Even though the Vancouver Canucks are essentially out of the playoff race, it was hard not be disappointed over Friday’s 3-2 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Sure, Jacob Markstrom had another phenomenal game, while rookie Elias Pettersson broke his slump with a goal. He even added the Peter Forsberg shootout special to the library of his rookie highlight reels.
But the Canucks had a very winnable game here against a struggling New Jersey Devils team that had dropped seven of its last nine. Vancouver took a 2-0 lead into the third period, but they gave up a pair of goals and wound up losing in a shootout.