The Vancouver Canucks had plenty of answers for the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, but absolutely none against the surging St. Louis Blues on Friday. That’s the best way of explaining how they were 5-1 winners, followed by 4-1 losers.
A faster, deeper and more skilled Blues team skated around the Canucks, unsurprisingly pulling off the season series sweep. While St. Louis moved to within one point of the final wild card spot in the Western Conference, Vancouver fell down to 30th in the NHL standings — as the Arizona Coyotes win the tiebreaker with fewer games played.