With five contests in the books of the first-round series between the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks, a few trends have stood out. Number one, even though the goalies aren’t being peppered as much as they could be, they’re all coming up huge – and we mean all of them given Vancouver’s wild predicament.
That was frustrating. The Vancouver Canucks let a chance to clinch the series slip past them, dropping a 2-1 decision at home against the Nashville Predators to send this to a Game 6.
On Wednesday morning, Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes was named as one of the three finalists for the prestigious James Norris Memorial Trophy, recognizing the top defenceman in the NHL.
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 NHL announced the three finalists for the Norris Trophy on Wednesday.
In an anticlimactic turn, the Vancouver Canucks fell to the Nashville Predators in Game 5 on Tuesday night. Despite an energetic start at Rogers Arena, the Canucks couldn’t maintain their momentum, ultimately losing 2-1.
Canucks coach Rick Tocchet defended his decision not to use a coach's challenge to review the Predators' game-tying goal Tuesday night in what was an eventual 2-1 Nashville victory.
The Nashville Predators were the hunted on Tuesday night, but managed to survive.
Tonight, the Canucks fans in attendence at Rogers Arena came ready, and the players on the ice certainly returned that favour early on. The Canucks were playing with so much energy, so much poise, and were absolutely swarming the Predators early on.
The Vancouver Canucks are up 3-1 in their series against the Nashville Predators. Do they deserve to be up 3-1? With the way they played in game four, the answer is no. After all, for 57 minutes in game four, it looked like the Canucks were on their way to a horrible loss.
After a miraculous comeback victory on Sunday, the Vancouver Canucks will look to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight when they host the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of their opening round series.
For a team built around its offensive firepower and stellar goaltending, it’s the adage of “defence wins championships” that’s come through for the Vancouver Canucks.
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, Thatcher Demko is a Vezina Trophy finalist. Additionally, Brock Boeser fuels the Canucks to a 3-1 comeback in Game 4.
On the one hand, the mood is pretty darn positive in Vancouver right now as it pertains to the hometown Canucks. And why wouldn’t it be? In Game 4 of Round One against the Nashville Predators on Sunday afternoon, the Canucks completed what might just go down as the greatest comeback in franchise history.
Brock Boeser has been tearing it up for the Vancouver Canucks all year, and in the playoffs, the production hasn’t stopped. With the Nashville Predators possessing a 3-1 lead with less than 3 minutes left in the game, the 27-year-old put the team on his back and ensured that they would Tennesse with a win.
The Vancouver Canucks’ victory in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Nashville Predators was nothing short of dramatic. Despite being outplayed for most of the game, the Canucks managed to snatch a 4-3 overtime win, taking a commanding 3-1 series lead.
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.
In a thrilling overtime showdown, Elias Lindholm‘s clutch goal just 1:02 into the first extra frame propelled the Vancouver Canucks to a crucial Game 4 victory against the Nashville Predators.
The NHL has revealed the finalists for the 2024 Vezina Trophy, awarded each year to the top player at the goaltending position.
The Canucks took Game 4 with a 4-3 overtime win at the Bridgestone Arena on Sunday, April 28th. Elias Lindholm struck the game-winning goal to secure the victory for Vancouver, and Brock Boeser recorded a hat trick to help the Canucks defeat the Nashville Predators.
Brock Boeser scored all three goals in regulation for the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, including two in the final two minutes to tie the game 3-3 and send it to overtime.
The Vancouver Canucks are having to dig deep into their goaltending depth for their first-round series against the Nashville Predators.
According to Frank Seravalli, Vancouver Canucks will have Arturs Siovs starting Game Four against the Nashville Predators today. News of Artus Silovs starting broke Sunday afternoon.
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