by Kevin Woodley / NHL.com Independent Correspondent

VANCOUVER — Jake Guentzel had a hat trick and an assist to extend his NHL career-best point streak to 12 games and help the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

Guentzel has 16 points (10 goals, six assists) during the longest active streak in the NHL, and the third longest this season behind Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers (17 games) and Troy Terry of the Anaheim Ducks (16 games).

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists, Kris Letang had three assists, and Tristan Jarry made 22 saves for the Penguins (11-8-5), who won for the first time in four games (1-2-1).

Vasily Podkolzin scored, and Thatcher Demko made 40 saves for the Canucks (8-15-2), who were trying to win three in a row for the first time this season.

Guentzel put Pittsburgh ahead 1-0 2:19 into the second period with a one-timer from right face-off dot that deflected in off Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 

Podkolzin tied it 1-1 with a deflection that bounced off and over Jarry at 6:18, but the Canucks were undone by five straight penalties. 

Guentzel completed his fourth NHL hat trick by scoring two 5-on-3 power-play goals 1:10 apart. He made it 2-1 with a one-timer at 17:13 from the same spot as his first goal and put the Penguins ahead 3-1 with a screened wrist shot from the top of the left face-off circle that deflected in off the backside of Canucks defenseman Luke Schenn at 18:23. 

Crosby converted a cross-ice pass from Letang at 11:15 of the third period for the 4-1 final.