Things were testy to start, with the Oilers looking to avenge the loss of their Captain following Conor Garland’s ... the history of the NHL against Kiefer Sherwood, gifting the McDavid-less ...

Thursday, 6 p.m., Rogers Place TV: SN Pacific. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz: Conor Garland is a fan favourite in Vancouver and in the crosshairs of considerable vitriol in Edmonton. The mighty-mite winger will garner considerable consideration as the Canucks’ unsung hero at the end of this trying and tumultuous season.

If the Canucks can’t come together and get engaged mentally and physically to battle the Oilers, then there is really no hope for them.

The Vancouver Canucks have officially hit the 50-game mark of the 2024-25 season. Through their first 50 games, they have complied a record of 23-17-10, and as of the morning of January 30, 2024, sit in the second Wild Card spot.

The Vancouver Canucks are one of the NHL ’s most fascinating wild cards ahead of the 2025 trade deadline.

Not since the players were toddlers have so many people delighted in their ability to count to two, but the Canucks earned their sound, 5-2 road win Monday against the St. Louis Blues after Saturday’s stout 2-1 victory against the National Hockey League-leading Washington Capitals.

Rick Tocchet said Kiefer Sherwood, who was injured in Edmonton ... before signing in Vancouver as a free agent last summer. Conor Garland was excused from Sunday’s on-ice session for maintenance ...

Roman Josi has points in nine of his last 13 games (2g-8a) against Vancouver. He also has 19 points (2g-17a) in his last 22 games vs. the Canucks and posted a six-game point streak (7a) against Vancouver from Jan. 10, 2017-Dec. 13, 2018.

The latest: Conor Garland is banged up and didn’t practise Sunday with a maintenance day. Noah Juulsen skated after missing five games with an undisclosed injury and is a lineup option.

Vancouver Canucks fans were left worried after news reports broke in August about Thatcher Demko and Artūrs Šilovs both potentially being injured to start the regular season. While Šilovs’s injury was not as bad as it was initially expected to be,

Saturday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena TV: Hockey Night In Canada. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz: What’s the bigger story here: The Putin-loving Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Trump-loving Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record,

After all the hostility at the end of Saturday game, all the talk about “response” and using all this emotion to their advantage, the Canucks barely made a peep on Thursday. Where has all the heart gone?