The Nashville Predators saw how quickly momentum can be lost in their playoff opener against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Now, the onus is on the visiting Predators to retrieve it in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday in Vancouver.
It was an atmosphere nine long years in the making. And the Vancouver Canucks felt every last bit of it. Right as the Canucks stepped on the ice at Rogers Arena for their first home playoff game since 2015, the fan’s energy was immediately palpable.
Rick Tocchet wanted his Vancouver Canucks to practice on Monday. The head coach was pleased with the club’s 4-2 win in its playoff opener against Nasvhlile on Sunday night, but still felt there were a number of areas he wanted to address.
A wise man once said, “With a new era, comes change.” In the case of the city of Vancouver and the Stanley Cup Playoffs, some things will never change.
Game One of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs was a resounding success for the Vancouver Canucks. Despite falling behind twice, the home team rallied to a 4-2 victory that somehow still felt dominant.
When the postseason comes around, it is never a surprise to see an unheralded player step into the spotlight. One of the big performers from Sunday’s slate of Stanley Cup Playoff action was Dakota Joshua of the Vancouver Canucks.
9 years of pent-up energy erupting at last. The Vancouver Canucks came back in dramatic fashion, scoring two quick goals in the third en route to a 4-2 victory in Game 1 against the Nashville Predators.
What does it mean to have or lack playoff experience? As most NHL pundits, podcasters, and writers have mentioned ever since the Vancouver Canucks earned a playoff berth, this group of players didn’t have many playoff minutes to its name.
The Vancouver Canucks earned their first home playoff win since 2015 on Sunday night, sending the raucous 18,967 in attendance at Rogers Arena home happy after a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series.
The Vancouver Canucks have started a little something new for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Teams around the National Hockey League have long recognized key contributors in the locker room after wins with commemorative keepsakes — a team jacket, a special hat, or, once upon a time in Vancouver, a WWE championship belt.
Dakota Joshua and Pius Suter celebrated the Vancouver Canucks first home playoff game in nine years in a special way.
Pius Suter and Dakota Joshua scored 12 seconds apart midway through the third period as the host Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 Sunday in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Sunday.
The Sunday nightcap of the Stanley Cup Playoffs featured the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks debuting their first-round series. It was an appropriately
All anyone could talk about heading into this game was how the first ten minutes would tell us a lot about how this series was going to go. So here’s what happened in the first ten minutes of the game.
“Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” The Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators may not be strangers to each other, but they’re not exactly familiar foes either.
The Vancouver Canucks are calling up Arturs Silovs to take on emergency goaltending responsibilities for Game 1 of their first-round series against the Nashville Predators.
It is an exciting time to be a Vancouver Canucks fan. After over a decade of darkness, the light has shone. People are walking the streets of Vancouver wearing Canucks gear proudly, car flags are flying again, and the city is buzzing.
The wait is finally over for the Vancouver Canucks and their fans. When the Canucks face the visiting Nashville Predators on Sunday for Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, it will be the first time Vancouver has hosted a postseason game since 2015.
The Vancouver Canucks return to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2020 and will host playoff hockey for the first time since 2015. The organization finished the season with a 50-23-9 record, good for first in the Pacific Division.
The Vancouver Canucks entered this season with +5000 odds to win the Stanley Cups. Only nine teams in the league had worse odds to win the Cup. For Canucks fans, a playoff spot was the goal.
Vasili Podkolzin has signed a new two-year deal as the Vancouver Canucks are warming up for the playoffs. He may not have reached his full potential yet, but both sides remain optimistic – for good reason.
The Vancouver Canucks are slated to face off against the Nashville Predators in the opening round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. While the focus is on Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes and the big guns in Vancouver, there are a few under-the-radar players who could have series-changing impacts.
One of the top goal scorers in the NHL this season is getting some extra rest before the Stanley Cup Playoffs. According to Irfaan Gaffar, Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser did not travel with the team to Manitoba, and will not be in the lineup on Thursday night for the team’s regular-season finale against the Winnipeg Jets.
The Canucks have signed forward Vasily Podkolzin to a two-year contract extension.
The veteran netminder is set to rejoin the lineup in the Canucks' upcoming game against the Calgary Flames.
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