Elias Pettersson returned from a knee injury to lead his Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.
The star rookie tallied a goal and an assist in the victory, bringing his point total for the season to 44.
He missed five games this month after suffering a slight MCL sprain against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 3.
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Antoine Roussel and Bo Horvat also found the back of the net for Vancouver (23-21-6), while Brock Boeser registered a pair of assists.
Frans Nielsen and Thomas Vanek scored for Detroit (18-25-7).
Jacob Markstrom stopped 35-of-39 for the Canucks and Wings goalie Jonathan Bernier had 28 saves.
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