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Game recaps, injury updates, bidding farewell to Edmonton’s Rexall Place and more in today’s collection of notable NHL headlines. NHL Playoff Race. STLTODAY.COM: Brian Elliott picked up his third straight shutout backstopping the St. Louis Blues to a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, clinching their fifth consecutive playoff berth. TAMPA TRIBUNE: The Tampa Bay […]
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Noah Gregor scored twice, including the winner, as the Moose Jaw Warriors topped the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 on Friday night in Game 1 of their first round Western Hockey League series.
Brayden Point had a power-play ...
MONCTON, N.B. - Will Smith scored 17:58 into the second overtime period to lift the Moncton Wildcats to a 5-4 victory over the Victoriaville Tigres on Friday for a 1-0 lead in their first-round Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series.
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WORCESTER, Mass. - Alex Tuch and Austin Cangelosi each scored two goals to help Boston College beat Harvard 4-1 on Friday night in the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinals.
The Eagles (27-7-5) advanced to play Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday night...
SARNIA, Ont. - Gabe Guertler scored twice as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds downed the Sarnia Sting 6-3 on Friday night in Game 1 of their Ontario Hockey League first-round playoff series.
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You weren't expecting the Vancouver Canucks to score in back-to-back games, were you?
The reeling Canucks were shut out for the fourth time in five games Friday, dropping a 4-0 decision to St. Louis. The Blues clinched a playoff spot with the victory.
Vancouver barely put up a fight, firing only 15 shots on goal and a pathetic two in the third period. The Canucks had only four shots over the last 28:54 of the game, according to The Province's Jeff Paterson, who added that only two forwards registered shots on goal in the game's final 30 minutes.
It was the Canucks' seventh straight loss, and with 67 points, they're tied with the Edmonton Oilers for second last in the league. The Canucks have three games in hand on Edmonton, though. The streaking Toronto Maple Leafs have 65 points, last in the NHL, but have played one fewer game than Vancouver and four fewer than Edmonton.
Markstrom has started 26 games this season. #Canucks have been blanked in 6 of them. Just 40 GF in his last 22 starts
It doesn't get any easier for Vancouver. Up next is the Chicago Blackhawks at home, followed by a home-and-home series with the San Jose Sharks, a visit to Anaheim to face the Ducks, and a game at home against the Los Angeles Kings. Goals and wins will be hard to come by.
The Canucks close their season with road games in Edmonton and Calgary, before a season finale against the Oilers, which can't come soon enough.