Elias Pettersson could have been a one-man welcoming committee for newcomer David Kampf. Article content

A recent rejuvenation in Pettersson’s game is pleasing, but it has taken a toll on the Vancouver Canucks ’ first-line centre. His eight points in the last four games (3-5), and 14 in his last eight (3-11), are a product of doing the tough stuff first and then letting the offence flow from that. Article content Article content

He’s on pace for 23 goals and 79 points — not 100-point Petey — but certainly a big step in the right direction after 15 goals and 45 points over 64 games in a drama-filled and injury-slowed 2024-25 season.

As he is so often apt to repeat: “Good defence leads to good offence.”

Pettersson blocked three more shots Monday in a wild 8-5 loss to the Florida P

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