nhl Game Recap
Canucks Down Nashville 6-2 - Match Report
The Canucks earned a 6-2 victory over Nashville on Monday behind a 36-save performance from Jacob Markstrom at Rogers Arena.
Vancouver was an underdog by +101 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Brandon Sutter, Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller, Jake Virtanen, Zack MacEwen, and Jordie Benn each scored for the Canucks in the victory. MacEwen opened the scoring for Vancouver.
Jacob Markstrom turned in a 36-save effort for the Canucks.
Nashville got goals from Craig Smith, and Mikael Granlund in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Nashville got a 13-stop effort from Pekka Rinne in the loss.
On the power play, Vancouver went 2-for-4, while the Predators were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 38-32.
Vancouver heads into a battle against the Blackhawks. Nashville, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.