Things got much tighter in the Pacific Division as the Canucks and Oilers both picked up wins.
The Canucks were finishers, with Bo Horvat scoring twice, now with 26 goals on the season.
A Canucks loss on Tuesday night would heat things up as the NHL trade freeze ends.
Both Canucks prospects Pettersson and Lekkerimaki chipped in on day one of the WJC.
Teenager Aku Koskenvuo has NHL attributes the Canucks look forward to developing.
Simple math on what the Canucks need to make the playoffs, barring magical help.
The Canucks say yes to comebacks and the NHL says no to playoff changes.
The Canucks came back to surprise lackadaisical Oilers with a big 3rd period.
The Canucks are 5-and-0 all-time against the 2nd year Seattle Kraken.
Quinn Hughes says many Canucks are not happy the way the season has gone.
Canucks Conor Garland has not found his game this season, but then again, neither have his teammates.
The post-mortem on the Canucks Monday night loss to the Blues.
Another miserable night at Rogers Arena saw the often listless Vancouver Canucks lose.
Will Lane Pederson get another look with the big Canucks; Streaky NHL
The Pressure Grows on Spencer Martin in his unexpected role with the Canucks.
