The Canucks are hoping that they’ve left that behind.
Nils Höglander is beginning to find his game and be able to play with an identity under head coach Rick Tocchet. The 24-year-old forward is coming off a career year where he scored 24 goals and is looking to continue developing into an NHL player that his coach can trust.
Quinn Hughes carried his team to a victory on Saturday night as the Vancouver Canucks took on the surging Washington Capitals, with the home team holding on to take the 2–1 win. Hughes scored twice for Vancouver,
Quinn Hughes scored two goals, while Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves on 33 shots to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the first-place Washington Capitals.
The Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues squared off on Monday night in a Western Conference battle between two teams desperate to make the playoffs. The Blues entered this game only two points behind the Canucks in the standings and Vancouver began the game three points behind the Calgary Flames for the final wild card spot in the West.
The Canucks opened the scoring early in this one, and surprise surprise, it was Quinn Hughes getting the party started. Hughes moved in on an odd-man rush and slid the puck to Conor Garland, who buried the puck past Jordan Binnington.
Zzzzzzzzzz Oh shoot, it’s a goal! Ah, yes, it came from Tage Thompson. After an icing call late in the first period, the Sabres won the draw in the Canucks’ end, and wasted little time in getting the puck into the right hands.
On Botchford Project and Lunar New Year night, the Vancouver Canucks dropped a 3–2 game against the Buffalo Sabres. Phil Di Giuseppe and Elias Pettersson lit the lamp for the Canucks. Tage Thompson, Jiri Kulich,
You made it! So glad to have you with us tonight. Okay, so things haven’t been great for the Canucks lately. They got thumped by the Winnipeg Jets, then in their return to home ice, got thumped again by the LA Kings.
Vancouver native Michael Buble told Donnie & Dhali that he believes defenseman Quinn Hughes is the greatest player to ever play for the Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver native Michael Buble told ...