NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Daniel Sedin scored two third-period goals to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.

Alex Burrows, Taylor Pyatt and Trevor Linden also scored for the Canucks, and Curtis Sanford made 26 saves. Jed Ortmeyer and Martin Erat scored for Nashville.

Sedin gave the Canucks a 3-2 lead at 8:11 of the third period, skating low through the slot and shooting the puck between the left post and goalie Dan Ellis. Sedin struck again at 12:26, scoring on a high shot from close range as Ellis dove to the ice.

Ortmeyer opened the scoring a little over 3 minutes into the game, firing a slap shot from the top edge of the right circle that sailed high to the left side of the net over Sanford’s shoulder. The Canucks tied it at 10:19 when Burrows’ shot from the middle of the right circle beat Dan Ellis low to his left side.

The Predators scored their second goal of the period when Erat fired a shot from high in the slot that beat Sanford low to his glove side with 1:48 left.

Pyatt tied it at 2 on a power play at 7:48 of the second period.

Linden scored short-handed, empty-net goal with 38 seconds left in the game.

Notes: The Predators are 10-1-1 when scoring the first goal in a game. … The game was the first of 25 straight for the Predators against Western Conference teams. … Ellis lost his first game of the season, falling to 7-1.

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