Saturday night was by far the most important game of the Vancouver Canucks season up to date, so they didn’t exactly pick the right time to let the mistakes out.
Jake Virtanen and Brock Boeser supplied the goals, Anders Nilsson did all he could (29 saves on 32 shots, many of them highlight reels), and the blue line did an excellent job neutralizing Calgary’s high-powered offence.
Leading 2-1 with eight and a half minutes to go, the Canucks managed to allow three goals and let two crucial points slip away. It didn’t help that the Los Angeles Kings, Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks also won on Thursday night, with the Canucks now out of the playoff picture.