10 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, SNP
Should we talk about how the Canucks were outworked by the Stars in the last game?
No? Fine, be that way. We can't ignore it forever...can we?
Can we talk about how the Canucks can not create offence? The Canucks have only 2 games in 2025 where they have scored more than 3 goals in regulation. Oh....you don't want to talk about that either.
While commentators applaud the Canucks PK over the past few weeks, I want to point out that the Canucks PP is 2 for 30 in its last 12 games.
There is something fundamentally flawed with the Canucks offence this year. There is a lot of Sedinery most nights, as players pass up on shots to make an extra pass to try and get an "easier"..."prettier" goal. When the Canucks have 30 or more shots they are 11-3-2. So the message should be, "Shoot the fucking puck and get bodies to the net."
Game Day Lineup
Canadiens projected lineup
Cole Caufield -- Nick Suzuki -- Juraj Slafkovsky
Joshua Roy -- Alex Newhook -- Brendan Gallagher
Michael Pezzetta -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Anderson
Emil Heineman -- Jake Evans -- Joel Armia
Mike Matheson -- Alexandre Carrier
Jayden Struble -- Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj -- David Savard
Sam Montembeault
Jakob Dobes
Scratched: None
Injured: Kaiden Guhle (lower body), Patrik Laine (flu)
Canucks projected lineup
Dakota Joshua -- Elias Pettersson -- Conor Garland
Drew O’Connor -- Filip Chytl -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Jake DeBrusk -- Pius Suter -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Teddy Blueger -- Kiefer Sherwood
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Derek Forbort -- Victor Mancini
Kevin Lankinen
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Nils Aman
Injured: Quinn Hughes (lower body), Thatcher Demko (lower body), Noah Juulsen (lower body)
Status report
The Canadiens did not conduct a morning skate. ... Laine will miss his second straight game, but the forward could return at the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday; he was on the ice for skating and shooting drills Tuesday. ... Roy was recalled from Laval of the American Hockey League on Monday and forward Owen Beck was sent down. … Hughes will miss his fourth consecutive game; the defenseman skated with the Canucks in a non-contact jersey in his first time on the ice since facing the Kraken in a 6-3 loss March 1.
Game Day Chatter
This is the space where we usually have a couple short vids from the coach and a player or two.
Coach Taco dealing with Vancouver media. May God have mercy on his soul.
Brock answering questions while dreaming of a new house in Minnesota after he signs his new FA contract in July.
Game Day Battle Hymn
Coach Taco has a lot of issues to deal with, but I think today's song will inspire him to deal with them
Go Coconuts Go!
