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Mar 24 vs Winnipeg Conventional wisdom has Holtby getting one of the back-to-backs against Montreal, but they desperately need to make up ground on the Habs. Would Green be willing to ride Demko for the entire road trip and give the March 22 game to Holtby? Missing Cup contender pieces The Canucks appear to have a number of key building blocks to become a Stanley Cup contender, even if it’s still at least two years away. Demko looks like a good No. 1 goalie. Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat are...

Article content Oilers 1, Canucks 2 Pretty decent hockey game on the west coast on Saturday night, but a solid effort from an Edmonton Oilers club on the second half of a back-to-back fell just short in a 2-1 regulation loss to Vancouver Canucks. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Player grades: Edmonton Oilers run into hot goalie, winning streak snapped at 4 Back to video Edmonton controlled the first period but were unable to beat netminder That...

Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Even after winning four of their last five games, the Vancouver Canucks are still a long-shot to make the playoffs. That’s an indictment of just how bad and unlucky they’ve been through the first half of the season. Despite the miraculous run the Canucks would need in order to make the playoffs, the team is beginning to tease potential. Right now, the number one reason why the Canucks can climb back into the playoff hunt is because of Thatcher Demko. He’s won fou...

The Canucks were so bad in the first half of the season, they'll need to win the majority of their final 28 games just to give themselves a chance at a playoff berth. So, how did they get here, and what happens now?

Gemma Karstens-Smith The puck bounces past Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) wide of the goal as Tyler Myers (57) defends and Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (34) watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Saturday, March 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck March 06, 2021 - 8:06 PM VANCOUVER - John Tavares and the Maple Leafs arent happy with how their western road swing ended. After thrashing the Oilers three games in a...

"There’s still a lot of good things in our game, but in saying that, we had an opportunity to make this a real great road trip and it ended up only being a good one," Tavares said. It was the second consecutive loss for the Leafs, coming after the Canucks beat them 3-1 on Thursday. The skid marks the only time this season Toronto has suffered back-to-back defeats in regulation. "It just goes to show that anyone in our division can beat you on any given night," said Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe....

The Winnipeg Jets roared back with vengeance Tuesday, downing the Vancouver Canucks 5-2, with Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor chipping in three points apiece.

Wheeler, Connor tally three-point nights, Jets down Canucks 5-2 Winnipeg Jets Mason Appleton (22) is tripped bay Vancouver Canucks Jordie Benn (8) during second-period NHL action in Winnipeg on Tuesday March 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade March 02, 2021 - 8:46 PM WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets were angry coming into Tuesdays game against the Vancouver Canucks, said winger Mathieu Perreault. The Canucks had blanked the Jets 4-0 the night before and Win...

A three-goal explosion was the foundation for a 4-0 victory to end a four-game losing streak and record just the third win in the last 14 outings

Bubble Demko returns as Canucks earn one of their finest wins of season Nate Schmidt had a goal and an assist and Thatcher Demko turned away all 27 shots as the Vancouver Canucks shutout the Winnipeg Jets 4-0. | March 2, 2021, 12:33 AM March 2, 2021, 12:33 AM "Bubble Demko" lasted only three games, and it has taken the Vancouver Canucks’ goalie much longer than that to rediscover the sublime form that briefly made him the story of the playoffs last summer in Edmonton. On Monday, six months ...