Like a country band that is nearing the end of their touring career, the Vancouver Canucks really didn’t want to have to go to Nashville again. Alas, in losing Game 5 of Round One of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, they’ve punched their ticket all the same, and will be facing off with the Predators in Music City for Game 6 on Friday evening.
J.T. Miller may now be one of the elder statesmen on a Vancouver Canucks team looking to make a long playoff run, but he wasn’t always at the top of the food chain.
Under most circumstances, a bonus trip to Music City would be a good thing. Under most circumstances, an opportunity to watch more Vancouver Canucks hockey would be a great thing.
The latest update on Canucks goaltender Casey DeSmith’s injury indicates it to be a minor groin strain, bringing him closer to a full recovery, as reported by Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff.
I’m beginning to sense a pattern here. Cody and Dave miss game one of the Farm’s series against the Colorado Eagles; they win in regulation Cody watches game two of the Farm’s series against the Colorado Eagles; they lose in overtime.
The Vancouver Canucks have assigned forward Vasily Podkolzin to the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks, as announced by GM Patrik Alvin on Wednesday morning. Podkolzin, who was selected 10th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, had been traveling with the Canucks throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs but had yet to see any playing time.
On Wednesday, May 1st, the NHL announced the three finalists for the 2023-24 James Norris Memorial Trophy. Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators, and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche are the three finalists for the award.
The NHL announced today that Game 6 of the First Round Series between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, May 3, in Nashville.
So the Vancouver Canucks are headed back to Nashville. The question now is, will the Predators be making a return trip to the West Coast for a one-game winner-take-all showdown on Sunday?
With five contests in the books of the first-round series between the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks, a few trends have stood out. Number one, even though the goalies aren’t being peppered as much as they could be, they’re all coming up huge – and we mean all of them given Vancouver’s wild predicament.
That was frustrating. The Vancouver Canucks let a chance to clinch the series slip past them, dropping a 2-1 decision at home against the Nashville Predators to send this to a Game 6.
On Wednesday morning, Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes was named as one of the three finalists for the prestigious James Norris Memorial Trophy, recognizing the top defenceman in the NHL.
The 22-year-old is two years removed from a solid rookie season, finishing ninth on the Canucks in scoring in 2022 with 14 goals and 26 points in 79 contests.
The NHL announced the three finalists for the Norris Trophy on Wednesday.
In an anticlimactic turn, the Vancouver Canucks fell to the Nashville Predators in Game 5 on Tuesday night. Despite an energetic start at Rogers Arena, the Canucks couldn’t maintain their momentum, ultimately losing 2-1.
Canucks coach Rick Tocchet defended his decision not to use a coach's challenge to review the Predators' game-tying goal Tuesday night in what was an eventual 2-1 Nashville victory.
The Nashville Predators were the hunted on Tuesday night, but managed to survive.
Tonight, the Canucks fans in attendence at Rogers Arena came ready, and the players on the ice certainly returned that favour early on. The Canucks were playing with so much energy, so much poise, and were absolutely swarming the Predators early on.
The Vancouver Canucks are up 3-1 in their series against the Nashville Predators. Do they deserve to be up 3-1? With the way they played in game four, the answer is no. After all, for 57 minutes in game four, it looked like the Canucks were on their way to a horrible loss.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, Thatcher Demko is a Vezina Trophy finalist. Additionally, Brock Boeser fuels the Canucks to a 3-1 comeback in Game 4.
Considering how things have been going, it's not a surprise the Canucks don't know who their goalie will be on Tuesday in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series with the Predators.
Brock Boeser scored all three goals in regulation for the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, including two in the final two minutes to tie the game 3-3 and send it to overtime.
The Vancouver Canucks are having to dig deep into their goaltending depth for their first-round series against the Nashville Predators.
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