Margins are always going to be tight down the final stretch of the season, coach Rick Tocchet said, but with 19 games left to play, the Canucks need to figure out how to get an edge in contested match
This is what Rick Tocchet said about limiting the ice-time of his key Vancouver Canucks stars like Elias Pettersson.
NOTES: Duchene has four assists during a three-game point streak. … Stars forward Wyatt Johnston, who signed a five-year, $42 million contract extension Saturday, had his point streak end at nine games (nine goals, six assists). … Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes missed a third straight game with a lower-body injury.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mikael Granlund scored his first goal for the Stars and Dallas beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday night. Dallas picked up both the Finnish center and Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks for first- and third-round picks on Feb. 1.
The Stars’ three trade deadline acquisitions Mikael Granlund, Cody Ceci and Mikko Rantanen tallied four total points in Dallas’ win over Vancouver.
Declining to sell in a historic sellers' market is a significant risk. But the die is cast. This is Vancouver's team.