The bright glow of a two-goal performance by Elias Pettersson was dimmed a little when the Vancouver Canuck centre left Monday91裸聊视频檚 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks early in the third period.

Pettersson broke out of a seven-game scoring drought with goals 44 seconds apart in the second period. He played briefly in the third before leaving the bench.

Pettersson didn91裸聊视频檛 return to the ice when he was named the game91裸聊视频檚 first star.

91裸聊视频淗e got banged up,91裸聊视频� head coach Rick Tocchet said when asked about Pettersson. 91裸聊视频淚 think it was the second period. He tried one shift (in the third.). We have the break. I don91裸聊视频檛 think it91裸聊视频檚 too bad.91裸聊视频�

Pettersson last scored in a 4-3 overtime loss to St. Louis on Dec. 10. A 34-goal scorer last season, he has 10 goals so far this year. It was his first two-goal game of the season.

Canuck captain Quinn Hughes was happy to see Pettersson find his groove again.

91裸聊视频淚t felt really good,91裸聊视频� said Hughes, who had two assists. 91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 too good. He91裸聊视频檚 going to break out at some point. I91裸聊视频檓 glad he was able to do that tonight.

91裸聊视频淗opefully for him, he can enjoy the next couple of days like all of us, regroup and get ready to go.91裸聊视频�

Vancouver broke open a close game with three goals in 70 seconds in the second period. Kiefer Sherwood and Pettersson scored just 26 seconds apart to give Vancouver a 3-1 lead.

The Sharks argued for goaltender interference on Pettersson91裸聊视频檚 goal, but the officials didn91裸聊视频檛 agree. Pettersson scored 44 seconds into the resulting delay of game penalty.

Tocchet was happy to see Pettersson give a fist pump after his first goal.

91裸聊视频淗opefully this will kick-start him,91裸聊视频� said the coach. 91裸聊视频淚 like the celebration. It was nice to see him scoring and get excited.91裸聊视频�

Brock Boeser also scored for the Canucks (17-10-7) who ended a three-game winless skid.

The victory came as the Canucks are navigating some rough seas.

Vancouver has just three wins in the last nine games (3-3-3). Besides Pettersson, players such as J.T. Miller (no goals in his last eight games) and Conor Garland (no goals in 12) have also struggled to score. Miller and Garland both had assists against San Jose.

There also has been speculation about a dressing room rift between Pettersson and Miller. Both players deny any conflict exists.

91裸聊视频淚 told the guys after the game, the waves aren91裸聊视频檛 12 feet high,91裸聊视频� said Tocchet. 91裸聊视频淭hey are only three or four or five feet.

91裸聊视频淲hen you start the game thinking too much it gets really rocky. Just relax. Don91裸聊视频檛 listen to the outside noise. Control what you can control in the dressing room.91裸聊视频�

After 109 points last year, and advancing to the second round of the playoffs, there were high hopes for the Canucks this season.

Hughes said the team has not been playing to its potential.

91裸聊视频淚 think there91裸聊视频檚 internal pressure for us to succeed,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淐oming in (to the year) we expected to probably be better than we were last year. I can91裸聊视频檛 say we91裸聊视频檝e accomplished that 91裸聊视频� yet.

91裸聊视频淚 think we have the group to do it. There91裸聊视频檚 a lot of internal pressure, guys trying to push each other up the mountain, from management down to the coach and players.91裸聊视频�

Veteran defenceman Tyler Myers credits the Canucks for staying focused, despite Boeser missing seven games with a concussion, Miller leaving the team for 10 games due to personal reasons and defenceman Filip Hronek sidelined the last 13 games with a pair of injuries.

91裸聊视频淕uys have handled challenges,91裸聊视频� said Myers. 91裸聊视频淓ach and every day we come to the rink looking at things we can get better at within our game, better at within our compete, and move on to the next game.91裸聊视频�