NASHVILLE -- Thatcher Demko made 31 saves, and Quinn Hughes had two assists for the Vancouver Canucks in a 3-1 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday. Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal for the Canucks (23-17-10), who have won three consecutive games.

Juuse Saros finished with 19 saves in the loss, while Canucks goaltender made 31 saves to earn his fourth win of the season. Forsberg-Stamkos-Marchessault Hinostroza-O'Reilly-Nyquist L'Heureux-Svechkov-Novak Smith-McCarron-Sissons Nils Hoglander got Vancouver on the board first off the rush with a toe drag around Roman Josi and a wrist shot that beat Saros under the glove at the 7:11 mark of the first period.