Hands up. Who had Thatcher Demko getting the goaltending call Wednesday in Music City? After all, with a pair of solid-showing victories by Kevin Lankinen, the Vancouver Canucks were expected to give the unflappable Finn the start against the Nashville Predators and a run of all three games on this road trip.

The surging Canucks have now passed the Calgary Flames by total points to claim the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. On the back of this small win streak, the Canucks are back in the thick of the playoff race with the fading Los Angeles Kings in their sights for third spot in the Pacific Division.

Analysts say that the Vancouver Canucks' season could be on thin ice a few days after the team's president confirmed a rift between two of its best forwards.

I checked in on the crowded field of Eastern Conference wild card hopefuls to see where each team stood. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Ottawa Senators have played well enough in the interim, and I’m still bullish about their chances.

The Canucks are quickly falling out of the playoff race in the Western Conference, and this player could help them turn things around.

Canucks star defenseman Quinn Hughes dropped a rather bold claim about his level of play before facing the Blues.

Roman Josi has points in nine of his last 13 games (2g-8a) against Vancouver. He also has 19 points (2g-17a) in his last 22 games vs. the Canucks and posted a six-game point streak (7a) against Vancouver from Jan. 10, 2017-Dec. 13, 2018.

Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet expressed confidence in the Canucks' ability to succeed despite ongoing trade rumors surrounding star forwards J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.

According to the NHL roster site, the Vancouver Canucks have placed forward Kiefer Sherwood on the injured reserved (IR) list, as Dakota Joshua is set to return tonight, per CanucksArmy’s Jeff Paterson.

The long-rumored tension between Vancouver Canucks stars J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson is real—and there’s no clear fix in sight. Canucks president Jim Rutherford confirmed

Blues aren't learning from poor starts; special teams was a disaster; confidence is sorely missing adds up to third straight loss

VANCOUVER -- J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson have a strained relationship that has negatively impacted the Vancouver Canucks, and president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford isn’t sure how to rectify the problem, admitting it may require trades he doesn’t want to make.