Tanner Pearson scored on the power play and had an assist as the Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-1 and moving into first place in the tight Pacific Division.
Carter Verhaeghe had his first career hat trick and Tampa Bay scored six times to finish the second period helped the Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 9-2.
Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist and the Canucks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 7-4 win over the short-handed Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.
Josh Leivo scored the tying goal midway through the third period and Alex Edler got the winner 3:11 into overtime as the Canucks rallied past Toronto 3-2.
The Canucks used their last game against the Florida Panthers as motivation for Sunday's rematch. "We've got some bad blood with them," Vancouver's Ben Hutton said.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Miller made 36 saves to lift the Vancouver Canucks over the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Miller was nearly unbeatable even as the Kings outshot the Canucks 37-20, including 31-8 over the final 40 minutes.
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