Overview

• Vancouver erased a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2 at Rogers Arena, with Filip Hronek tying it early in the third before Jake DeBrusk’s power-play goal and an Evander Kane empty-netter sealed it.
• Eighteen-year-old Braeden Cootes scored, went 5-for-9 on faceoffs and was named first star, while his line with Kane and Jonathan Lekkerimäki consistently tilted play.
• The first unit of Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, Brock Boeser, DeBrusk and Kane generated six shots in 2:22 and finished 1-for-2 on the power play as the penalty kill went 2-for-2.
• Vancouver controlled the physical and possession battle, out-hitting Seattle 37-23 and outshooting them 35-24.
• Goaltending was split, with Kevin Lankinen stopping 17 of 19 shots before Nikita Tolopilo made four third-period saves to earn the win, and Vitali Kravtsov’s defensive lapse preceded reduced minutes.