COLUMBUS, Ohio -- While the Columbus Blue Jackets were losing Thursday night on the road to the Buffalo Sabres, the Vancouver Canucks were at Nationwide Arena practicing earlier in the day on their opponent's home ice.
That means the Canucks should be the more rested team Friday night when they face a Blue Jackets team coming home for the back end of a back-to-back.
The Canucks are in the middle of a seven-game trip that began Jan. 6 and doesn't end until Jan. 21, with a five-day break after Sunday's game at the Minnesota Wild.