Hands up. Who had Thatcher Demko getting the goaltending call Wednesday in Music City? After all, with a pair of solid-showing victories by Kevin Lankinen, the Vancouver Canucks were expected to give the unflappable Finn the start against the Nashville Predators and a run of all three games on this road trip.

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I t was an eventful night for the Swedes of the Vancouver Canucks, as the team managed a 3–1 win against the Nashville Predators. Nils Höglander, Linus Karlsson, and Pius Suter

The Vancouver Canucks are a team filled with drama at the moment, following the rumours dressing room feud between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson that have led to several monster trade rumours, on top of the uncertain contract status of Brock Boeser. When it rains, it pours and it is now believed that another player wants out of Vancouver.

Zach Hyman scored two goals and had an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers rolled over the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday.

Tuesday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena TV: SN Pacific. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The latest: Thatcher Demko makes his third-consecutive start tonight to get his total game right. The first priority for the hard-luck goaltender is to get to a place where puck tracking,

This game started with an unfortunate pass from JT Miller up the wall to Filip Hronek in the LA end that allowed Adrian Kempe and Alex Turcotte to move in on a 2-on-1 that ended with Turcotte getting a chance off that Thatcher Demko had no chance of stopping.

Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and

Things were testy to start, with the Oilers looking to avenge the loss of their Captain following Conor Garland’s malicious attack on Connor McDavid’s stick with the side of his face.

It was a lightly attended optional skate this morning with JT Miller and Brock Boeser among the headliners ... since December 1st in Detroit. Thatcher Demko stopped 13 of 15 shots for his first ...

Brock Boeser and Filip Hronek replied for the Canucks (20-17-10) who have lost eight of 10. Calvin Pickard made 24 stops in net for the Oilers while Thatcher Demko recorded 28 saves for the Canucks.