NASHVILLE – Based on a quick practice on Saturday afternoon, the Vancouver Canucks look like they’ll go with the same lineup in Game 4 on Sunday that they used to grind out a 2-1 win in Game 3 on Friday night.
NASHVILLE – It’s playoff time and you have to be willing to take a hit to make a play. That’s how Casey DeSmith described getting run over by Nasvhille behemoth Michael McCarron midway through the first period of Friday’s 2-1 victory in Game 3 of this opening round series with the Predators.
Former Vancouver Canucks defenceman and Hockey Night in Canada analyst Kevin Bieksa shared an intriguing story from his playing days during last night’s game between the Canucks and the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena.
The Vancouver Canucks secured a crucial victory in Game 3 against the Nashville Predators, largely thanks to the heroics of netminder Casey DeSmith. DeSmith’s outstanding performance not only earned his team the win but also drew admiration from his teammates, notably injured star Thatcher Demko.
The Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks have plenty in common – but are also complete opposites. One team is happy to be here, the other is outright shocked by it.
A collision behind the Vancouver net in Game 3 has resulted in the DoPS handing out supplemental discipline to Michael McCarron. The incident occurred midway through the first period when Casey DeSmith was behind the net trying to clear the puck out of harm’s way when he received a hit from McCarron, who came in with a burst of speed.
Action Network hockey expert Greg Liodice shares a prediction for Sunday's NHL playoff game between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators.
Hitting the opposing goalie when he is out of the crease is a no-no.
If watching Game 3 of the Vancouver Canucks-Nashville Predators series felt a lot like Game 2, but with the clubs reversing their roles, that would be a fairly accurate assessment.
Thatcher Demko has missed each of the Vancouver Canucks’ last two playoff games while recovering from a knee injury, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t still been contributing in his own way.
Apologies for missing Wednesday’s game one, folks. Our prospect guru Dave Hall was busy with a prior engagement, and I had a last-minute emergency pop up that kept us away from covering the Abbotsford Canucks’ 4-2 victory against the Colorado Eagles.
Casey DeSmith has been a backup goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins for most of his career, but he took center stage on Friday night. DeSmith made 30 saves for his first career playoff win.
Casey DeSmith made 29 saves for his first career playoff win as the visiting Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Friday night. Vancouver grabbed a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference first-round playoff series.
It wasn’t always pretty. In fact, it almost never was. But when playing on the road in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against a team that likes to grind it out, that’s exactly what the Vancouver Canucks did on Friday night in Nashville.
Nashville was all over the Canucks early on in this one, and a Dakota Joshua boarding penalty gave the Predators the first power play of the game. The Canucks Joshua-less penalty killers did well to kill off the penalty, but they’d be needed not long after when Tyler Myers was called for high-sticking on Filip Forsberg.
After playing the series opener against Nashville, he was ruled as out day-to-day and then week-to-week soon after, fueling plenty of theories about the nature of the injury.
With the series tied 1-1 and Games 3 and 4 to be played in hostile territory, the Vancouver Canucks may have to rely on a player who wasn’t on the roster at the start of the season.
The Vancouver Canucks are in a series. Not that the 1-1 series score after two games is a huge surprise, with the Nashville Predators being one of the hottest teams in the NHL down the stretch.
There’s encouraging news regarding Thatcher Demko’s injury situation. Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal reports that the goaltender might make a return late in the second round of the NHL playoffs, provided the Canucks advance past the Nashville Predators.
The Vancouver Canucks dropped game 2 to the Nashville Predators 4-1 and while a lot of blame has been pointed to Elias Pettersson and Casey DeSmith, the blame runs much deeper for the Canucks.
With the Canucks trailing 1-0 and trying to score the equalizer on the power play, Pettersson was set up for a wide-open look with a yawning net sitting in front of him. Then this happened.
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