By virtue of the St. Louis Blues losing in regulation and the Minnesota Wild losing in overtime, the Canucks have clinched a playoff spot.
Toronto centre Auston Matthews became the NHL’s first two-time 60-goal scorer in 30 years, scoring with 5:37 left in the Maple Leafs’ 3-0 victory over the host Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Auston Matthews joins a group of eight NHL players to have multiple 60-goal seasons, and first since Pavel Bure had back-to-back 60-goal campaigns with the Vancouver Canucks in 1992-93 and 1993-94.
The Dallas Stars scored a power-play goal Thursday night in exactly the way the Vancouver Canucks need to rediscover.
The University of Nebraska Omaha centre was a fourth-round pick last summer by Vancouver in what was his third time through he NHL Draft
The Canucks’ star centre was the only player missing from practice on Saturday.
Swede winger was initially credited with an assist on Abby’s first goal in the 2-1 OT win over Colorado but it was later rescinded
Bruins-Capitals and Predators-Avalanche are just two of the high-impact showdowns. Plus, updated projections, draft lottery standings, more.
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle has been suspended one game without pay for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny on Thursday.
Just call the rules plainly and openly, Vancouver Canucks fans are saying this week.