J.T. Miller Notches Two Points On Man Advantage Monday

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller picked up a secondary assist on the man advantage to open the scoring on Monday night. He then continued his good night by scoring with a bit over seven minutes left in regulation to close the scoring on the night. In all, Miller enjoyed a two-point night in a 4-0 […]

Brock Boeser Makes The Most Of His Shot Monday

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser was told to shoot more. Though that did not go quite as planned, the results were there Monday night. Boeser tallied a power-play goal on his one shot. Also, the forward added an assist on the power play as he set up J.T. Miller later in the third period to […]

Thatcher Demko Shuts Out Los Angeles

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko took care of business Monday night. He stopped all 31 shots against the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-0 home win. The Bruce Boudreau debut went about as well as it could have. More importantly, Demko produced a win and a performance to build off of. The normally stumbling penalty […]

Thatcher Demko Starts In Bruce Boudreau's Debut On Monday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko starts off the Bruce Boudreau era in Vancouver on Monday night. The Canucks entertain the Kings as Demko is enjoying a decent run of late. He has won two of his last three starts allowing just seven goals in the process. That is on 99 shots. This spurt has knocked […]

Bruce Boudreau To Take Over Coaching Duties In Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks head coach Travis Green is now a former Vancouver Canucks coach. Sometime on Sunday, a decision was made by Canucks management to bring in Bruce Boudreau. Vancouver is currently dead last in the Pacific Division with an 8-15-2 record (18 points). Even worse, they are 24th in goals for and 27th in goals […]

Vasily Podkolzin Scores Lone Goal In Defeat Saturday

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Vasily Podkolzin has had some nice moments this season. He scored the lone goal on Saturday night for Vancouver during their 4-1 home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 12:53 in all including 62 seconds on the man advantage. The Russian scored 6:18 into the second period to tie the game […]

Thatcher Demko Under Siege In Home Loss Saturday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko was in a familiar position on Saturday night as he faced 44 shots. The result was a 4-1 home defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Demko was done in by a Pittsburgh team who dominated scoring chances in the first 20 minutes. That set the tone on what […]

Elias Pettersson Tallies Power-Play Goal Monday

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson did not log a ton of ice time on Monday. In his just over 13 minutes, he did make quite the impact, however. He scored a power-play goal early in the first period. It had been four games since Pettersson even notched an assist. The goal was just his fourth […]

Conor Garland Scores Game Winner For Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Conor Garland keeps firing pucks on net Monday night versus the Montreal Canadiens. With five shots on goal, this was Garland's sixth straight 4+ shot effort. This high-volume of shooting had to pay dividends for the forward and it did. He scored 6:27 into the second-period thanks to a nice play from […]

Thatcher Demko Helps Vancouver Stop Bleeding In Montreal

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko stopped all but one shot on Monday night in a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Since the road trip through Colorado and Vegas, Demko had still lost four of five games while allowing three or less goals. After a late first-period goal to Ryan Poehling, Demko stopped every single […]

Thatcher Demko Faces Montreal On Monday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will record his 18th start of the season in Monday's matchup against Montreal, looking to improve a 6-10-1 record. The 25-year-old has lost three starts on the bounce and six of his last seven appearances. It's been a very difficult season for the Canucks, and Demko has taken more than […]

Tanner Pearson Finds Back Of The Net On Sunday

Vancouver Canucks left-winger Tanner Pearson has had a long season of bad-puck luck and worse. However, on Sunday night he found a loose puck in the crease for his third goal of the season. It also happened to be his first power-play goal as well. The craziest thing is that Pearson had just one shot […]

Conor Garland Scores Goal In Losing Effort

Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland scored during the second period of Sunday's night loss to the Boston Bruins. Garland gave the Canucks a 2-1 lead at the time. The goal was unassisted and was Garland's sixth of the year. It also was his 15th point in 22 games, and the right-winger should be able to […]

Jaroslav Halak Takes Loss Despite 39 Saves

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jaroslav Halak was under siege, particularly in the third period on Sunday. He stopped 39 saves in all including four on the penalty kill. It was the penalty kill again where the problems started increasing. Vancouver allowed two goals in the third period -- both on the man disadvantage. There is a […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/29): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back to hockey season, RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, 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 then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB […]

Jaroslav Halak Faces Former Team Sunday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jaroslav Halak faces the Boston Bruins on Sunday night from Boston. Halak has not won a game this season in four decisions (0-3-1). The problem is that the goalie has been worse on the road. He has allowed six goals in two starts away from home. Worse, he has yielded four goals […]

Bo Horvat Finds His Way Back On The Score Sheet

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat ended a seven-game point drought on Wednesday, scoring the team's only goal in a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh. It was a late consolation goal with Luke Schenn recording the lone assist. Horvat fired off four shots in total and handed out three hits in close to 18 minutes of action […]

Conor Garland Comes Up Empty-Handed With Six Shots

Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland couldn't take his goal streak to three games on Sunday against Chicago despite firing off six shots. The Canucks were completely shut down by the Blackhawks in a 1-0 game. Garland hasn't had much puck luck all season, as he sits on five goals with 19 games played. His overall […]

Thatcher Demko Faces Improving Team In Sunday's Matchup

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will make his 15th start of the campaign on Sunday against Chicago. This will be his second appearance of the season versus the Blackhawks after notching a nice 4-1 win with 29 saves on Oct. 21. The 25-year-old had a solid start to the season, but the team has struggled […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/20): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number six! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and […]

Conor Garland Delivers Game-Winning Goal For Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Conor Garland scored a power-play goal during the second period on Friday night. Garland's tally proved to be the game-winning goal in the 3-2 Vancouver home win. The right-winger had four shots on goal, three scoring chances, and had one hit as well. The split looking power plays seemed to help for […]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson Notches Power-Play Goal In Win

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored a power-play goal on Friday as Vancouver held on for a 3-2 win. The Winnipeg Jets, came in with the league's second-worst penalty kill and it showed. Ekman-Larsson had several scoring chances on the man advantage before converting late in the first period. Overall, the Vancouver blueliner had four […]

Thatcher Demko Steals Win For Vancouver Friday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko helped end Vancouver's losing ways with a 37-save effort on Friday versus the Winnipeg Jets. Demko allowed just two goals while facing nearly 40 shots. This was all against an unrested team who still mounted a fierce comeback. The best news for Demko was that Vancouver's league-worst penalty kill did […]

Brock Boeser Bumped Down To Third Line Friday Versus Winnipeg

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser has had his fair share of shots and scoring chances over the past four games. However, he has gone pointless and someone had to take a fall of sorts. Unfortunately Boeser was bumped down. How long will it last? That is a great question as well. No one seems to […]

Elias Pettersson Shifted To Third-Line Center Friday

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson was moved down to the third line on Friday night against the Winnipeg Jets. This may be just for a portion of the game but he and Brock Boeser will still play together. Pettersson has struggled mightily offensively and defensively of late. In his last four games, the Vancouver center […]

Thatcher Demko Starts Friday For Canucks

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will start on Friday night against the Winnipeg Jets. The one fortunate thing for Vancouver is that Winnipeg comes into town after a thoroughly exhausting game in Edmonton. Demko has allowed a league-leading 42 goals in 13 starts. Also, that includes five straight games where the goaltender has yielded three […]

Conor Garland Ends 10-Game Goal Drought

Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland produced a team-high five shots and ended a 10-game goal drought in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Colorado. He tied things up in the second frame and Tucker Poolman, who had two points, gave Vancouver a lead early in the third, but the team still failed to end a losing run. […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/17): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season has hit week number six! Some hockey trends have established themselves but more are to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Today I'll […]

J.T. Miller Extends Point Streak To Eight Games

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller recorded an assist in Sunday's 5-1 loss to Anaheim, extending his point streak to eight games, which ties his career high. He combined with Quinn Hughes to help Nils Hoglander get a goal in a third consecutive game. Miller has been held off the score sheet just three times this […]

Jaroslav Halak Continues Search For His First Win

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jaroslav Halak will make his fourth start of the campaign against Anaheim on Sunday, still looking for his first win of the season. The veteran netminder enters the encounter with a 0-2-1 record. He's recorded a 2.41 goals-against average with a .908 save percentage this season. Halak has done a good job […]