Pittsburgh Penguins' Anthony Mantha gets a goal between Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen and Max Sasson (63) during the second period Photo by Gene J. Puskar / AP

Conor Garland ’s sense of rational calm before this five-game road trip set the right reflective tone. Article content

The Vancouver Canucks ’ veteran right-winger reasoned it was too early to take stock of a slow 1-2-0 start and that five games crammed into eight days away from Rogers Arena would be a better barometer to measure handling pressure. Article content Article content

And so would how they dealt with considerable adversity.

Three straight victories spoke to resolve and resiliency, but Tuesday in Pittsburgh was the litmus test of doing more with less while not getting enough rest and recover

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