Vancouver let opportunity slip away in a second period in which it looked slower than a flawed and inexperienced Anaheim, falling 5-2.
Myers scored a goal on two shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and logged two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Ducks. Myers opened the scoring at 3:17 of the first period and also set up a Pius Suter tally later in the frame.
Defenceman Tyler Myers suffered an injury in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings and left the game. Myers was attempting to block a shot on the 4-on-3 penalty kill when a puck deflected up and hit him in the throat area.
Ryan Strome and Troy Terry each had a goal and two assists as the host Anaheim Ducks recorded their first win over the Vancouver Canucks in three years, a 5-2 victory on Thursday.
The Ducks dug out from a 2-0 hole to earn a thrilling comeback victory on home ice, tonight downing the division rival Vancouver Canucks 5-2 at Honda Center. NHL GAMECENTER | DUCKS STREAM With the win,
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.