#vancouver-canucks

#vancouver-canucks

The tone was set early-and poorly-for New York. Vancouver stormed out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, capitalizing on defensive breakdowns and passive coverage that left Ilya Sorokin exposed. David Kampf opened the scoring at 8:55 with his first goal of the season, Sherwood followed less than two minutes later, then struck again at 15:47 to bury the Islanders before the first intermission horn.

Many around the league were prepared for Crosby trade talk to become its own cottage industry in 2025-26, as the Pittsburgh Penguins star center sought a return to the Stanley Cup playoffs on another team. Alas, the Penguins might end up being Crosby's playoff team, having amassed a .625 points percentage through 28 games and holding down a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. If they're playing meaningful games this season, Crosby isn't going anywhere -- if he ever was in the first place.

But Miller, as always, was more dialed into the game. Honestly, no, Miller said after the game when asked if he was able to soak in the moment. We had a power play, we were worried about having a good rep. Miller had lots of time to reflect. Vancouver will always be a special place for him and his family.

You talked about it, or you wrote it. I didn't talk about a loser mentality. I said they accept not winning. That's way different. You make the headlines, it's very nice. It's not about the teams; it's more the people of Vancouver. They maybe accept that the Canucks don't do well sometimes, or the Whitecaps. That's what I'm mentioning.

In the final game of the season, the Vancouver Canucks look to improve their young talent's performance while Quinn Hughes aims to break the career points record for defensemen.

Drew O'Connor is set to make franchise history on Monday by becoming the first player in Canucks history to surpass 82 games in an 82-game season.