The Vancouver Canucks didn’t get any good news on Saturday, with the Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators all losing on Saturday. This Tank Bowl is going down to the wire.
As it stands, the Canucks are 29th in the league standings. They own the tiebreaker over Arizona (more non-shootout victories), but are just two points behind Ottawa, four behind Detroit and five behind Montreal. They’re also three up on the Sabres, who just keep on losing.
But as we saw during Thursday’s 5-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver has too much pride to tank.