Vancouver reached the NHL play-offs second round with a 4-1 home win over Dallas to seal a 4-3 series victory. Trevor Linden's power-play strike sparked a three-goal third period for the Canucks, with Taylor Pyatt and Bryan Smolinski also finding the net.
Canucks netminder Roberto Luongo made 19 saves against the Stars to wrap up his first NHL play-off series win.
Vancouver now take on Anaheim in a best-of-seven-games Western Conference semi-final beginning on Wednesday.
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