One of the most impressive parts of the Vancouver Canucks’ critical 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday is that they picked up two points on a night Quinn Hughes looked off. Hughes has been everything for the Canucks this season.
The Vancouver Canucks are on the road to play the New York Islanders on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be held at UBS Arena and airs on ESPN+.
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Derek Forbort scored with 23 seconds to play in the second period to break a 2-2 tie and the Vancouver Canucks snapped an Islander six-game point streak as they defeated the Isles 5-2, before a crowd of 15,254 at UBS Arena.
Boone Jenner had two goals, Kent Johnson had the lone score of the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a pair of multi-goal deficits to beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-6 on Friday night and move into a tie for the final wild card in the Eastern Conference.
Lankinen has been solid for the Canucks overall this year, but his form has dipped down the stretch under a heavy workload. The 29-year-old Finnish goaltender had an .873 save percentage in his last 10 games prior to his start against Columbus.
The Vancouver Canucks keep finding ways to win. After a stunning effort from Thatcher Demko in the first period, the Canucks took down the New York Islanders in a 5–2 victory. Five of the seven goals scored tonight came during the second period,
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The Canucks have a good chance to into UBS Arena and steal two points tonight. Vancouver has actually been better on the road than they are at home, as they skate to an 18-13-5 record as the visitors while the New York Islanders are a modest 17-13-5 at home.