Elias Pettersson Shines Against Vegas With Four Points

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson ran the show against Vegas on Wednesday, leading his side to a 5-1 victory with two goals and two assists. This is the fourth four-point game of his career and only J.T. Miller (5) has more such outings with the Canucks since Pettersson made his debut in 2018-19. The Swedish […]

Jason Dickinson Gets A Chance On Second Line

Vancouver Canucks forward Jason Dickinson will start Wednesday's contest against the Golden Knights on the second line. He'll skate with Bo Horvat and Conor Garland. The Canucks are forced to reshuffle the top six because Brock Boeser (upper body) is unavailable. Dickinson himself was recently out of action for multiple weeks and has only just […]

Quinn Hughes Out On Wednesday With An Illness

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes will miss Wednesday's matchup against Vegas with an illness. He wasn't able to practice on Tuesday with a non-COVID illness and didn't appear at Wednesday's morning skate either. Hughes has gone cold in recent games, but it's still been a very productive season for him with 53 points in 66 […]

Bo Horvat Good To Go On Sunday

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat is set to play Sunday against Vegas after logging just 4:38 Wednesday against St. Louis due to an illness. He apparently had a stomach bug but feels much better now. "Obviously was not a fun 48 hours I would say, but definitely feeling a lot better now," said Horvat after […]

Bo Horvat Leaves Early Wednesday With An Illness

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat logged just 4:38 of action in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to St. Louis, exiting the game early with a non-COVID illness. He was apparently feeling sick already before puck drop and it looks like he wanted to give it a go but clearly wasn't healthy enough to be on the ice. […]

Elias Pettersson Pushes Canucks Past Stars

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson came up with a pair of big goals Saturday night against Vancouver, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead and eventually helping the playoff-chasing team to a 4-1 victory. He tied the game 15:25 into the second period on the power play and potted his second one in an […]

J.T. Miller Grabs Two Points Against Colorado

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller played a major part in Wednesday's surprising 3-1 victory over Colorado, recording the game-winning goal and bagging an assist. Miller has started to build a new point streak with back-to-back multi-point efforts after seeing a 13-game run end a week ago. He's had a massive year with 77 points in […]

Travis Dermott Traded To Vancouver

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Travis Dermott has been traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 2022 third-round pick. The Maple Leafs had to shed some salary to make way for the incoming Mark Giordano, and Dermott was the odd man out. He is a third-pairing defenseman who plays a quiet game, rarely showing […]

Travis Hamonic Traded To Senators

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Travis Hamonic has been traded to the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 third-round pick. This move marks the first major play from the Senators in this year's trade deadline. He is one game away from the 700th of his career. Known as a reliable stay-at-home defenseman, the 31-year-old has three goals and […]

Elias Petterson Expected Back Thursday Vs. Red Wings

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson (upper body) is probable to return on Thursday as his team hosts the Detroit Red Wings. The 23-year-old center has missed two games with an upper-body injury, but head coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters the injury isn't serious and the young Swede can be considered day-to-day. Pettersson is third on […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/17/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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J.T. Miller Extends NHL's Longest Active Point Streak To 13 Games

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller took his point streak to 13 games with three assists in Tuesday's 6-3 victory over New Jersey. He needed just 3:34 of action to bag his first assist of the game and capped things off with a short-handed helper early in the third. Miller is carrying the NHL's longest active […]

Quinn Hughes Grabs Three Points Friday Night

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes factored in all of the team's goals in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to Washington, recording a goal and two assists. This is his 11th career three-point effort and Hughes now needs just one more to tie Alexander Edler for the second-most by a defenseman in franchise history. Jyrki Lumme sits […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/11/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Mark and I write NFL, MLB, and NHL on Rotoballer. I play NHL DFS almost daily, and am excited to bring you my thoughts on today's slate! Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup picks, analysis, and advice for NHL DFS contests on […]

J.T. Miller Leads Vancouver Past Montreal With Four Points

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller continued his point streak with a goal and three assists in Wednesday's 5-3 victory over Montreal. Two of his points came with the man advantage. Miller now boasts three four-point outings for the season and only Leon Draisaitl and Joe Pavelski have managed more in the league with four. The […]

Thatcher Demko Looks To Stay Hot Against Montreal

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will try to win his sixth consecutive start on Wednesday against Montreal. The Canucks really hit form at the start of last month and it's helped Demko to notch eight victories in his last nine starts. He's improved to 25-16-2 for the season and owns a 2.63 goals-against average with […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/5/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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J.T. Miller Takes His Point Streak To Eight Games

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller scored the team's second goal in Thursday's 4-3 victory over the Islanders, extending his point streak to eight games. Vancouver's top scorer has amassed 15 points in total during his streak and is now up to 61 points for the whole campaign. Miller is one of only four players in […]

J.T. Miller Named NHL's Second Star Of The Week

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller has been named the NHL's second star of the week on Monday. Miller produced multi-point performances in all three appearances, while recording two goals and six assists for a total of eight points to help the team remain perfect throughout the week. The 28-year-old forward leads the Canucks with 20 […]

Jaroslav Halak Between The Pipes Monday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jaroslav Halak will mind the crease against New Jersey Monday. Halak, who has served as a backup to Thatcher Demko, sports a regular-season record of 2-5-2 in 11 games this season. He has zero shutouts with a goals-against-average of 2.93 and a save percentage of .899. The 35-year old has won his […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (2/19/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Mark and I write primarily MLB and NFL on Rotoballer but I play a lot of NHL DFS and am excited to bring you my thoughts on today's slate! Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup picks, analysis, and advice for NHL DFS […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (2/8/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for Tennis and Soccer respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/18/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for Tennis and Soccer respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and […]

Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser Expected To Return Tuesday

Vancouver Canucks forwards Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser are expected to be back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Panthers after returning to practice on Monday, according to head coach Bruce Boudreau. Pettersson last played on Jan. 1, while Boeser has not been in the lineup since Dec. 16 due to a combination […]

OwnersBox Week 14 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads into January for Week 14 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And […]

Tyler Motte Scores Game Winner Saturday For Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks center Tyler Motte is not known as much of an offensive threat. However, he found the back of the net on Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken. His goal at 4:38 of the third period proved to be the game-winning goal in Vancouver's 5-2 road victory. Motte's third goal of the season was […]

Thatcher Demko Ups Winning Streak To Seven Saturday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko managed to come up big when it counted on Saturday stopping all five shots on the penalty kill. In all, Demko stopped 30 of 32 shots en route to the 5-2 Vancouver win. The goalie still has not lost since Bruce Boudreau became the coach (seven straight wins). Demko made […]

Tanner Pearson Cements Win For Vancouver Saturday

Vancouver Canucks left-winger Tanner Pearson dished out a helper on an early Vancouver goal. Then, he added an empty-net goal against the Seattle Kraken to cement the win for the Canucks. Pearson played 15:50 including nearly two minutes on the man advantage. He got in a fight with Carson Soucy and had four shots on […]

Jason Dickinson Placed In COVID Protocol

Vancouver Canucks center Jason Dickinson was placed into the NHL's COVID protocol on Saturday night. This means he will not play against the Seattle Kraken. Due to injuries and other positive cases, Dickinson was playing almost a top-six role at times over the past three games. Typically, he is a bottom-six forward who plays 13-14 […]

Thatcher Demko Likely To Start Saturday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is expected to start on Saturday night versus the Seattle Kraken. Demko has won six straight starts and went 7-1 in December for the Canucks with a .946 save percentage and a goals-against-average of just 1.72. The goalie has not been quite as good on the road while allowing just […]