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The Canucks score 4 straight goals in 2nd and hold off the Penguins for a 4th straight victory
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The Canucks score 4 straight goals in 2nd and hold off the Penguins for a 4th straight victory

Elias Pettersson scored his first goal of the season and JT Miller also scored for the Canucks (4-1-2), who have won four straight after starting the season 0-1-2. Kevin Lankinen made 20 saves.

Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists, and Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and an assist for the Penguins (3-6-1), who were coming off a 4-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday and have lost five in a row. (0-4-1). Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves.

Beauvillier gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead at 7:48 of the first period by deflecting a Marcus Pettersson point shot past Lankinen’s blocker from the left hash mark.

Bryan Rust made it 2-0 at 1:56 of the second period after the Penguins killed off a four-minute power play. Beauvillier’s shot was wide, but Rust collected the loose puck behind the net and curled it backhanded.

Pettersson cut the score to 2-1 at 4:06 with a quick wrist shot over Nedeljkovic’s glove from the left faceoff spot on Conor Garland’s pass below the goal line.

Kiefer Sherwood tied it 2-2 at 4:49 on a 2-on-1 rush off a cross-ice pass from Teddy Blueger in the slot.

Miller gave Vancouver a 3-2 lead at 5:11 on a run down the right wing. Nedeljkovic stopped his initial shot and tried to push away the rebound with his stick, but it bounced off Miller as he linked up with Erik Karlsson heading toward the net.

Arshdeep Bains made it 4-2 at 9:58 with a rebound after a rush for his first NHL goal.

Malkin made it 4-3 at 13:22 of the third period with a breakaway.

Rust left the game favoring his right leg at 3:34 of the third period after awkwardly going down the boards while fighting for the puck with forward Nils Hoglander.