If the Canucks really felt they had to do something about their logjam at winger — a premise that doesn’t hold much weight today considering Phil Di Giuseppe is back in the top six — they should’ve picked another one of their promising young wingers: Nils Höglander.
J.T. Miller came very close to being held out of the Vancouver Canucks’ game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. That’s according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, who reported live on Hockey Day in Canada that the Canucks came very close to trading Miller.
The Vancouver Canucks' colossal mistakes made it all too easy for the Winnipeg Jets to soar to cruising altitude.
The Canucks' form continues to swing wildly from game to game and the Jets took advantage with a Kyle Connor hat trick in the first period.
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet announced that Guillaume Brisebois and Nils Höglander will draw in for tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs Leafs. Max Sasson and Vincent Desharnais will be scratches while Kevin Lankinen will get the start in goal.
The Canucks held on to defeat the Oilers 3-2 on Saturday, ending their four-game win streak after Leon Draisaitl scored twice & Connor McDavid was assessed a match penalty late in regulation
It's been a rough season for the Vancouver Canucks. Here is a long list of everything that has gone wrong for the team.
J.T. Miller had a hand in all four Canucks goals, but Vancouver was forced to settle for one point in a winnable game.
The Vancouver Canucks started their five-game road trip ... Vancouver applied some pressure on the forecheck, resulting in Nils Höglander getting the puck over to Miller. He fired the puck ...
Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves to pick up his league-leading 27th win of the season for Winnipeg, which is 3-1-2 in its season-long, eight-game homestand. Nils Hoglander scored a third-period goal for the Canucks (19-14-10), who finished a five-game road trip going 1-2-2. Kevin Lankinen stopped 27 shots for Vancouver.
Still, Miller’s underlying numbers at 5-on-5 are quite strong. He leads all Canucks forwards in expected goals percentage, just ahead of Garland, as well as in on-ice goals for per 60 minutes, even if he’s not the one scoring the goals most of the time.
After their most complete game of 2025, the Vancouver Canucks fell 6–1 to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Winnipeg’s goal scorers were Kyle Connor (3), Neal Pionk, Nino Niederreiter, and Mark Scheifele.