Here are three takeaways from the Canucks’ 4-1 loss. Marcus Pettersson has been a wonderful, stabilizing addition to the Canucks’ top four. His game isn’t flashy or exciting, but his defensive reach,
First Period_None. Second Period_1, Dallas, Harley 12 (Lyubushkin, Dadonov), 5:17. 2, Vancouver, Forbort 1 (Mancini, Garland), 11:35. 3, Dallas, Granlund 16 (Ceci, Duchene), 19:34.
Sunday, 6 p.m., Rogers Arena TV: Sportsnet Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz: The Stars made the splash of the deadline by adding Mikko Rantanen. The Canucks, of course did the opposite, doing nothing but running down the value of Brock Boeser.
The Stars have had a tumultuous last few days, and with the Canucks owning the advantage in both the rest and goalie department tonight, they top our NHL betting picks as home underdogs.
Mikael Granlund scored his first goal for the Stars and Dallas dumped the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday. Dallas picked up both the Finnish centre and Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks for first- and third-round picks back on Feb. 1.