Pius Suter had a goal and an assist, and Brock Boeser and Hughes each had two assists for the Canucks (12-7-3), who have won three of four. Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves to extend his season-opening road winning streak to nine games.

You never turn down a life raft. But you’d never have guessed before the season that the co-captains of the Vancouver Canucks’ life rafts would be goalie Kevin Lankinen and winger Conor Garland

Conor Garland led the way for the Vancouver Canucks with a two-goal, three-point outing, while Kevin Lankinen made impressive saves between the pipes to help the Canucks to victory against the Buffalo Sabres.

Garland’s affinity for sharks is far from breaking news — the forward has made his thoughts toward the ocean-bound species clear right from his arrival in Vancouver. Even recently, in a video tour of his house, a total of 22 sharks could be spotted in the form of lamps, figurines, and pool signs.

Conor Garland scored twice including the winning goal 3:59 into overtime to lead the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.

For the first 5-10 minutes of this game, the Canucks were all over the Sabres’ breakout attempts. Their positioning was top-notch, and their hustle on