Vancouver Canucks sweep the Penguins, 3 things we learned

Powered by the excellent play of Brock Boeser, the Vancouver Canucks pulled off a season series sweep of the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Here’s what we learned in the statement victory.

The Vancouver Canucks entered this month with four consecutive losses against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sidney Crosby and co. had taken eight of the previous 10 meetings, but 2017-18 was Vancouver’s turn.

Rookie Brock Boeser — who burned the Penguins with a hat trick in a 4-2 victory on Nov. 4 — also scored twice on Wednesday night as the Canucks escaped the Steel City with a 5-2 victory. Despite being without Chris Tanev, Troy Stecher and Erik Gudbranson (for the third period),…