VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 28 (UPI) -- Markus Naslund picked up an assist to reach the 100-point mark for the first time in his career and the Vancouver Canucks hit the 100-point plateau for the second time in team history Thursday night with a 5-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.
Vancouver's captain, Naslund padded his NHL scoring lead when he set up a power-play goal by defenseman Ed Jovanovski with 5:38 to go in the third period. Moments later, the crowd at GM Place began chanting "MVP, MVP."
Naslund became the first Canuck to record 100 points in a season since Alexander Mogilny in 1995-96.
With 101 points, Vancouver tied the team record set in 1992-93. It also maintained a four-point lead over second-place Colorado in the Northwest Division with four games to play.
Jovanovski and Daniel Sedin each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who bounced back from Tuesday's loss to Dallas and completed a 3-1-0 homestand. They also climbed within two points of the Stars for the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
Mike Johnson had the lone goal for Phoenix, which has lost four straight. The Coyotes were eliminated from playoff contention Wednesday.
