Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson, Aatu Raty, and Pius Suter scored for the Canucks (11-7-3), who had won two in a row and eight straight on the road including 2-0 at the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Arturs Silovs made 18 saves.

You’re only as good as your last game. In a remarkable contrast to Tuesday’s outstanding defensive performance in Boston, the Vancouver Canucks appeared to forget all of their strengths on Wednesday in Pittsburgh,

Bryan Rust scored twice in a three-point performance and the host Pittsburgh Penguins rode a four-goal first period to a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.

Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Arturs Silovs gives up five goals on the first 13 shots to put the Vancouver Canucks in a hole from which they couldn't quite escape.

While they pushed until the final whistle, the Vancouver Canucks could not find the equalizer late, falling 5-4 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Aatu Räty, Pius Suter, Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson provided the offence,