In what was likely Bruce Boudreau’s last game behind the Canucks bench, his men lost 4-2 to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday at Rogers Arena. See the warm ovation the Canucks fans gave him in the article’s main video.
Although it’s now hockey’s worst-kept secret that the 68-year-old will step down behind the Canucks bench soon, Boudreau kept his sense of humor at the news conference following the loss. his. “I haven’t been fired yet,” he joked right away.
Then, more nostalgic, he returned to the vibrant tribute and the songs «Bruce, there it is» that Canucks fans gave him. “You never know when it’s over. After 50 years of career, you tell yourself that this may be the last time. So I needed to stay and say to myself, ‘remember this moment,'” he explained.
The Canucks will hold a press conference Monday to presumably announce Rick Tocchet as the team’s new head coach. The Canadian squad is currently ranked 27th in the NHL with a disappointing 39 points in 46 games. They are 14 points from a playoff spot, and their captain Bo Horvat will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this campaign. Things are bad in Vancouver.
Oilers big guns lead the charge
Unsurprisingly, it was the visitors’ 97, 29 and 18 that did what it took to give the Oilers a sixth straight win. Connor McDavid opened the scoring 86 seconds following the opening face-off with his 40th goal of the season. Remember that the Oilers are only in their 48th game of the campaign.
Zach Hyman then redirected a pass from McDavid behind Spencer Martin on the power play to give his team a two-goal lead. He also had a strong game, participating in all the Oilers’ goals (1 goal, 3 assists), in addition to being denied a goal for obstructing the goalkeeper. See the highlights of the meeting below.
Oilers vs Canucks – 21 janvier 2023 –
After Leon Draisaitl made it 3-0 in favor of the Oilers midway through the second period, the Canucks began a comeback thanks to Andrei Kuzmenko who took advantage of the quick execution of Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson to escape and put the Canucks in the score.
At the start of the third, Horvat won a face-off once morest McDavid. Hughes recovers and hands almost immediately to JT Miller who had dropped from his position as winger to place himself in the top of the slot. His shot on reception, powerful, deceives the vigilance of Skinner.
The Canucks never managed to get the net that allowed them to tie, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins completed the score in an empty net.
Between the posts, Spencer Martin stopped 25 of the 28 pucks aimed at him, while his vis-à-vis Stuart Skinner made 27 saves to earn his 13th victory of the season.
Otherwise, there were 13 more NHL games on Saturday. See highlights of several of them below.
Playoff game between the Avalanche and the Kraken
Avalanche vs Kraken – 21 Jan 2023 –
The Knights end their losing streak
Capitals vs Golden Knights – 21 janvier 2023 –
The Flames have the upper hand in this duel worthy of 2004
Lightning vs Flames – 21 janvier 2023 –
The cake does not rise in Ottawa
Jets vs Senators – January 21, 2023 –
A magical Saturday night at the Bell Center
Maple Leafs vs Canadiens – January 21, 2023 –
Young Sabers hunt the duck
Ducks vs Sabres – 21 janvier 2023 –