NUCKS CAN'T SCORE MORE THAN 1 IN A GAME!

A MUST WIN GAME LOST.

Unlike last night's Canucks, this Canucks team struggled to score more than one goal. The team the Nucks beat last night, were the same team that beat the team-with-no name last week. Hockey is a weird game.

However at this critical conjunctive sentencing of the season, not only do the Nucks need to score more goals, they desperately need to win more games. And yet, this Nucks team didn't seem anymore desperate than playing those mean-nothing games losses of January.

As well as the team played last night - connecting on passes, getting to the middle, defending well in the 3rd, in this game the Nucks couldn't pass, defend or score.

Maybe it's a quota thing. Only so many to last a season. Soon to be shortened season.

#Canucks should have saved some of last night’s goals for tonight

— Ralph In The Ridge🇨🇦 (@ralphintheridge.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM

1ST

Both team play to draw... however, one team had 10 shots and the Nucks had 4. I know, we saw them score 2 goals on 4 shots last night.

0-0 after 1 and the game is still to be decided. In the 3rd, unfortunately.

2ND

To be fairly wishy-washy, most of the officials are the same that 'worked' the game last night. You know, the ones that missed the egregious blindside hit on Filip. And never noticed the Nucks net was ajar for minutes.

Anyhow, the team-with-no-name got called for tripping and Nucks got their 1st PP of the game. And made it count. Unlike the PP time in the 3rd.

Capt'n Huggie puts a shot on net... in just the right spot for a player with-no-name on the team-with-no-name to deflect it into the net. Probably with his glove that has no name.

And that's it for tonight's Nucking goal output. Be sure to savour it in the video.

Power play goal for Vancouver! Scored by Quinn Hughes with 17:23 remaining in the 2nd period. Assisted by Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk. Vancouver: 1 Utah: 0 #UTAvsVAN #Canucks #UtahHC

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— NHL Goals (@nhlgoals.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM

A far too short time later, the Nucks give up the lead... for a number of reasons like poor defensive coverage from their forwards, to playing against a team that is playing with urgency and pushing the tempo.

Doesn't matter. It's still a tie game after 2. Anything can happen.

3RD

Anything can happen to the Nucks in the 3rd period of the 2nd of a B2B game. And yet, as we've seen over and over and over, the things that happen are bad.

The no-namers break the tie... as expected.

Nucks trail 2-1 and are on pace to lose.... unless... they get a 4 minute PP.

Bess takes a stick to the mouth and the Nucks can taste the tying goal. Or maybe it was the aftertaste from the one in Cowtown last week. Whatever.

Instead of offsetting the aggressive forwards on the nameless PK, the Nucks keep trying a series of pathetic zone entries. And when finally set something up... it's a bunch of terrible passes. Why?

With that dispiriting display of extra-manliness, of course Taco decides to pull Lanky late. Guess what happens? Another freebie EN against - setup by the Nucks... because... getting this game to OT just isn't all that important or something.

Nucks lose the game 3-1. CanucksNation lose their minds.

We thought that ineffective Nucking mojo had been banished and the top and bottom forwards had regained the intensity, the determination to score. Early and often.

Sure, the Nucks played last night, sure so did the refs and the team-with-no-name did not. But, really, this is the best they got?

OBSERVATIONS

I've got nothing. Vital game played like another setup for an early T-time.

The sky is pouring...

4 minutes. No one in front of the net. No shots for rebounds. Zero scrambles. A beer league goalie could beat this offense. #Canucks

— DJTaxman77 (@hugheshart43.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM

The #Canucks get a four-minute power play while down by one in the third period. Do they show any urgency whatsoever or do they get four shots from distance with no traffic? You guessed it: four shots from distance with no traffic!

— Daniel Wagner (@passittobulis.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Good lord, connect a fucking pass #canucks. That was a brutal waste of a four minute power play. It was like 5 individuals all wanting to be hero's, but only if they don't have to shoot.

— twitchy67.bsky.social (@twitchy67.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Every time Hronek defers back to Quinn all the rushing forwards have to stop and circle back. And now he tried to pass it back to him and leads to the empty netter. Not gonna make the playoffs unless Hronek runs his own paid. We all see it. Tocchet doesn't. #Canucks

— DJTaxman77 (@hugheshart43.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM

The good news is, the #Canucks won't play Utah in the playoffs. The bad news is, they probably won't play anyone else either.

— Steve Burgess (@steveburgess53.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM

Zing!

What about our needs?

That was such an important game and the #canucks couldn’t execute. A hard loss for a fan to take.

— Matt Foulger (@mattfoulger.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM

Gets worse... for us.

I guess we’re going to be cheering for the Leafs to win tomorrow against Calgary. Being a #canucks fan is rough.

— Chris Choi (@chrisbc.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM

Anything else? Yes!

Got nothing.

Video Highlights Disappointments

It's Shortie and Dave have to call this turd, even in the turd!

GAME STATS

PLAYER POINTS

SHOTS

PLAYERS 'N TACO TALK

Capt'n Huggie scores the lone Nucking goal.

No B2B excuses from Kief.

DeBrusk is looking for answers.

Taco talks about coaches being frustrated on the PP. Boy...wait until he hears how fans felt.

Nucks get to rest up for a couple days. And practice their butts off. Because as tough as this game might have been on them, Tuesday, winter is coming. Winterpeg comes to town to show us and the ROG what a league leading team plays like. We hope the Jets play terrible. To match up better to the Nucks.