The Vancouver Canucks could have been staring down yet another injury on the blueline, but thankfully defenceman Tyler Myers dodged a bullet, according to head coach Rick Tocchet.
The club was put behind the eight ball by a trio of first-period penalties as the blue line struggled to play disciplined hockey. The Canucks managed to take the lead on a Jake DeBrusk power-play goal. And then ultimately the mass of shots, shot attempts and quality looks the Canucks surrendered to their opponent became overwhelming.
Sleepwalking on the road. The Vancouver Canucks lost in quite dreary fashion, a boring 2-1 defeat against the Utah Hockey Club. There really isn’t too much to this loss either – the Canucks simply didn’t look like they were up for anything last night.
For a second, it seemed like Quinn Hughes wouldn’t play in this game. But then he did! And as you can read by the title, the Canucks won this game. Let’s dive in.
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