Canucks news: Arshdeep Bains scores first NHL goal [Video]

Arshdeep Bains got a solid vote of confidence before suiting up for his hometown Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

The left-winger spoke with Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and the Canucks legends told him they had a feeling Bains was poised to score his first NHL goal.

They were right.

“I’d been hearing that from a couple guys,” Bains said after he buried the winning goal in Vancouver’s 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. “They’re all pretty happy for me. And it almost felt like it was meant to be.”

Bains — who hails from the Vancouver suburb of Surrey — said his mom and dad were in the stands to see his milestone night.

The 23-year-old forward picked up a loose puck in Penguins’ territory midway through the second period and dished off to linemate Daniel Sprong, who dashed down the ice and blasted a shot into Alex Nedeljkovic’s pads. The Pittsburgh …