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 Daniel Sedin, Taylor Pyatt and Trevor Linden scored the other Vancouver goals. Tom Gilbert had the lone goal for Edmonton.
The Canucks have won six of eight and moved into a sixth place tie in the Western Conference, one point back of Northwest Division-leading Minnesota.
The loss was a blow for the Oilers, who had won 10 of 12. Edmonton is five points out of eighth place in the West.
There was no scoring in the first period. Vancouver's Roberto Luongo stopped 14 shots, and Dwayne Roloson made nine saves for the Oilers.
The Canucks got a bit of a break to get the first goal 1:09 into the second period. Roloson made the initial stop on Daniel Sedin's shot only to have defenseman Gilbert inadvertently swept it into his own net.
Vancouver took a 2-0 lead late in the second when Pettinger scored off a 2-on-1 break.
The Canucks extended their lead 5 minutes into the third when Ryan Shannon dished a backhanded pass to Pyatt, who snapped in his 15th goal.
The Oilers finally broke Vancouver's shutout bid with 10 minutes remaining as Gilbert's point shot eluded Luongo, who was screened.
Vancouver went ahead 4-1 just 3 minutes later when Linden scored his second short-handed goal of the season.
Notes: The teams split the first six meetings this season with all three of Edmonton's wins coming in shootouts. ... Roloson, who backed up Mathieu Garon for 17 straight games, got his fourth straight start. ... The Canucks were without rookie LW Mason Raymond, injured in the previous game against Phoenix. Mason, who has a sprained knee, is expected to be out for four weeks. He was replaced by Ryan Shannon. ... Vancouver was already without defenseman Mattias Ohlund, Aaron Miller and Lukas Krajicek. ... The Oilers hit 306 man-games lost this season.
[Associated Press]
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