Rick Tocchet hasn’t named a starting goalie for Game One of the team’s second round series with Edmonton, but the Canucks head coach has ruled one out.
Despite being the higher seed in their upcoming Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers, it’s safe to say the Vancouver Canucks are embracing their role as the underdogs — well, head coach Rick Tocchet is, at least.
Despite winning the Pacific Division title in the regular season, going 4-0 against the Edmonton Oilers this season and having home ice advantage, the prevailing thought in most hockey circles is that the Vancouver Canucks are in tough in their second round match-up which starts later this week.
The Vancouver Canucks will start their second-round playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers without the services of goaltender Thatcher Demko. As per head coach Rick Tocchet, Demko has been ruled out for Game 1 and to start Round 2, which could give the early edge in the series to the Oilers.
As a result of the team’s win on the road, the Vancouver Canucks have moved into the second series in their Stanley Cup journey. In a tense and tightly contested matchup, the Canucks squeezed out a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
It’s official The Vancouver Canucks have advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and are set to dance with the Edmonton Oilers, with the winner advancing to the Western Conference Final.
The first round is (mostly) complete. Which teams will make it to the conference finals? Our ESPN hockey experts make their predictions.
A day later, much of the focus remains on the late-game goal-scoring heroics of Pius Suter and the puck-stopping wizardry of Arturs Silovs. But make no
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, the Canucks beat the Nashville Predators in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
They did it. They really did it. For the first time since the 2020 bubble, the Vancouver Canucks are moving on to the second round of the NHL Playoffs, topping the Nashville Predators 1-0 on the road in Game 6.
On Saturday morning, Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson was named one of the three finalists for the 2023-24 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. This accolade is bestowed upon the player who demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct, coupled with remarkable playing ability.
The Vancouver Canucks are in round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after their 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators. And by what other score could it possibly be?
In this game, the score didn’t lie. The Vancouver Canucks’ 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators was tightly contested throughout. The game’s only goal came late in the third period, breaking the deadlock and silencing a loud Bridgestone Arena crowd.
Vancouver Canucks owner and chairman Francesco Aquilini took to social media on Friday night to celebrate his team’s series-clinching 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators.
The Vancouver Canucks gutted out a close Game 6 victory on Friday night. Their win over the Nashville Predators has punched their ticket to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Pius Suter's goal with 99 seconds remaining in regulation was the difference as the visiting Vancouver Canucks claimed a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night and clinched their Western Conference first-round series.
Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Predators on Friday night in Game 6.
Incredibly, the Vancouver Canucks advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Vancouver Canucks had a chance to wrap up their first round series against the Nashville Predators in Game 5, but couldn’t push it across the finish line after Nikita Zadorov gave them a 1-0 lead in the third period.
The NHL announced its three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, handed out annually to the league's top coach.
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 Nashville Predators were the hunted on Tuesday night, but managed to survive.
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.
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