Sedin twins have goal, two assists each as Canucks beat Predators 4-1

Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, left, celebrates his goal with Sami Salo during the third period. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Henrik and Daniel Sedin were frustrated after being held pointless in Vancouver's loss to St. Louis on the weekend.

On Tuesday, the twins took it out on the Nashville Predators. The Sedins each had a goal and two assists as they led the Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Predators, who saw their four-game road winning streak come to an end. Steve Bernier and Sami Salo also scored for the Canucks (21-16-0) as they moved into sole possession of eighth place in the Western Conference.

Henrik Sedin said he and his brother, usually paragons of politeness on and off the ice, weren't in a great mood following Sunday's loss to the Blues.

"When you don't score in those games, it's tough to take," said Henrik, who has more points than any other player this month and is challenging for the league scoring title.

It was only their second victory in nine meetings with Central Division teams this season. Rebounding from the loss to St. Louis, they continued their trend of beating top clubs after losing to teams who are at or near the bottom of the standings.

"Those two have some of the best chemistry in the league for a reason," said Nashville goaltender Dan Ellis. "They share the same bloodlines, the same everything.

"They know exactly where each other is and we did give them a little bit of time and space, especially low. We didn't collapse enough on them and they were able to capitalize."

Nashville (22-12-3) had been one of the NHL's hottest scoring clubs, but Patric Hornqvist was the lone Predator to beat Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo, who made 20 saves while coming within five and a half minutes of a shutout.