The last time these two teams met, Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins reigned victorious over the Vancouver Canucks. The Russian single-handedly put up a big five points in an 8-6 comeback win that left the city of Vancouver feeling deflated.
Elias Pettersson would lead his troops into battle and go to work in making sure that doesn’t happen again. The Canucks could use every point they can get their hands on before the Christmas freeze. Before the game began, the Canucks sat three points behind the Calgary Flames for the final wild-card spot.