To wrap this game up, the trio of Nils Höglander, David Kämpf and Linus Karlsson had a strong night. During their 7:01 of ice time, the line had a 5-1 shots advantage while posting an xGF% of 82.89. In the end, the bottom six really showed up in this game as they won their matchup while also producing a goal.

VANCOUVER -- Ben Kindel scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins held on for their fourth straight win, 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Sunday. Evgeni Malkin scored and Stuart Skinner made 28 saves for the Penguins (26-14-11), who swept their four-game road trip and have points in seven straight games (5-0-2).

The Vancouver Canucks placed winger Brock Boeser and defenseman Zeev Buium on injured reserve after getting hurt in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Cody Glass had two goals and an assist, Lenni Hameenaho scored his first NHL goal and the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Friday night to extend their Western Canada winning streak to three.

Boeser scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Devils. Boeser netted a goal with 1:12 left in the third period, but the Canucks couldn't find another to even the score. He's put up three goals and an assist over his last five outings.

Matty Beniers scored the only goal int he shootout to give the Seattle Kraken a 4-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks.

Rookie Ben Kindel scored twice in the second period to lead the Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday and a sweep of Pittsburgh's four-game western Canada trip. Kindel, from nearby Coquitlam,

For the Vancouver Canucks it was another night where the same hard lessons were learned. The team didn’t quit on Sunday night. They pushed. They scrapped.

The Vancouver Canucks (17-29-5) play a rare 3 pm matinee when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins (25-14-11) at Rogers Arena.  Three weeks ahead of the Olympics in Milano, Italy, Sidney Crosby returns to the building where he scored the Golden Goal for Canada 16 years ago next month.

Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks erased an early-two goal deficit and held on to end their 11-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.