Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson, Aatu Raty, and Pius Suter scored for the Canucks (11-7-3), who had won two in a row and eight straight on the road including 2-0 at the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Arturs Silovs made 18 saves.

Welcome to this edition of the Vancouver Canucks post-game analytics report. This recurring deep dive breaks down the analytics behind each Canucks game as recorded by Natural Stat Trick. In this article, we look back on Vancouver's most recent 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Bryan Rust scored twice in a three-point performance and the host Pittsburgh Penguins rode a four-goal first period to a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.

You’re only as good as your last game. In a remarkable contrast to Tuesday’s outstanding defensive performance in Boston, the Vancouver Canucks appeared to forget all of their strengths on Wednesday in Pittsburgh,

Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Wednesday night.

While they pushed until the final whistle, the Vancouver Canucks could not find the equalizer late, falling 5-4 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Aatu Räty, Pius Suter, Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson provided the offence,