Pettersson Scores Twice, Hits 200th Goal in Canucks' 5-2 Win

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson snapped a 21-game goal drought with a pair of tallies, including his 200th career NHL goal, to lead his team to a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena.

Pettersson opened the scoring at 3:49 of the first period with a one-timer from the faceoff circle during an early power play, beating Sergei Bobrovsky for his 14th goal of the season and first since January 13. Moments later, at 13:40, he reached the milestone mark on another power-play shot that deflected off Florida defenseman Gustav Forsling. The play was set up by a behind-the-back pass from linemate Brock Boeser near the crease, prompting fans to chant "Let's go Petey!" as Vancouver took a 2-1 lead.

The Canucks, who improved to 3-2-1 in their last six games after a 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, built a 3-1 advantage by the end of the first period. Marco Rossi extended the lead with his third goal in as many games, assisted by Boeser and Pettersson. Florida's Sam Bennett pulled one back in the second period, firing from the slot against Pettersson's line to make it 3-2. Aatu Raty restored the two-goal cushion in the third, winning a...