Elias Pettersson scored two goals 44 seconds apart in the second period to snap a seven-game scoring drought and the Vancouver Canucks held on to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3.

Elias Pettersson scored twice and Quinn Hughes added two assists as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Monday night.

The Vancouver Canucks snapped their three-game losing streak on Monday with a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Elias Pettersson (2), Brock Boeser and Kiefer Sherwood scored for Vancouver, while Thatcher Demko stopped 26 of the 29 shots he faced in the win.

They didn’t just need it to build some extra cushion in the standings but to turn the vibes around heading into the holiday break. You wouldn’t call the Canucks’ performance commanding by any means, but they took care of business with a 4-3 victory over the Sharks.

CANUCKS GOAL🚨 That's a vintage Elias Pettersson shot! He puts the Canucks up 4-1! 🎥: Amazon Prime | NHL #Canucks #TheFutureIsTeal pic.twitter.com/CNwKq5HWtK Pettersson's last shift of the game ended at 3:14 into the third period,

It’s Christmas, and we here at CanucksArmy thought it’d be fitting to give our ideas of what might be on the Vancouver Canucks’ Christmas Wishlist, whether that be to Santa Claus or, in this case, Rick Tocchet reuniting JT Miller and Elias Pettersson back on the penalty kill.