Penguins Vs. Canucks: Vancouver Falls In A Shootout, 4-3

Marc-Andre Fleury stuffed both shots he saw in a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins downed the Vancouver Canucks on the NHL’s opening night, 3-3 (2-0). Fleury cast aside shots by Mikael Samuelsson and Alex Burrows in the shootout as Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin each put away their attempts for the Penguins to earn the win after the score was tied at three to end regulation.

The Penguins scored first as James Neal found the back of the net on a power play to give Pittsburgh the lead in the first frame. Matt Cooke made it a two-goal advantage, scoring on a power play just over seven minutes later. Maxim Lapierre got one goal back for the Canucks just before the end of the period and Vancouver headed into the locker room down 2-1.

Here’s Thursday night’s game information.

Game time: The Canucks and Penguins close out opening night with a 10 p.m. EDT matchup.