Radim Vrbata scored three goals for his sixth career hat trick to help host Vancouver beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 Monday night, snapping the Canucks’ five-game losing streak.
Brandon Prust had a goal and an assist and Henrik Sedin also scored for Vancouver. Ryan Miller stopped 32 shots against his former team.
The Canucks won for just the fourth time in 17 games. Daniel Sedin and Adam Cracknell added two assists each.
Brian Gionta and Sam Reinhart scored for Buffalo, and Linus Ullmark had 26 saves.