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Kevin Lankinen stars in goal in Canucks win over Bruins
Kevin Lankinen recorded a 33-save shutout and made Jake DeBrusk's second-period goal stand up as the Vancouver Canucks edged past the host Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday.,Lankinen made 13 saves in the middle frame and another 11 in the third en route to his second shutout of the season. The 29-year-ol...

Bruins see improvements under new coach, tackle Canucks next
The Boston Bruins hope to continue their winning start to Joe Sacco's tenure as interim coach as they begin a stretch of three games in four nights around Thanksgiving on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks.,Sacco has emphasized shoring things up defensively and his team has delivered, allowing a ...

Jake DeBrusk leads Canucks past Senators for seventh straight road win
Jake DeBrusk had two goals with an assist, and the visiting Vancouver Canucks overcame the ejection of star Quinn Hughes to hang on for their seventh straight road win, 4-3 over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.,Kiefer Sherwood recorded a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who prevailed despite Hugh...

Jake DeBrusk leads Canucks to seventh straight road win
Jake DeBrusk had two goals with an assist, and the visiting Vancouver Canucks overcame the ejection of star Quinn Hughes to hang on for their seventh straight road win, 4-3 over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.,Kiefer Sherwood recorded a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who prevailed despite Hugh...

Sans J.T. Miller, Canucks begin 6-game road trip at Senators
While without another key performer, the Vancouver Canucks hope to have two others along for the ride when they open a six-game trip against the Ottawa Senators, who are mired in their longest slide of the season.,The struggling Canucks will try to right the ship by handing the Senators a fifth stra...

Chris Kreider's go-ahead goal pushes Rangers past Canucks
Chris Kreider scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as the visiting New York Rangers won their third straight game, 4-3, over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.,Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle and Kaapo Kakko each had a goal and an assist and Ada...

Rangers edge Canucks for third straight win
Chris Kreider scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as the visiting New York Rangers won their third straight game, 4-3, over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.,Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle and Kaapo Kakko each had a goal and an assist and Ada...

Canucks F J.T. Miller (personal reasons) takes leave of absence
Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is taking an indefinite leave of absence for undisclosed personal reasons, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Tuesday. ,"Right now, our sole focus is making sure that J.T. knows the entire organization is here to support him," Allvin said in a statement. "O...

Elias Pettersson, Canucks brace for visit from Rangers
Vancouver forward Elias Pettersson's rediscovered scoring touch will be put to the test when the Canucks host the road warrior New York Rangers on Tuesday night.,It took a six-game homestand for Pettersson to break out of his scoring slump. The slick Swede struggled in the first few weeks of the sea...

Predators peak late to take down Canucks
Steven Stamkos scored twice and Zachary L'Heureux scored his first career goal as the visiting Nashville Predators earned a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. ,Roman Josi collected one goal and one assist, Gustav Nyquist scored once and Filip Forsberg posted two assists for the ...

Canucks vie to pick up steam in encounter vs. Predators
Success at home has been tough to achieve so far this season for the Vancouver Canucks. ,But after their 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, the Canucks head into Sunday's clash with the visiting Nashville Predators on a winning note and with proof of what they can do when they play...

Connor Bedard returns to hometown as Blackhawks visit Canucks
Connor Bedard will be in action in his hometown when the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.,The second-year player will draw plenty of attention as many of his family and friends are expected to be in attendance, judging from all the requests for tickets.,"Nothing crazy, but...

Islanders ease past Canucks, extend point streak to 5
Scott Mayfield and Pierre Engvall scored early in the second period Thursday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who extended their point streak with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.,Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored late in the first period before Anders Lee and Noah Dobson added goals in the ...

Islanders look to continue to pick up points in clash vs. Canucks
After making the playoffs despite suffering 16 losses in overtime or the shootout last season, nobody needs to remind the New York Islanders how valuable every point can be in the NHL.,Despite losing two straight contests, the Islanders will look to extend their point streak to five games on Thursda...

Elias Pettersson goes for 2 points again as Canucks best Flames
Elias Pettersson scored in his second consecutive multi-point game to lead the host Vancouver Canucks to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,Erik Brannstrom also recorded one goal and one assist for the Canucks, who won on home ice for only the second time this season (2-2-3). Pius Sut...

Canucks' Jonathan Lekkerimaki to make debut vs. Flames
The Vancouver Canucks expect to receive a boost with the NHL debut of 2022 first-round draft pick Jonathan Lekkerimaki when they host the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,After Vancouver's most recent outing, which continued the club's home-ice struggles, the Canucks could use it.,Lekkerimaki, who was sel...

Canucks' Brock Boeser out indefinitely after big hit
Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser is out indefinitely after he absorbed a hit to the head from Tanner Jeannot of the Los Angeles Kings.,Coach Rick Tocchet said he wasn't sure how long Boeser -- Vancouver's leading scorer -- would be out.,"I talked to him briefly," Tocchet said. "Doesn't feel gr...

Oilers score 4 goals in third to pull away from Canucks
Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and Connor Brown scored two third-period goals as the Edmonton Oilers rolled past the host Vancouver Canucks 7-3 on Saturday to snap a two-game skid., ,Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist and Mattias Janmark had three assists for the Oilers. Brett Kulak,...

Canucks return home to face Oilers without top goal scorer Boeser
The Vancouver Canucks kick off a lengthy homestand Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers, riding a three-game winning streak, but also mindful they may have to overcome the temporary loss of their leading goal scorer.,The Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 Thursday to complete their first eve...

Kings' Tanner Jeannot suspended 3 games for hit to head
Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot was assessed a three-game suspension Friday after an illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser on Thursday night.,The NHL's discipline was handed down hours after Jeannot had a hearing with the league's Department of Player Safety.,J...