That was some clinical defensive hockey. The Vancouver Canucks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in a game that wasn’t the most exciting to watch. It was effective, shutdown hockey that the Canucks played, jumping out to a lead and making sure to snuff out any life or hope that the Habs were trying to generate.
Defenseman Nikita Zadorov scored two goals and the Vancouver Canucks won their second straight game in the midst of their longest homestand of the season, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday.
The Habs started the game looking like the 2016-19 Canucks at their absolute best. This means that they forechecked hard, worked really hard, and caught a superior team by surprise.
The Vancouver Canucks’ upper management group is going to have their hands full this summer as they have nine unrestricted free agents (UFA) after this
After back to back losses and a couple of instances where he didn’t like the way his hockey club handled adversity, Rick Tocchet tried to get his team’s attention by rolling out a few new looks at Vancouver Canucks practice on Monday.
Welcome to another set of NHL Rumours! That playoff race is in full force and it is amazing to see the way they are shaping out. New faces have begun to shine in new places and now the real chaos begins.
A day after a frustrating loss to the Colorado Avalanche, frustration boiled over briefly during the Vancouver Canucks practice at Rogers Arena on Thursday.
Vancouver hockey insider Rick Dhaliwal provided updates on Thursday about a pair of Vancouver Canucks defencemen set to become unrestricted free agents this summer.
Yeah, that wasn’t the prettiest game to watch. The Vancouver Canucks blew a 3-0 lead, letting the Colorado Avalanche steal the win by a 4-3 overtime result.
The debate about the best player in the NHL can be a subjective one. While it’s easy to point out who has the most points as the answer, sometimes the person with that distinction does more than just produce.
It’s no surprise that Ilya Mikheyev has been struggling over the last two months.
On Tuesday night, the Vancouver Canucks fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins by a final score of 4-3 after the Penguins stormed back from a two-goal deficit in the second period.
The Vancouver Canucks have already been making roster moves this season, and there will no doubt be more as the NHL trade deadline approaches. But what will that do to their odds of winning the Stanley Cup?
That felt hella good. The Vancouver Canucks surged past the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime after a thrilling third-period comeback. It didn’t always look that way though, with a back-and-forth first period leading to the Canucks trailing 2-0 after two frames.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has offered a hearing to Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Reilly after a controversial hit Saturday night. The in-person hearing option allows the league to suspend Reilly for six games or more, as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Freidman reported.
After announcing a hearing just a few hours ago, the NHL department of player safety has made a quick ruling on Canucks defenseman Nikita Zadorov. The league announced that the blueliner has been handed a two-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against Detroit forward Lucas Raymond.
The hit came halfway through Vancouver’s Saturday loss to Detroit and earned him a match penalty. The 28-year-old hasn’t faced punishment from the department of player safety in his career up to this point.
The Vancouver Canucks made waves on Thursday night when they acquired defenseman Nikita Zadorov from the Calgary Flames via trade.
The 28-year-old has registered six points in 21 games this season with the Flames.
The Calgary Flames have traded defenseman Nikita Zadorov to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a pair of draft picks.
With the Calgary Flames on the brink of being extinguished, Nikita Zadorov recently demanded a trade out of Calgary. Which teams make the most sense?
ESPN’s Kevin Weekes is reporting that Calgary Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov has requested a trade to another team. TSN Insider Pierre LeBrun also tweeted about the situation, adding that Zadorov’s agent Dan Milstein is hoping for a quick resolution.
Calgary Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov apparently wants out. And if he had his druthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs might be the preferred destination.
Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov has requested a trade out of Calgary, per a report on social media from Kevin Weekes of ESPN on Friday night.
Russia invaded Ukraine back in February 2022 and an ongoing military conflict has been raging in the region ever since. In an interview published with Russian YouTuber Yuri Dud earlier this week, Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov became one of the first prominent Russian athletes to speak out against the war.
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