Clay's Canucks Commentary

Connor McDavid played overtime hero while Jordan Binnington made some game-saving saves as Canada defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Quinn Hughes will not be an option for Team USA in the final game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday night as he is not yet medically cleared to play. With that in mine, I made my prediction (and took yours) as we preview the most highly-anticipated international hockey game over a decade!

We covered plenty of Canucks news as Thatcher Demko is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, Drew O'Connor signed a two-year contract, and Quinn Hughes was named an injury replacement for Team USA....but we're not sure if he's going to travel to Boston or not.

Canada survived a late flurry from Finland to win 5-3 and set up a rematch against the USA on Thursday night in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off. We break down the game and look ahead to Thursday night's final.

We previewed Monday's two massive games at the 4 Nations Face-Off as Canada, Finland, and Sweden are all playing for a berth in the final vs. the USA.

We recap the exciting Canada 4-3 overtime victory over Sweden in the first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Then, I gave away a pair of tickets to an upcoming Canucks game.

We previewed the 4 Nations Face-Off by looking at the forwards, defencemen, and goaltenders for all 4 participating countries: Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the USA.

Buoyed by the arrivals of Filip Chytil, Marcus Pettersson, and Drew O'Connor along with the emergence of defenceman Elias Pettersson, the Canucks seem like a different team. They've played so much better recently in winning their last 3 games, and 6 of their last 8. We also talk about Quinn Hughes' decision to withdraw from the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off event, and how this decision h...

Newcomer Drew O'Connor scored a penalty shot goal in overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Thatcher Demko made 33 saves and was 90 seconds away from recording a second straight shut out.

Thatcher Demko made 25 saves and both Jake DeBrusk and Filip Hronek had two points as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-0. The new players continued to impress as Filip Chytil, Marcus Pettersson, and Drew O'Connor all had solid outings.

Newcomers Filip Chytil, Marcus Pettersson, and Drew O'Connor all had good performances in the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 loss to the visiting Detroit Red Wings . Quinn Hughes missed the game due to injury and Carson Soucy was a healthy scratch.

Linus Karlsson scored his first career goal and Quinn Hughes notched another two assists in the Canucks' 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators. The Canucks have leapfrogged the Calgary Flames for the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference.

On the heels of the Canucks' first two-game win streak in two months, President Jim Rutherford spoke to Gary Mason of the Globe and Mail....and it has the whole city of Vancouver talking once again about JT Miller and Elias Pettersson.

Quinn Hughes had two assists (including an amazing pass through Ryan Suter) to lead the Canucks to a convincing 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. This was the first time the Canucks have won consecutive games since December 1, 2024.

On the heels of their big 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals, the Canucks now embark on an important three game road trip through St. Louis, Nashville, and Dallas. Dakota Joshua seems ready to return to the line up, defenseman Elias Pettersson is likely to stick (for now), and Kiefer Sherwood may join the team after the first game.

In the highly-anticipated rematch, the Canucks fell behind early (surprise, surprise) and ended up losing 6-2 to the Edmonton Oilers. I bring on Jake (Doodle Hockey) to help me break down the game.

The Canucks currently sit below the playoff bar, albeit by only one point. Do you think the Canucks can still salvage the season?

I wrap up a busy news day for the Canucks: Patrik Allvin met with the media before Canucks practice....a practice that did indeed include JT Miller. Later in the day, we learned about the twin three-game suspensions to Tyler Myers and Connor McDavid.

With trade rumours swirling around JT Miller, he put on a dominant performance last night in the Canucks 3-2 win over the Oilers. In the end, will it make a difference?

The Canucks were outworked and outclassed at home in a 5-1 defeat to the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings got out to an early 3-0 lead and never looked back (sound familiar)?

The Canucks wrapped up their five-game road trip with a disappointing 6-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Filip Hronek made his return the lineup after missing 21 games.

The Canucks hope to have Filip Hronek back in the lineup tomorrow night when they wrap up their five-game road trip in Winnipeg as they face the Jets. Erik Brannstrom cleared waivers and will report to Abbotsford.

I spend a bit of time talking about the Canucks' decision to place defencman Erik Brannstrom on waivers. Then, I recap a tumultuous first half of the season before looking ahead to what we might expect in the second half.

Despite outplaying the Eastern Conference leading Washington Capitals for the majority of the game, the Canucks dropped yet another overtime decision...this time by the score of 2-1.

Despite the return of Quinn Hughes and JT Miller's outstanding 4 point effort, the Canucks dropped another extra time loss...this time to the Montreal Canadiens. It was the first game of their tough five-game road trip. The Canucks will look to get back on the winning track on Wednesday when they take on the Washington Capitals.