Plenty of things were at stake on Thursday night for the .
Most important were two points against the Pacific Division-leading San Jose Sharks. Instead, the Canucks played by far their worst game of 2017, falling 4-1.
Seventh and 13th in the Western Conference are separated by four points, so Vancouver is running out of time to keep pace in a tight playoff race.
Now, they prepare to face the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Wild, who have just one regulation road loss since Nov. 29. That loss came at the hands of the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night, who just so happen to be ahead of the Canucks in the postseason race.