Canucks Score 3 First-Period Goals, Hang On to Trip Capitals 4-3
Vancouver is off to a 3-0 start on their current road swing.
The Canucks burst out of the gate with three first-period goals and held on for a 4-3 win over the host Washington Capitals.
- Centre Elias Pettersson scored his first goal of the year 59 seconds into the game.
- Tyler Myers and Kiefer Sherwood also scored in the first 20 minutes for the Canucks.
Thatcher Demko made 28 saves to earn the win in goal, while Charlie Lindgren took the loss, stopping 19 of 23 shots.
The Canucks scored on the first shot of the game, when Conor Garland made a pass from the right corner to Pettersson, who beat Lindgren from the bottom of the circle.
Author's summary: Canucks win 4-3 against Capitals.