VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Ryan Dzingel scored two goals and Craig Anderson made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season and the 34th of his career as the Ottawa Senators beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 on Tuesday night.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored into an empty net for the Senators.

Anderson entered play with a 3.66 goals-against average and an .866 save percentage, but was flawless as Ottawa (4-2-0) opened a three-game road trip through western Canada with a solid defensive effort.

Ryan Miller made 25 stops for Vancouver (4-2-1), which has dropped three straight and lost at home for the first time in 2016-17.

After opening the scoring in the first period, Dzingel added his fourth of the season at 2:12 at of the third, taking a slick no-look feed from Bobby Ryan in front and beating Miller for the first two-goal game of his career.

The 24-year-old played the first five games of the season on Ottawa's fourth line, but was promoted to the second unit with Ryan and Derick Brassard against Vancouver, and made the most of his opportunity.

The Senators had allowed nine goals in third periods coming into Tuesday, and Anderson had to be sharp on a shot off the stick of Bo Horvat from the slot with about 12 minutes left in regulation.

Henrik Sedin had a golden opportunity for Vancouver with under 10 minutes to go, but decided on a pass despite getting a good look at the Ottawa goal with Anderson out of position.

Anderson then stopped Sven Baertschi on a breakaway with six minutes to go to preserve the shutout before Pageau scored his first into an empty net.

The Canucks had their first regulation loss of the season on Sunday, 4-2 at Anaheim, a result that came on the heels of a 4-3 shootout defeat to Los Angeles the previous night.

The Senators, meanwhile, dropped a 4-1 decision at home to Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Troy Stecher made his NHL debut for Vancouver after being called up from the AHL on Monday. The 22-year-old defenseman from nearby Richmond, signed with the organization as a undrafted college free agent in the offseason, and took the place of Christopher Tanev (lower-body injury) alongside Alexander Edler on Vancouver's top pairing.

Ottawa snapped a seven-game losing streak at Rogers Arena dating to 2004.

NOTES: Also missing for Vancouver were Fs Alexandre Burrows (neck) and Derek Dorsett (shoulder). Jayson Megna was recalled from the AHL and suited up for his first game with the club on the fourth line.

UP NEXT:

Senators: Visit Calgary on Friday.

Canucks: host Edmonton on Friday and Washington on Saturday, but after that play just seven of their next 21 at home.

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A diving, game-winning goal by a defenseman, where have we seen that before?

San Jose Sharks pivot Marc-Edouard Vlasic brought an end to Tuesday's game against the Anaheim Ducks, scoring a beautiful, breakaway goal reminiscent of Bobby Orr's notorious diving goal against the St. Louis Blues in the 1970 Stanley Cup Final.

Vlasic's first goal of the season gave his Sharks a 2-1 win and halted the club's two-game losing streak.

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Frederik Andersen is the talk of the town, but for all the wrong reasons.

The Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender allowed seven goals on 23 shots against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, dropping his save percentage to .850 through five appearances to start the season.

To his credit, he's not shying away from his poor performance.

"You just got to challenge yourself to work harder, that's the only (way) to get out of it," Andersen added, per Mark Masters of TSN, while maintaining he's still adjusting to the new environment and his new teammates.

Earlier Tuesday, head coach Mike Babcock was forced to answer questions about Andersen's shoddy numbers, brushing them off due to the season being young and because the criticism was coming from Don Cherry, host of Coach's Corner.

Following the 7-3 loss to the Lightning, Babcock admitted it was a tough night for the goalie, adding that he kept Andersen in net to battle through it.

Still, Babcock believes better days are ahead.

"Obviously we talked about it earlier today and it hasn't gone as good as he would like it to go," Babcock said. "We're very confident in his ability. We do a lot of work in advance to know what he's capable of doing, he's done it for three years straight. It hasn't gone very good for him. Tonight would be, I think, a point for him where he'd want to regroup from.

"He's a proud guy and it's very important that we support him, but he's got to get to work too and do his part. It's all part of being on a team. You've got to pick one another up. It didn't bounce his way tonight for sure. He's not feeling as good about himself as he should be. In order to do that you've got to earn the right to feel good by doing good work."

Andersen signed a five-year, $25-million extension with the Maple Leafs upon being acquired from the Anaheim Ducks, with whom he recorded a .918 save percentage in 125 appearances.

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Jakub Voracek was feeling no ill effects from a devastating open-ice hit by Dmitry Kulikov on Tuesday night.

Related: Watch: Kulikov pops off Voracek's helmet with late hit

Voracek left briefly following the hit, but returned to score a nifty shootout winner as Philadelphia topped Buffalo 4-3. The Flyers trailed 3-0 after two periods, but scored a pair of power-play goals in the final three minutes of the third to tie the game.

The 27-year-old Voracek is off to a strong start this year, with three goals and eight points in seven games.

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ST. LOUIS - Brian Elliott stopped 23 shots in his return to St. Louis, Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett each had a goal and an assist and the Calgary Flames beat the Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Elliott was traded from St. Louis to Calgary in June, and the 17,337 in attendance serenaded Elliott with chants of ''Moose,'' his nickname, on his first couple of saves. Elliott's best save came late in the second when he slid his right pad across the crease to rob Nail Yakupov on a rebound attempt.

Dennis Wideman and Deryk Engelland also scored to help the Flames snap a seven-game losing streak at St. Louis.

Kevin Shattenkirk scored for the Blues on a two-man advantage in the third, and Carter Hutton made 26 saves. After winning their first three games, the Blues are 1-2-1 in their last four.

Wideman's power-play goal early in the first ended a string of 19 straight penalty kills for the Blues. Wideman gave the Flames the 1-0 lead after former Blue Troy Brouwer won the puck along the boards and found Wideman alone in the slot.

Engelland added to the lead midway through the first after Kris Versteeg sent him in alone on Hutton with a pass. The play started after Vladimir Tarasenko whiffed on a shot on the other end, sending the Flames in on an odd-man rush.

Bennett's wrist shot went in through a maze of traffic early in the second to give Calgary a 3-0 lead. Bennett had an assist on Engelland's goal, giving him his second multipoint game of the season, both against St. Louis.

The game was also a homecoming for Calgary's Matthew Tkachuk, son of former Blue Keith Tkachuk. Matthew Tkachuk, the 6th overall pick by the Flames, was one of four St. Louis area natives taken in the first round of this year's amateur draft.

NOTES: Blues F Alexander Steen played in his 500th game with St. Louis. ... Flames D Mark Giordano played in his 600th game with Calgary. ... Brouwer and Elliott both joined the Flames in the offseason and received a standing ovation after the Blues played a video tribute to them midway through the first period.

UP NEXT

Flames: Return home to face Ottawa on Friday night.

Blues: Continue a three-game home stand against Detroit on Thursday night.

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The NHL's Department of Player Safety may want to take another look at this hit, and not just because Dmitry Kulikov managed to pop Jakub Voracek's helmet off.

Rather, the Buffalo Sabres defenseman appeared to levy the check well after Voracek had moved the puck, which could warrant supplemental discipline from the NHL. Kulikov was assessed a two-minute charging penalty on the play.

Voracek left the game for observation, but was able to return.

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The Arizona Coyotes are not off to a howling start.

Far from it.

After a 4-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, the club is off to its worst start in franchise history (1-5-0).

Arizona began the season with a 4-3 overtime win over Philadelphia, but has since recorded five straight regulation losses.

Much was made of new general manager John Chayka's offseason tinkering, salary cap maneuvering, and savvy drafting, but it appears there's still growing pains ahead for the young, rebuilding Coyotes.

The first overall pick in 2017 would help, though.

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PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby scored in his season debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Crosby, who scored on a power play, missed the team's first six games with a concussion. Carl Hagelin and Eric Fehr also scored for the Penguins, who extended a seven-game unbeaten streak against the Panthers.

Marc-Andre Fleury, who has started the first seven games of the season for Pittsburgh, stopped 20 shots. Matt Murray, who backstopped the Penguins to a Stanley Cup in June, served as the backup to Fleury after missing the first six games with a broken hand.

Reilly Smith scored a power-play goal and Mark Pysyk also scored for the Panthers, who have lost 11 of 12 against the Penguins in Pittsburgh.

James Reimer made 19 saves in his second start of the season.

Crosby cut the Panthers' lead to 2-1 in the second period. Crosby had to reach for a pass from Evgeni Malkin, but recovered to whip a shot from the slot over Reimer's shoulder.

Hagelin tied it in the third when he sent a shot underneath Reimer's arm during a 2-on-1.

Fehr put the Penguins in front for good when he one-timed a pass from Tom Kuhnhackl between Reimer's legs.

Crosby, the two-time MVP and reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner, hasn't played since sustaining a concussion in practice earlier this month. Crosby participated in a full-contact practice Monday for the first time since suffering his third concussion in six years. He called his participation in practice a major milestone in his recovery.

Crosby described himself Tuesday morning as a game-time decision, but coach Mike Sullivan said the Penguins' captain would likely make his season debut barring a setback after participating in the game-day skate.

Crosby, who captained Team Canada to a World Cup of Hockey championship last month, missed the better part of two seasons after sustaining a concussion in January 2011. He stressed he didn't panic when doctors told him of the latest diagnosis. The Penguins, meanwhile, went 3-2-1 with Crosby out of the lineup.

Panthers F Jaromir Jagr returned to Pittsburgh where he won two Stanley Cups and five scoring titles, totaling 1,079 points in 806 games from 1990-01.

The Penguins honored Jagr, the No. 5 pick in the 1990 NHL draft, during Tuesday's morning skate with a commemorative plaque made out of material from the Civic Arena roof. The 44-year-old Jagr, who is in his 23rd NHL season, ranks third all-time in NHL history in goals and points.

NOTES: Jagr played his 1,635th career game, tying Scott Stevens for seventh all-time. ... Penguins D Kris Letang skated Tuesday with a no-contact jersey, but missed his third game with an upper-body injury. ... Penguins F Conor Sheary is not cleared to play and will be re-evaluated in a week. ... The Panthers played without Jonathan Huberdeau (lower body), Nick Bjugstad (upper body) and Jussi Jokinen (lower body). ... Penguins D Brian Dumoulin played in his 100th NHL game.

UP NEXT

Panthers: Continue a four-game road trip at Toronto on Thursday.

Penguins: Host the New York Islanders on Thursday.

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