It was an atmosphere nine long years in the making. And the Vancouver Canucks felt every last bit of it. Right as the Canucks stepped on the ice at Rogers Arena for their first home playoff game since 2015, the fan’s energy was immediately palpable. And that energy spurred them to a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators, drawing first blood in this best-of-seven opening series. The sellout crowd, with Vancouver’s signature white playoff towels in hand, made their presence known with a “Go Canucks Go” chant in the warmups, the singing of ‘Oh Canada’ before the puck dropped ..read more

Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. Rick Tocchet wanted his Vancouver Canucks to practice on Monday. The head coach was pleased with the club’s 4-2 win in its playoff opener against Nashville on Sunday night but still felt there were a number of areas he wanted to address. But in the moments after the emotional victory to kick off the team’s post-season, Tocchet recognized that practice wasn’t what the players needed. 9 skaters and DeSmith/Silovs on ice for #Canucks optional skate — Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) April 22, 2024 So ins ..read more

A massive win for not only the Vancouver Canucks, but the city of Vancouver as a whole. And while Canucks fans are excited to see more playoff action, there are two division rivals playing tonight to bet on! Today’s confirmed goaltender matchups for our highlighted game: The Los Angeles Kings’ Cam Talbot (327-20-6) vs. The Edmonton Oilers’ Stuart Skinner (36-16-5). Edmonton Oilers Moneyline & Connor McDavid Point (-140) A $10.00 bet would return $17.14. Oh joy, for the third straight year, hockey fans get to watch the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings in the first round. In the la ..read more

Be sure to check out Betway for all the latest Canucks game day odds! 9 years of pent-up energy erupting at last. ROGERS ARENA IS ROCKING! WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME RETURNS! pic.twitter.com/NbtiOTn5TR — Y – Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) April 22, 2024 The Vancouver Canucks came back in dramatic fashion, scoring two quick goals in the third en route to a 4-2 victory in Game 1 against the Nashville Predators. It was an incredible playoff game, showing just how starved of postseason hockey that this market was. Vancouver hit everything in sight, and though they fell behind in this ..read more

Good morning, Canucks fans, to a truly beautiful Monday morning. The Leafs Leaf’d it up in Boston, Hellebuyck Hellebuyck’d the Jets to a 7-6 victory against the Avs, and your Vancouver Canucks overcame some serious penalty trouble to score two goals in 12 seconds and defeat the Nashville Predators in their glorious return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. What a wonderful way to start the week! Given the off-the-charts-good vibes, we figured we’d start the week with a hybrid pre-recorded and live mailbag for the Army readers. First, I (Cody) wanted to answer a couple of questions from CA commenter ..read more

“I couldn’t really believe how loud the fans were, I’ve seen some playoff games, I went to New Jersey and the Garden last year and watched, but it wasn’t anything like we just witnessed.” – Quinn Hughes “When we came out on the ice today, that’s probably one of the more special things I’ve been a part of, other than the birth of my children and my wedding. It’s hard not to get choked up when you see that.” – JT Miller “You know when I stepped out on the ice before puck drop, take a moment, look at the fans, it was a pretty special moment, I know they’ve been waiting for this for a while…as I w ..read more

The Vancouver Canucks have started a little something new for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Teams around the National Hockey League have long recognized key contributors in the locker room after wins with commemorative keepsakes — a team jacket, a special hat, or, once upon a time in Vancouver, a WWE championship belt. The idea behind those prizes is that the recipient for one game holds onto it until the next win, after which he hands it off to whomever he sees fit, and so on and so forth. After kicking off their playoff series against the Nashville Predators with a 4-2 win on Sunday night ..read more

Welcome back to Instant Reaction — the series here at CanucksArmy where we give you our instant reaction to the game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! Wyatt Arndt will have The Stanchies up later tonight, and Mike Liu will have The Statsies — CA’s analytics-based post game report — up tomorrow morning! All anyone could talk about heading into this game was how the first ten minutes would tell us a lot about how this series was going to go. So here’s what happened in the first ten minutes of the game. Each team got a shot against early, and each team’s second sho ..read more

Okay, nobody freak out, but Vancouver Canucks playoff hockey is back today. And we have two plays for tonight’s game and a series future below! Soak in tonight’s games Canucks fans, it’s been a while.  Today’s expected goaltender matchups for our highlighted game: The Nashville Predators’ Juuse Saros (34-24-5). vs. The Vancouver Canucks’ Thatcher Demko (35-14-2). Vancouver Canucks Moneyline (-150) A $15.00 bet would return $25.00. It’s the first home playoff game in Rogers Arena since 2015; the energy in the building and around the city is too electric not to bet on them to win ..read more

Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. At long last, Stanley Cup Playoff hockey returns to Rogers Arena. After a nine year absence, the Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9) will hit the ice tonight in front of their home fans when they host the Nashville Predators (47-30-5) in Game 1 of this Western Conference first round match-up. It’s the first meeting between these teams since December 19th and the Preds’ first visit to Vancouver since October 31st. What we saw Fifteen Canucks took to the ice as part of the team’s well-attended optional skate t ..read more