The win means that Vancouver now leads the Pacific Division.
Teammate Nils Höglander was also noted for double hits, which means that the two Swedes were involved in all six of the team’s goals.
The home team Rangers otherwise started the best and were able to take the lead when Mika Zibanejad served Vincent Trocheck up to 1-0 in the beginning of the match. After that, however, Vancouver was able to take over and go to the period break with 3–1 after a goal by Höglander and double assists from Pettersson.
Shadows Nylander in the scoring league
Rangers managed to reduce the lead after barely half of the middle act, but Höglander and Pettersson saw to it with goals each that the visitors had a three-goal lead before the final period. There, Pettersson established the final result in an empty box.
The points harvest means that he climbs three positions in the points league up to eighth place with a total of 52 points. William Nylander, who is currently the league’s highest scoring Swede, is in sixth place.