Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson shared his thoughts after the team’s 8-5 loss to the Florida Panthers in Monday’s matchup. The Canucks started the game strong, taking an early 2-0 lead, but the Panthers tied it before the second period. The Panthers continued their momentum and erupted in the second period, scoring three unanswered goals to take a 5-2 lead. Despite the loss, Elias Pettersson highlighted the positives in the team’s offensive output while acknowledging defensive lapses that proved costly."Yeah, obviously, really good to score five goals against Florida. But we let up seven and eight with the open net. We've got to be better defensively," Pettersson said post-game.He added:"They're a good team. They got a lot of skilled players. But then again, we go up 2-0, and then we should be able to get that to the house for the first period. I don't know what the right answer is, but we just got to be better defensively."The Vancouver Canucks are sixth in the Pacific Division with a 9-10-2 record. Their next matchup is against the Dallas Stars at Rogers Arena on Thursday.Elias Pettersson scores twice but Canucks fall to the Panthers in high-scoring matchup On Thursday, the Vancouver Canucks suffered an 8-5 defeat to the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena.The Canucks took control of the game early on, taking a two-goal lead thanks to goals from Drew O’Connor and Jake DeBrusk (PPG). However, the Panthers responded with goals from A.J. Greer and Seth Jones (PPG), tying it 2-2 before heading into the second period.The Panthers went up 5-2 after goals from Jordan Kunin, Evan Rodrigues, and Anton Lundell. Elias Pettersson cut the deficit to 5-3 before moving into the final period. Pettersson scored his second goal at 1:24 of the third period to make it 5-4 for the Canucks. Filip Hronek tied it 5-5 on the power play for the Canucks at 3:14.The Panthers went on to score two more from Sam Bennett and Seth Jones (PPG) before Brad Marchand (SHG EN) sealed the win for Florida.