Even with a healthy lineup, the Vancouver Canucks would have been the underdog.
But with five players out with the mumps — including three of their best defensemen — it would have taken a minor miracle to pull out a win against the Pacific Division leaders.
They didn’t get any miracles, but they did get a vintage performance from Daniel Sedin, who is the Canucks Player of the Game:
One of the players out with the mumps is Markus Granlund, who had been riding shotgun with Daniel and Henrik Sedin for the past few weeks.