Vancouver Canucks Vs Dallas Stars Pregame Analysis – February 27th

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The Vancouver Canucks are back in action tonight against the Dallas Stars. Right when the Canucks faced the top team in the East, the Boston Bruins, on Saturday, they have another formidable opponent tonight against the 2nd best team in the West.

The Canucks are coming off a loss against the Boston Bruins in a lower-scoring game than many expected. The final score was 3-1, when many, including myself, thought that the Bruins were going to score 5+ goals on the Canucks.

Although the game was low scoring, the game was all over the highlight reels as Bruins goaltender, Linus Ullmark, scored an incredible goalie goal to become the 13th goalie in NHL history to score a goal. This is the 2nd time in the Canucks’ history that they allowed a goalie to score on them, with the other time occurring back in 2002 when former San Jose Sharks goaltender, Evgeni Nabokov also fired a shot from his own net and landed it perfectly into the net.

There will be some roster changes for tonight’s game in Texas. Canucks defender, Ethan Bear, has been placed on injury reserve after he left the game against the Bruins 30 seconds into the 1st period. He took a puck to the face and will not play tonight against the Stars. The Canucks have called up Noah Juulsen from their AHL team, Abbotsford Canucks, to fill in his spot.

The injuries don’t stop there though, as one of the Canucks’ top forwards, J.T. Miller, is also out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Miller’s name has come up in trade rumors the past few days, but this injury may affect the market for him. His new extension of 7 years, $8 million per year kicks in after this season concludes. 

The game tonight will on at 5:30 pm (PST). After tonight’s game, the Canucks will return home for a 6-game homestand, starting with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.

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