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VANCOUVER - The stat sheet for Luca Sbisa wasnt pretty after the Vancouver Canucks last outing.This one looked a whole lot better.The defenceman rebounded from Fridays minus-5 showing in a 7-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche by scoring his first goal with the Canucks on Sunday as Vancouver topped the Washington Capitals 4-2.That was a rough night, Sbisa said of the game in Colorado. I didnt have the best sleep after that. Im not gonna lie, I was thinking a lot about that game and I knew (Sunday) was a big game for me and for the team.Sbisa blasted a shot through traffic at 15:47 of the second period for Vancouvers third goal in a 1:47 span to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead.Every time I score it feels good — the past few years it hasnt happened that much so its even more special, said Sbisa, who joined the Canucks this summer as part of the deal that sent Ryan Kesler to the Anaheim Ducks. The day you get traded or you join a new team its one thing you look forward to, getting that first goal out of the way.Im glad it was tonight.Nick Bonino and Radim Vrbata added a goal and an assist each for Vancouver (5-3-0), while Henrik Sedin also scored.Bonino was also acquired in the Kesler deal and helped set up Sbisas goal after giving the Canucks the lead just 25 seconds earlier.(Sbisa) is a great player, said Bonino. He plays really physical and I think he gets the short end of the stick a lot, but all year hes been that physical presence and it was good to especially be on the ice with him when he got that one. It was a great shot.Chris Higgins chipped in with two assists for Vancouver, and Ryan Miller made 20 saves for his fifth win of the season.Miller had to be especially strong midway through the third period, stopping successive shots from John Carlson and another from Alex Ovechkin on a power play.Vancouver was notorious for giving up late leads last season, but stood firm on Sunday.I thought we defended pretty well, said Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins. Its hard because theyre always going to take some chances offensively and they may get a few chances out of that, but Miller came up with a couple big saves.Marcus Johansson and Liam OBrien — with his first in the NHL — had the goals for Washington (4-2-2), while Mike Green added two assists.It was a great feeling to score my first goal but it would have been even better if we would have got the win tonight, said OBrien, who made the Capitals on a tryout this season.Justin Peters, starting in place of No. 1 goalie Braden Holtby, finished with 30 stops for Washington.That was probably our poorest game in terms of puck management and puck protection, said Capitals head coach Barry Trotz, whose team downed the Calgary Flames 3-1 a night earlier. We turned over way too many pucks, gave up way too many odd-man rushes just by puck management.After a scoreless first period where the Canucks carried the play but came up empty, the teams exploded for five goals in the second.Johansson opened the scoring at 5:28, beating Miller with a shot glove side after taking a cross-ice feed from Andre Burakovsky for his third of the season.Vancouver tied it up when Henrik Sedin squeaked a shot through Peters at the side of the net on a power play with six minutes to go in the period for his fourth before Bonino ripped his third high over Peters glove at 15:22.Youve got to support the Sedins, said Bonino. They score every game and with that secondary scoring, if we can all contribute and get three or four goals a night like we have been, usually were going to win games.Sbisa then stretched the Canucks lead to two with his first point with his new team, a goal Peters thought he should have stopped.I just tried to battle and fight for the guys and they got a little momentum there in the second period, said Peters. I really wanted to have that third goal and nip it in the bud and settle it down.Thats the difference in the game.OBrien then opened his NHL account by deflecting a pass from the slot in front of Miller at 17:18 for Washingtons second of the night to cut Vancouvers advantage to 3-2.The Capitals turned up the heat late in the third, but Carlson went off for delay of game with 1:38 remaining, and Vancouver killed the game off when Vrbata scored his fifth into an empty net with just over a minute to go.I think some of us were moving well but some of us were not ready, and maybe tired, maybe just was mentally not ready, said Ovechkin. But we have to figure out what we have to do to be mentally ready for back-to-backs.Vancouver was playing its third game in four nights and nearly had a dream start when Carlson turned the puck over to Vrbata for a great chances just 30 seconds into the game. 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Solomon did most of his damage in the first half, as the Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12) jumped out to a 31-0 lead early in the second quarter. Washington States potent offense woke up after that, but the damage was done. Solomon threw for 294 yards on 26-of-38 passing efficiency, Terris Jones- Grigsby ran 13 times for 107 yards and five different players hauled in touchdown receptions in the dominant victory. Connor Halliday, who set the NCAA single-game passing record earlier this season, stuffed the stat sheet once again, but most of his crooked numbers came with the game already out of reach. Halliday completed 56-of-79 for 489 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. Vince Mayle led all receivers with 14 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown, and Isiah Myers scored twice among his six grabs for 95 yards. Washington State (2-6, 1-4) has dropped four straight home games to the Wildcats. The Cougars punted following a three-and-out on their opening possession, and Davonte Neal dashed through defenders and down the left sideline for an 81-yard return score to give Arizona an early lead. Casey Skowron kicked a 31-yard field goal on Arizonas next possession and later in the first, Solomon got in on the fun, throwing two touchdown passes. Solomon was 7-for-8 for 75 yards on the next series, which Neal capped with a 2-yard touchdown catch. Wazzou then gambled on fourth down on its own 34-yard line but was stuffed, setting up the Wildcats in prime field position.dddddddddddd On second down, Solomon stepped up in the pocket and hit Nate Phillips in stride around two defenders to make it 24-0. Cayleb Jones hauled in a short touchdown catch to extend the lead to 31-0 before Washington State started showing signs of life. Halliday and Myers hooked up for a pair of touchdown passes and Jared Baker fumbled a kick return with less than two minutes to go, setting up Quentin Breshears 40-yard field goal near the end of the half. Arizona owned a 31-16 edge at the break, and its offense got rolling again after halftime with a 6-play, 61-yard trek. Samajie Grants 41-yard reception highlighted the drive and Nick Wilson punched it in from two yards out. Solomon threw touchdown passes to Austin Hill and Trey Griffey to push the margin to 52-16 heading to the fourth. Gerard Wicks pounded it in from one yard out and Halliday hit Mayle for an 8- yard score. Erik Powell tried an onside kick following the touchdown, but Jones scooped it up and ran in for another Arizona touchdown. Tyler Bakers 8-yard touchdown reception from Halliday in the final seconds capped the scoring. Game Notes Jamal Morrow had 11 catches for 70 yards for Washington State, while star wide receiver River Cracraft left early in the game with an injury ... Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright III had three sacks. He has at least one sack in six of seven games this season. ' ' '