TAMPA, Fla. — Kiefer Sherwood, Linus Karlsson and Drew O'Connor scored 1:40 apart in Vancouver's five-goal third period and the Canucks overcame an early deficit to beat the team. Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Sunday night.
Sherwood tied the score at two on the power play at 4:11, his shot deflecting off the skate of Lightning defenseman JJ Moser. Sherwood has 12 goals this season.
Karlsson gave the Canucks the lead at 4:54 with a backhand shot and O'Connor added his fifth of the season at 5:51 on a tip-in. Mackenzie McEachern scored his first goal of the season with 6:08 left and Marcus Pettersson scored his first goal of the season into an empty net with 3:03 left.
Kevin Lankinen made 28 saves and Quinn Hughes had four assists to help the Canucks end a three-game losing streak. They opened a three-game road trip with an overtime loss to Carolina on Friday night.
Jake DeBrusk started the comeback with a power play at 9:26 of the second, beating Jonas Johansson from close range on the rebound for his seventh goal.
Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel led Tampa Bay to a 2-0 lead from a 3-1 win over Florida on Saturday night, each scoring their eighth goals of the season.
Kucherov scored one-timer from the right circle with 35 seconds left in the first period, and Guentzel made it 2-0 on a tip-in at 4:35 of the second period.
Canucks: At Florida on Monday night.
Lightning: Host New Jersey on Tuesday night.
