If there’s one thing that’s consistent about this team, it’s that they’re wildly inconsistent. The Vancouver Canucks managed to shutout the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, taking a game that was nearly postponed thanks to a snowstorm by a 3-0 scoreline.
Elias Pettersson skated with Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk, and was more frequently self-matched with Quinn Hughes against the top end of the Toronto lineup. Frankly, Pettersson’s deployment patterns on Saturday more closely matched how the Canucks have utilized J.T. Miller for much of this season.
Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist, Dustin Tokarski got his first shutout since 2022 and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0.
The 2025 Vancouver Canucks ’ Dice & Ice takes place on January 19, and a variety of prizes are currently up for auction. Included in these packages and bundles are gift baskets personally curated by some Canucks players. From “Boeser’s Pizza Night” to an impressive vacation put together by Jake DeBrusk, here are some of the highlights.
The Vancouver Canucks wrapped up their five-game road trip by laying an egg against the Winnipeg Jets. Vancouver’s gauntlet saw them play the surging Montreal Canadiens, three division leaders, and an impressive foe in the Carolina Hurricanes.
This game started with an unfortunate pass from JT Miller up the wall to Filip Hronek in the LA end that allowed Adrian Kempe and Alex Turcotte to move in on a 2-on-1 that ended with Turcotte getting a chance off that Thatcher Demko had no chance of stopping.
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.
J.T. Miller finished with the lowest 5-on-5 ice time for the Vancouver Canucks in their 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Following a commanding 3-0 win in Toronto on Saturday night, the Vancouver Canucks are in the freezing city of Winnipeg to close out their five-game road trip with a matchup against the Jets. The Jets
As for the heatmap, it shows just how low-event this game was. Vancouver allowed virtually no chances around their net and forced the Maple Leafs to shoot from distance regardless of the situation. From a defensive perspective, this may have been the Canucks best game, as they were able to shut out one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
The Canucks are 31st in shots per game (25.2), 22nd in goals per outing (2.88) and have slipped to 13th on the power play (21.2 per cent). They are easier to defend because the level of hesitation, lack of shot selection and finish in the offensive zone is alarming.