Jacob Markstrom Lit Up By Jets

Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom surrendered five goals on 48 shots during a 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. Markstrom has now dropped five straight starts. The Swedish netminder has seen his record fall to 7-7-2 on the season to go along with a 3.38 goals-against average and .897 save percentage. Markstrom […]

Elias Pettersson Scores Another Goal

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson scored a power-play goal during a 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. Pettersson has cooled down slightly after his scorching start to the season as he only has two points in his past six games. Regardless, Pettersson still has 12 goals, seven assists, and seven power-play points […]

Sam Gagner Making Season Debut With Canucks

Vancouver Canucks center Sam Gagner was called up from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL on Sunday morning. Gagner will draw into the lineup on Monday night for his first game of the season. The veteran forward put up 15 points in 15 games with the Marlies. He is expected to skate on the top […]

Jacob Markstrom Should Be Avoided Against Jets On Monday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be the starter for Monday's matchup against the Winnipeg Jets. Markstrom has dropped four straight games. The Swedish netminder has a 7-6-2 record on the season to go along with a 3.27 goals-against average and .897 save percentage. Markstrom has a lifetime 2-6-1 record against the Jets. The Canucks […]

Top 150 Fantasy Hockey Rankings - Rest Of Season

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point (Week 7) going forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wingers, defensemen and goalies. […]

Jacob Markstrom Likely Starter For Saturday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom is expected to be in net against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Markstrom was torched for five goals in his last outing on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. The Swedish netminder has lost three straight games and will be going up against Carey Price. Markstrom has a 7-5-2 […]

Top 150 Fantasy Hockey Rankings - Rest Of Season

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point (Week 6) going forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wingers, defensemen and goalies. […]

Jacob Markstrom Taking On Islanders On Tuesday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be starting his second game in as many nights on Tuesday against the New York Islanders. Markstrom made 25 saves in a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday night. Markstrom has a 7-4-2 record on the season with a 3.15 goals-against average and .900 save percentage. […]

Jacob Markstrom Solid In Losing Effort

Vancouver Cancuks goaltender Jacob Markstrom allowed two goals on 27 shots during a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday night. Markstrom has posted a 7-4-2 record, 3.15 goals-against average, and .900 save percentage this season. The Canucks have had a surprisingly strong start to the season, but continued success is not guaranteed. […]

Nikolay Goldobin Scores Lone Canucks Goal In Loss

Vancouver Canucks right wing Nikolay Goldobin roofed a wrister past Henrik Lundqvist to open the scoring during a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday night. Goldobin has two goals and eight assists through 19 games this season. The Russian forward is playing alongside Elias Pettersson and Jake Virtanen on the second line. […]

Loui Eriksson Records Three Points Versus Former Team

Vancouver Canucks forward Loui Eriksson registered two goals and added an assist in a 8-5 victory against the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Having played in Boston for three seasons, Eriksson was an impactful player all night against his former team. The 33-year-old may not be as fantasy relevant as he used to be, but he's […]

Bo Horvat Puts On Offensive Display In Thursday's Win

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat led his team to an 8-5 victory against the Boston Bruins on Thursday, posting two goals and adding two assists in the contest. The 23-year-old filled the scoresheet in this one, also registering a plus-two rating, six penalty minutes and four shots on goal in 19:03 of ice-time. Horvat has […]

Jacob Markstrom Emerging As Starting Goaltender

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 28 saves on 30 shots for a .933 save percentage in the 3-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. It's worth noting that the Canucks lost in a shootout, hence why he only allowed two. Markstrom has been quite the inconsistent fellow as in his last seven starts, he's […]

Bo Horvat Seemingly Slowing Down After Hot Start

Vancouver Canucks forward Bo Horvat only has two points in his last six games and went pointless in Tuesday's loss to the Detroit Red Wings. After a hot start where Horvat racked up nine points in his first 10 games, including seven goals, the emergence of Elias Pettersson as an elite talent has definitely hurt […]

Elias Pettersson Scores Again In Win

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson scored a goal and added five shots on goal in the 3-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Pettersson has easily cemented himself as a top rookie candidate this year with now 10 goals and six assists for 16 points in only 10 games played this year. At this point […]

Top 150 Fantasy Hockey Rankings - Rest Of Season

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point (Week 5) going forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wingers, defensemen and goalies. […]

Brock Boeser Records Four Points In Friday's Win

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser was instrumental in his team's 7-6 overtime victory against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, posting two goals, two assists and a game-high eight shots on goal. Boeser helped orchestrate the game-tying goal with just 36 seconds remaining in the game and then picked up a power-play helper on the game-winning […]

Elias Pettersson Has Monster Night On Friday

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Petterson found the score sheet five times on Friday, posting two goals and three assists in a 7-6 overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Additionally, the impressive rookie posted a plus-three rating, four shots on goal and four takeaways in 22:45 of time-on-ice in the contest. Pettersson is taking the NHL […]

Jacob Markstrom Keeps Winning

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom is slowly starting to forget how losing feels like, as he collected his fourth win in his last five starts on Wednesday against the Blackhawks, stopping 24 of 26 shots to produce a .923 save percentage. Markstrom had an ugly start to the season when he gave up 12 goals […]

Brendan Gaunce Has Two Points In Season Debut

Vancouver Canucks forward Brendan Gaunce left quite an impression in his season debut on Wednesday, finishing a 4-2 win over Chicago with a goal and an assist. He centered the third line and registered an unassisted game-winner before helping Antoine Roussel finish off the scoring. Gaunce also produced two hits. He played less than 10 […]

Jake Virtanen Has First Career Multi-Goal Game

Vancouver Canucks right wing Jake Virtanen recorded his first career multi-goal game on Wednesday, helping the team beat the Blackhawks 4-2. Virtanen tied it up twice before Brendan Gaunce and Antoine Roussel finished off the job in the third period. Playing in a bottom-six role, Virtanen won't offer offensive production on a consistent basis, but […]

Elias Pettersson Continues To Roll Along

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson potted two more goals with a plus-two rating on three shots on goal while adding three blocked shots across 18:11 of ice time in Monday's 5-2 home win against the Minnesota Wild. He has at least one point in six of his seven games so far, and the 19-year-old Swedish […]

Jacob Markstrom Sharp In Monday's Home Win

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom allowed two goals on 39 shots in Monday's 5-2 home victory against the Minnesota Wild. The backstop has been a bit erratic at times, showing well like this effort, but getting absolutely tuned up like his last time out against the Penguins when he coughed up five goals on 35 […]

Top 150 Fantasy Hockey Rankings - Rest Of Season

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point (Week 4) going forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wings, defensemen and goalies. […]

Anders Nilsson Pedestrian In Loss

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Anders Nilsson allowed three goals on 29 shots during a 4-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. Nilsson has a 3-3-0 record with a 2.67 goals-against average and .912 save percentage this season. Jacob Markstrom has split time with Nilsson so far this season, and that will be the likely […]

Jacob Markstrom Allows Two Goals In Road Win

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom allowed two goals on 35 shots in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout road win against the Vegas Golden Knights. He really stood on his head in the shootout, turning aside all four of the shots he faced before Markus Granlund beat Marc-Andre Fleury in Round 4 to make Markstrom a winner. Markstrom […]

Brock Boeser Unable To Play On Wednesday

Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser (groin) was unable to play in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout victory against the Vegas Golden Knights, missing his first game of the season. He is dealing with a groin injury, although head coach Travis Green sounded positive after Wednesday's game that Boeser could potentially be available for Thursday's second end […]

Alexander Edler Checks Out Due To Injury

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler (lower body) was forced to leave Wednesday's 3-2 shootout victory against the Vegas Golden Knights due to a lower-body injury and he was unable to return. It was a rough game for the Canucks, who lost three more key members of their team due to various injuries. To make matters […]

Sven Baertschi Unable To Return On Wednesday

Vancouver Canucks left wing Sven Baertschi (upper body) was unable to return to Wednesday's 3-2 shootout victory against the Vegas Golden Knights due to an upper-body injury. While the Canucks were able to spring the road upset, it was very costly as they also lost Alexander Edler and Christopher Tanev to injuries. Baertschi fired out […]

Christopher Tanev Dinged While Blocking A Shot

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Christopher Tanev (ankle) was forced out of Wednesday's shootout victory against the Vegas Golden Knights due to an apparent right ankle injury. He was clipped under the shin guard by a shot on the right ankle. The rearguard was slow to get back to the bench. However, he stayed on the bench […]