Vancouver Canucks score 4 goals in 3rd inning, beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1

Anders Nilsson had a busy and productive first start of the season for the Vancouver Canucks. Nilsson stopped 16 of 17 shots in the first period and finished with 33 in the Canucks' 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser scored 1:10 apart in the third period, and Markus Granlund and Jake Virtanen added empty net goals for the Canucks. Brayden Point scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves. Vancouver's rally was started when Pettersson, who has four goals and three assists in four games, deflected Derrick Pouliot's point shot past Vasilevskiy at 11:07 of the third period. Boeser gave the Canucks the lead with his first of the season at 12:17. Tampa Bay, the highest scoring team in the NHL last season, has two goals in two games to start the season and is 0-for-8 on the power play, including 0 for 5 on Thursday.