Pregame Kris Letang gets back into the lineup for the Penguins. The hosting Vancouver Canucks greet the Pens with this lineup. First period The Penguins strike first only to see it get called back on a Vancouver challenge.

VANCOUVER -- Ben Kindel scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins held on for their fourth straight win, 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Sunday. Evgeni Malkin scored and Stuart Skinner made 28 saves for the Penguins (26-14-11), who swept their four-game road trip and have points in seven straight games (5-0-2).

Everyone loves a good, old-fashioned butt-kicking. On Saturday evening, the Edmonton Oilers played their penultimate road game ahead of the Olympic break, smashing the Vancouver Canucks 6-0 to move their record to 24-17-8.

After a rough game against the Penguins, Brock Boeser and Zeev Buium are heading on the Canucks' IR. Jonathan Lekkerimäki and Victor Mancini have been recalled from the AHL in their places.

Linus Karlsson had a goal and an assist, and Kevin Lankinen made 19 saves for the Canucks (17-29-5), who snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 4-3 win against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, but are 1-10-2 in their past 13 games.