VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Casey DeSmith wanted another crack at the Vancouver Canucks, and he didn’t waste it.

The backup goalie stopped 29 shots for his second career shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins got two goals apiece from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in beating the Canucks 5-0 on Saturday night.

DeSmith lost the previous matchup between the teams Oct. 16 when Brock Boeser scored 34 seconds into overtime.

“I don’t like losing and the way we lost, I felt the overtime goal I could have had, so that has kind of been on my mind since the last time and that was actually the last game I played,” DeSmith said. “It just so happened my next game was against these guys and that worked out well.”

He got the nod over Matt Murray in the final game of Pittsburgh’s four-game trip to Canada and helped his team complete a sweep. The Penguins also won at Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary.

DeSmith’s previous shutout came on April 26 against Ottawa.

Phil Kessel also scored for Pittsburgh, which has just one loss in regulation this season.

“They’ve got some world-class players that can score if you give them the chance,” Canucks coach Travis Green said.

Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots for Vancouver. He kept the Canucks in the game with several clutch saves, including in the first period when he sprawled to turn away a rocket from Malkin with his left skate.

Still, the goaltender wasn’t happy with his performance.

“No, 5-0 on the board, you can’t be happy,” Markstrom said. “It’s a 60-minute game.”