Sissons nets OT winner, lifts Preds over Canucks

NASHVILLE — Colton Sissons scored 3:05 into overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Ryan Hartman, Nick Bonino and Calle Jarnkrok also scored and Pekka Rinne made 19 saves for the Predators, who have won two straight.

Jay Beagle, Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat had the goals for the Canucks, who had a three-game winning streak halted but earned a loser point thanks to a last-minute goal that forced overtime. Vancouver tied it with 43.5 seconds remaining in the third period when Horvat, parked at the far post, slipped one past Rinne. Vancouver was shorthanded at the time and had pulled goalie Anders Nilsson for an extra skater.

In overtime, Bonino sent a pass from the left boards to Sissons skating through the slot and he elevated a shot over Nilsson.

Hartman scored the game’s first goal at 5:52 of the opening period. Bonino made it 2-0 at 8:40 of the first with a wrist shot that beat Nilsson high to the far side.

Beagle halved the Nashville lead at 15:15 of the first.

Nashville regained its two-goal lead at 11:05 of the second when Jarnkrok tipped Kyle Turris’ shot past Nilsson, who finished with 30 saves.

Turris returned to Nashville’s lineup after missing eight games with an injury.

Boeser made it 3-2 at 15:55 of the third with a power-play goal. Rookie sensation Elias Pettersson got the secondary assist on Boeser’s goal, extending his point streak to five games (three goals, eight assists).

The Canucks host Philadelphia on Saturday.