VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Arshdeep Bains scored the first goal of his NHL career, and the Vancouver Canucks scored four goals in under six minutes for a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Elias Pettersson scored the first of a quick four-goal run midway through the second period after the Penguins built a 2-0 lead. Kiefer Sherwood and J.
T. Miller scored before Bains buried the puck into the back of the net to cap the run. Bains' goal provided insurance for Vancouver (4-1-2) after Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period.
Malkin also had two assists for the Penguins (3-6-1), while Anthony Beauvillier contributed a goal and an assist. Bryan Rust rounded out the scoring. Goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 shots for the Canucks, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves for Pittsburgh.
Canucks: The team’s depth showed in the second when each of its four lines scored over a six-minute span. Ten Vancouver players contributed either a goal or assist, with none putting up multiple points. Penguins: The visitors were the dominant side across the first period, with Beauvillier opening the scoring 7:48 in.
But Pittsburgh’s offense faltered afterwards, and the Penguins were outshot 34-23. With the Canucks down 2-0 early in the second period, Pettersson snapped a shot over Nedeljkovic from the faceoff circle to get Vancouver on the board at the 4:06 mark. The goal was his first of the season and sparked an offensive onslaught where the Canucks scored three goa.