Jake DeBrusk’s shootout goal leads Vancouver Canucks past Nashville Predators 4-3
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VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks rode a two-goal third period and a shootout goal by Jake DeBrusk to their seventh home win of the year, beating the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Thursday at Rogers Arena.
Brock Boeser, Marco Rossi and Filip Hronek had the goals in regulation for Vancouver (20-37-8). Tyson Jost scored twice for Nashville, and rookie Matthew Wood of Nanaimo scored in his first NHL game at Rogers Arena for the Predators (29-27-9).
Juuse Saros made 23 saves for the Predators. Nikita Tolopilo stopped 16 shots for Vancouver.
The Canucks started well and opened the scoring at 8:40, when the double-tip of a Filip Hronek point shot _ first Marco Rossi and then Boeser _ beat Saros. But the teams went to the dressing room tied 1-1 after Justin Barron snapped up a turnover by Tolopilo before Jost hammered home the rebound for his fifth of the year.
In the second, Jost gave the visitors their first lead of the night, corralling the puck after a Roman Josi blast from the blue line went wide of the net, then depositing it past Tolopilo. Wood followed up, earning his 14th of the year after his centring pass deflected into the net off the skate of Canucks forward Liam Ohgren.
In the third, Rossi gave the Canucks life with 4:05 left to play, snapping a rebound past Saros to turn up the volume at Rogers Arena. With Tolopilo on the bench, Hronek sent the game to overtime with 1:01 remaining.
After a scoreless overtime, DeBrusk registered the only goal of the shootout as Tolopilo stopped all three shooters he faced.
TAKEAWAYS
Canucks: Boeser’s goal was his 16th of the year, and fourth in five games … Evander Kane returned to the lineup after missing one game while dealing with upper-body discomfort.
Predators: With 17 games remaining, the Predators remain locked in a race for a wild-card spot with three other Western Conference teams. Saros became the second NHL goalie to reach 50 starts this season … Jost had his first multi-goal game since joining the Predators this season and has three goals in his last two games … Wood has four goals in his last four games, and is on a four-game point streak.
KEY MOMENT
Rossi’s third-period goal turned up the volume at Rogers Arena, then Hronek forced overtime with Tolopilo on the bench.
KEY STAT
The Canucks snapped a five-game losing streak at home (0-3-2) but still sit last in the NHL with a home-ice record of 7-20-5.
UP NEXT
Predators: Visit the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.
Canucks: Host the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2026.