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NHL: Vancouver 2, Dallas 1 (SO)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Roberto Luongo stopped five out of six shootout attempts Wednesday night and finally got the best of Marty Turco as Vancouver outlasted Dallas, 2-1.

There were 66 shots taken during regulation and the five-minute overtime. Luongo and Turco combined to stop 64 of them with Turco making 39 saves in Dallas' goal.

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Brendan Morrison scored on Vancouver's second shootout attempt and Jussi Jokinen tied it moments later.

But Luongo then stopped efforts by Mike Ribeiro, Loui Eriksson, Antti Miettinen and Stu Barnes -- the last of those saves coming after Ryan Kesler scored against Turco.

Mattias Ohlund scored with 1:02 left in the opening period for Vancouver and Eriksson tied it midway through the second.

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