Elias Pettersson looked and sounded like a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders during his media availability on Wednesday afternoon. The star centre has struggled to live up to the expectations of fans, media, and his own Vancouver Canucks coaches during these playoffs, collecting just one goal and four points through 10 games.
After a disappointing Game 4 loss, there is no weakness more glaring than what happened to this Vancouver Canucks top power play unit. It hasn’t been all bad this series, as they’ve converted on three of their nine opportunities through their first three games.
Fresh off a Game 3 win, the Vancouver Canucks faced the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their playoff series on Tuesday, hoping to maintain their momentum.
EDMONTON – After splitting their games at Rogers Arena, the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers resume their second round Stanley Cup Playoff series at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
The entire province of British Columbia breathed a sigh of relief on Friday night when Elias Pettersson accepted a JT Miller pass on the power play and made no mistake in sliding it past Stuart Skinner into the yawning Edmonton net.
The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers open their second round Stanley Cup Playoff series tonight at Rogers Arena. It’s a battle of the last two Canadian teams standing in the 2024 playoffs and the first post-season meeting between these teams since 1992.
We picked up a pair of plus-money winners on Tuesday, a welcome addition to our NHL betting lives. Now, Wednesday brings with it Game 2 in Florida and the start of a fresh series out West.
There was a hole in the middle at the Vancouver Canucks final full practice ahead of the start of the team’s Round 2 playoff match-up with the Edmonton Oilers.
The Vancouver Canucks did well in their Round One series against the Nashville Predators. We might not go as far as to say they did ‘great,’ but the operative term here is probably ‘good enough.’ It is the Canucks who made it through Game 6, not the Predators.
Seeing the Vancouver Canucks in Round Two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is an unexpected delight for their fans. For fans of the Edmonton Oilers, their team’s presence is the bare minimum.
On today’s special edition of Rink Wide Vancouver, Jeff Paterson and Irfaan Gaffar welcomed Canucks legend Trevor Linden to recap the Canucks’ first round and preview their second-round matchup against Edmonton.
The Vancouver Canucks had a great first-round series win against the Nashville Predators, but let’s face it, it wasn’t perfect. It was just nice for the
The Vancouver Canucks swept the regular season series against the Edmonton Oilers this year. The Canucks outscored the Oilers 21-7 in those four games and 13-3 at 5v5.
On Saturday morning, Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson was named one of the three finalists for the 2023-24 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. This accolade is bestowed upon the player who demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct, coupled with remarkable playing ability.
The NHL announced its 2023-24 finalists for the Lady Byng Trophy: Auston Matthews, Elias Pettersson, and Jaccob Slavin. The “player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability,” is who the award will be granted to.
The Vancouver Canucks need their best players to be at their best if they hope to get out of the first-round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs — and that’s especially true without the services of star goaltender Thatcher Demko.
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.
As the Vancouver Canucks end the regular season, one of the team’s fundamental problems is Elias Pettersson. It isn’t that he’s having a bad season. In 76 games, he has put up 33 goals and added 52 assists.
There was a recent push on extension talks between the Canucks and center Elias Pettersson, and it appears that push helped get a deal over the finish line.
The Carolina Hurricanes have had serious trade discussions with the Vancouver Canucks about their star center, Elias Pettersson.
There’s no doubting that any deal involving their young star would go down in history.
Over the last two years, he has taken his production to another level, scoring 68 goals and 177 points in his last 141 games in Vancouver.
We won our lone NHL bet yesterday, and keeping it simple seems best as we navigate into a larger slate tonight. Despite 12 games, we've limited the field to just two of our favorite looks, both at plus-money.
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