Clay's Canucks Commentary

The Vancouver Canucks are back home and will have Conor Garland back in the line up to face the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. I preview the game before doing a giveaway for a pair of Vancouver Goldeneyes tickets.

Despite taking an early lead, the Vancouver Canucks fell to the Florida Panthers 8-5 to end off their three-game road trip with a record of 1-1-1. Quinn Hughes led the team with three assists and Elias Pettersson chipped in with two goals.

Quinn Hughes notched four assists to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Things started slowly for the Canucks as they only mustered one shot in the first period. However, they exploded with five third-period goals to break the game wide open.

Looking ahead to the next three weeks of the Vancouver Canucks schedule and where the Canucks sit in the standings, it's safe to say that the Canucks are already playing in must-win games...just five weeks into the season.

The Vancouver Canucks dropped a 5-3 decision to the Winnipeg Jets in a game that saw goaltender Thatcher Demko leave after playing only one period.

The Vancouver Canucks battled valiantly to earn a point against the Western Conference leading Colorado Avalanche in a 5-4 overtime loss. This came on the heels of a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. So overall it was a successful weekend with three out of four points.

Despite controlling the first two periods, the Vancouver Canucks lost 5-2 to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. Tyler Bertuzzi led the way for the visitors with a third-period hat trick.

Brock Boeser scored the game-winning goal with two seconds left in overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators. With the win, the Canucks finish their road trip with a 2-1 record and return home at .500 with a 7-7 record.

Quinn Hughes joined the Vancouver Canucks in Nashville today ahead of the final game of the road on Monday vs. the Predators. With a win, the Canucks can finish 2-1 on the trip and come back home with a .500 record overall.

Kiefer Sherwood scored his second career hat trick to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 shootout victory over the St. Louis Blues.

Add Brock Boeser to the list of the walking wounded; he only played 33 seconds before being injured.