Vancouver Canucks 3 stars of the week: Demko wins all three starts, Boeser snipes, Joshua puts up the points

How does second in the league after 32 games sound? Technically, based on points percentage, the Vancouver Canucks rank fifth in the league (.688). However, with a 21-9-2 record, their 44 points place them just three behind their divisional rivals, t

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Published: 1 year ago

Are the Vancouver Canucks Legitimate Stanley Cup Contenders?

The Vancouver Canucks jumped out to a hot start to the 2023-24 campaign. Can they maintain that standard into the playoffs and go on a Stanley Cup run?

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Why Brock Boeser’s goal scoring is more sustainable than most assume

With 23 goals on the 2023/24 season as of this writing, Brock Boeser sits in a tie for first place in NHL goal-scoring. And Auston Matthews doesn’t play again until Tuesday night, so there’s a good chance of that sticking. Technically speaking, B

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Paterson’s Point: Canucks have so much skill. So why no skills competition?

It could be argued the Vancouver Canucks have never boasted more pure skill in their line-up than they do this season. So it feels like the organization is missing a golden opportunity by not holding a skills competition the way it used to.  Who wou

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Canucks Notebook: Why Rutherford believes Fleury will keep playing past this season

Amid their whirlwind weekend, the Vancouver Canucks did not get to see goalie Marc-Andre Fleury Saturday in Minnesota but president Jim Rutherford expects to see the longtime netminder again – even if it’s next season.

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Monday Mailbag: Canucks trade targets, Boeser’s 30th, early awards frontrunners, and more!

Eh, it’s another Monday drag, which means another CanucksArmy mailbag. Let’s go. A rollercoaster game against the Chicago Blackhawks followed a snoozer of a game against the Minnesota Wild. You had questions; I had answers! Let’s get into anoth

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Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko named NHL’s second star of the week

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko has been named the NHL’s second star of the week ending on December 17th. Nathan MacKinnon (@Avalanche), Thatcher Demko (@Canucks) and Noah Dobson (@NYIslanders) have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars

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Can the Joshua-Blueger-Garland unit be the third line the Canucks have been looking for?

As the Vancouver Canucks held on to a 4-3 lead against the Chicago Blackhawks through the dying seconds of Sunday afternoon’s matchup, five skaters stood guard in front of Thatcher Demko. On defense, it was Ian Cole and Filip Hronek, which makes pl

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Canucks’ Conor Garland Proving His Worth in 2023-24

Conor Garland‘s time in Vancouver up to this season has been lackluster. Much has been made about his salary ($4.95 million per year), a potential trade request and how he…

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Canucks Coffee: Third line is often as good as first line, so it needs a catchy name

The alignment of Dakota Joshua with Teddy Blueger and Conor Garland keeps dragging the Canucks into the fight

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NHL Power Rankings: A 🎁 for all 32 teams this holiday season

This is the fifth in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2023-24 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday.In this edition, we've invited Santa Claus to drop off a gift for each team in celebration