NHL postpones Canucks, Senators games due to capacity limits
Canucks Kraken Hockey Vancouver Canucks left wing Tanner Pearson, left, is greeted by teammates after he scored an empty-net goal during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (Ted S. Warren)Bo Horvat and the Vancouver Canucks just want to get back to playing hockey. The Canucks had another game pushed back Friday when the NHL announced it was postponing Saturday’s matchup with the Ottawa Senators due to ongoing attendance restrictions. The NHL says the games will be rescheduled for later in the season when such restrictions may be eased or lifted. Five Canucks players remained on the list Thursday, though coach Bruce Boudreau was hopeful many would be able to return before the team embarks on its road swing.
wftv.comExpansion Kraken fall in home debut 4-2 to Vancouver
Canucks Kraken Hockey Vancouver Canucks' Bo Horvat (53) is congratulated by teammates after scoring against the Seattle Kraken durihng the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (Elaine Thompson)SEATTLE — (AP) — Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game on a power play with 7:08 remaining, and Conor Garland scored on a breakaway three minutes later as the Vancouver Canucks spoiled the home debut of the Seattle Kraken with a 4-2 win on Saturday night. Thatcher Demko was excellent in goal for Vancouver with 29 saves. He kept the Canucks in the game in the second period when Seattle controlled most of the action but was unable to score. ... Garland has eight points in his first six games for Vancouver after coming over as part of an offseason trade with Arizona.
wftv.com'Sloppy' hockey is the name of the game early in NHL season
San Jose's Erik Karlsson (65) handles the puck against Minnesota Wild's Nick Bjugstad (27) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. San Jose won 5-3. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)With an outbreak delaying the Dallas Stars' opener, Rick Bowness got to watch a lot of hockey in the first couple of nights of the NHL season. “It was entertaining hockey, but it was a little sloppy,” Bowness said. “We’re staying in 5-star hotels, get to play hockey, so I can’t complain,” defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic said. Ad___Follow AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SWhyno___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports