The Vancouver Canucks will most likely be missing eight players when they take on the St. Louis Blues. The number of players missing is extra significant, as t

In the end, Stamkos does not make sense as a trade target for the Canucks. While he does have scoring capabilities, his downward trend since joining the Predators and potential acquisition cost would make a potential deal extremely risky. Overall, it would be a smart move for Vancouver to look elsewhere in order to improve their forward depth.

Keifer Sherwood had a hat trick, Jake DeBrusk scored the only goal in a shootout Thursday night and the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3. DeBrusk beat Jordan Binnington in the third round of the shootout to give the Canucks their second win in six games.

At the 10-game mark, the Canucks are a .500 team. In a lot of ways, especially on the injury front, they’ve endured a brutal run out and kept their head above water. We’ve yet to really see what this team might look like when it’s able to play with a full deck of cards.

Forward Brock Boeser left in the opening minute of Vancouver’s 4–3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues after being struck in the midsection by a slap shot from teammate Elias Pettersson. The 28-year-old was helped off the ice and did not return. The Canucks later confirmed he sustained a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day.

Jonathan Quick made 23 saves and the New York Rangers blanked the Canucks 2-0 on Tuesday night in captain J.T. Miller's return to Vancouver. Mika Zibanejad scored late in the first period off a give-and-go with Will Cuylle,

The Canucks will continue their road trip on Saturday when they take on the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota is coming off 4–1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, with this being their fifth-straight loss dating back to October 22. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 pm PT and will be available on Sportsnet.