’t panic.” … The Minnesota/Dallas franchise has had four eight-game losing streaks. The North Stars lost nine in a row from Jan. 17 to Feb. 4, 1970.UP NEXTCanucks: Begin their final homestand (five games) against Anaheim on Tuesday night.Stars: Finish a three-game homestand Tuesday night vs. Philadelphia.— PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Hartman leveled Rasmus Dahlin on the open ice and wrestled Buffalo defenseman Zach Bogosian to the ground in a 20-second span that had the Philly crowd roaring and made the newest Flyer an instant fan favorite.Hartman’s first shift was a big hit — and a sign the Flyers still have some fight in their playoff push.“It sounded like they loved it. I plan on bringing a lot more of that,” Hartman said.Jake Voracek, James van Riemsdyk and Claude Giroux each scored to keep the Flyers’ tenuous postseason prospects alive in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.Philadelphia’s win capped an emotional 72 hours for the franchise — from the high of scoring three straight goals to beat Pittsburgh in overtime in the outdoor Stadium Series game on Saturday to the downer of trading former All-Star forward and fan favorite Wayne Simmonds at Monday’s deadline.Flyers fans waved white towels as a source of inspiration for a team that is 14-3-1 over the past 18 games more than a symbol of surrender for one that entered seven points out of the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. There are 19 games left and the Flyers can’t afford many losses — and need teams ahead of them such as the Penguins, Carolina and Montreal to struggle down the stretch.The new guy seems poised to help with the playoff push.Hartman, a 6-foot forward, was acquired from Nashville in the Simmonds deal and quickly endeared himself to his new city. Oskar Lindblom scored just 2:48 into the game to get the Flyers rolling. Hartman then crushed Dahlin, the No. 1 draft pick, with a clean check and was quickly jumped by Bogosian. The scrap was broken up as the crowd roared for the latest fighting Flyer.“That’s kind of how I play, I’ve been able to do that throughout my career,” Hartman said. “It’s got me to this point, so no reason for stopping.”Voracek knocked in his 17th goal of the season on his second whack at a rebound to beat Carter Hutton for a 2-0 lead. The Flyers never trailed thanks to van Riemsdyk’s 17th goal in the second and Travis Sanheim’s sixth goal of the season just 46 seconds into the third.Giroux Custom Nashville Predators Jerseys , who scored the OT winner against the Penguins, had an easier time getting his 19th goal, scoring an empty-netter late in the third.Van Riemsdyk was impressed with Hartman, who will be a restricted free agent this summer. Nashville had hoped Hartman would be more productive after offseason shoulder surgery, only to see him manage just 10 goals and 20 points.“He plays the game pretty hard, he’s really a smart and skilled player, too,” van Riemsdyk said. “Hopefully, we can build on that.”Jack Eichel scored his 22nd goal and Casey Mittelstadt had his ninth of the season for the Sabres, who were coming off a 5-3 loss Monday to Toronto.“We weren’t ready to go at the start of the game, for sure,” Eichel said. “You go down 2-0 that quick, we weren’t ready to go.”Sabres defenseman Brandon Montour made his team debut after he was acquired in a trade with Anaheim. Buffalo remains in the playoff picture despite going 12-19-6 since a 10-game winning streak in November. The Sabres began the day in 10th place (66 points) www.officialdevils.com , but were passed by the Flyers (67 points) in the chase for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.“I think it’s just disappointing because it’s a game of mistakes, and right now we are making more mistakes than any team,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “I still like the fight in our group, though. They’re sticking together and fighting till the end, but we can’t be chasing or trading chances with teams, that’s not our game.”Brian Elliott was solid in net, stopping 34 shots to keep the Flyers afloat as they await the expected return of injured rookie goalie Carter Hart in another week.NOTES: The parent company that owns the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and NHL’s Sabres announced the departures of Chief Operating Officer Bruce Popko, Chief Administrative Officer Brent Rossi and Executive Vice President Erica Muhleman. … Buffalo completed the 12th of its 16th set of back-to-backs this season and fell to 5-5-2 in the second game. … Flyers D Philippe Myers had an assist on Voracek’s goal for his first career NHL point. … Flyers had 45 shots on goal.UP NEXTSabres host the Penguins on Friday.Flyers play Thursday at Columbus.