Elias Pettersson and Dakota Joshua scored for the Vancouver Canucks as they held on to win 2-1 against the Arizona Coyotes in Rogers Arena on Thursday night.
Thatcher Demko made 20 saves for the Canucks (30-11-4) as they have won six out of their last seven games. Vancouver is the No. 1 team in the NHL with 64 points this season.
Falling to 2-6 in their past eight and losing two-straight, Travis Dermott got the lone Coyotes (21-19-3) goal and Connor Ingram stopped 24 shots.
Shoving Sam Lafferty down at the Canucks’ bench, Liam O’Brien was sent to the penalty box and was punished.