VANCOUVER – March 5th, 2022
The Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night in the new UBS arena, home of the islanders. The game was an intense one as action was back and forth, both teams had the lead at one point in the game but ultimately the Canucks came out on top with the victory.
With this win the Canucks put themselves back into the playoff race and keep their hopes alive still. If the Canucks can pull off a victory tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs, in the Scotia Bank arena, that will put them one point back of a playoff spot.
Injury report – Defensemen Tucker Poolman, Kyle Burroughs and forward Jason Dickinson all remain on injured reserve (IR), but Burroughs season might be over due to his injury but is still unclear because he is pending further evaluation and could be placed on long term injured reserve (LTIR). As for the other two, a likely return is bound for at least Poolman as he has been out the longest and is the closest to getting healthy according to head coach Bruce Boudreau.
As of now there are still no new trade rumors, only the ones I have talked about previously and are circulating in the media.
In some positive news, but instead for the leafs, forward and Toronto native Wayne Simmonds will be playing his 1,000th NHL game tonight at home when they take on the Canucks.