Canucks Defeat Predators 5-2 with Pettersson's Hat Trick

The Canucks took a 3-2 lead off a Pettersson wrist shot at 16:38 of the second period for his second of the game and never looked back.

Pettersson added an insurance goal with under three minutes remaining in the final frame to make it 5-2 for the second hat trick of his NHL career.Vancouver had a stop and start opening period, with misplaced passes and a Nashville team committed to clogging the neutral zone limiting attacks.opened the scoring after a shot from the point by Hughes found its way through a crowd and bounced off the fourth-line forward at 13:45 of the first.

But the Predators responded nearly immediately after Hughes gave the puck away and Demko went for a poke check only for Nashville forwardNashville then grabbed the lead three minutes later after a long shot from Fabbro found its way past a crush of bodies and Demko. The Predators had the best opportunity to open the scoring in the first period after the Canucks were called for a slash on Foudy at the start of a three-on-one leading to a penalty shot.

But Foudy slipped during the attempt and his shot when he got back to his knees was fired wide of Demko's net.There was a moment of silence at Rogers Arena for Adam Johnson, who died in a tragic on-ice mishap in the United Kingdom over the weekend after taking a skate to the neck. …as the second player from the 2009 draft to do so. Hughes' assist on the Canucks opener equalled the 12th-fewest games by a defenceman in NHL history to reach the 250-point mark.

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