When it rains it pours. After filling in for Thatcher Demko in both Games 2 and 3, Casey DeSmith has now been ruled out with an injury and prospect goaltender Arturs Silovs will be getting the start in Game 4 against the Nashville Predators.
According to Frank Seravalli, Vancouver Canucks will have Arturs Siovs starting Game Four against the Nashville Predators today. News of Artus Silovs starting broke Sunday afternoon.
The Vancouver Canucks find themselves in a goaltending pickle as they gear up for Game 4 of their opening-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Nashville Predators.
For the third time in four games, the Vancouver Canucks are starting a new goaltender. This is according to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, who reported Sunday afternoon that Casey DeSmith is dealing with an injury and the club will turn to Arturs Silovs for Game 4.
Just one week into the postseason, the Canucks are down to their third-string goalie.
NASHVILLE – The Vancouver Canucks may be forced to go with a third starting goalie just four games into their opening round Stanley Cup Playoff match-up with Nashville. Head coach Rick Tocchet played coy when asked point blank if Casey DeSmith was his starter for Game 4 this afternoon at Bridgestone Arena.
The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Nashville Predators in Friday’s Game 3 of Round One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they did so while only taking just 12 official shots on Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros.
NASHVILLE – Based on a quick practice on Saturday afternoon, the Vancouver Canucks look like they’ll go with the same lineup in Game 4 on Sunday that they used to grind out a 2-1 win in Game 3 on Friday night.
NASHVILLE – It’s playoff time and you have to be willing to take a hit to make a play. That’s how Casey DeSmith described getting run over by Nasvhille behemoth Michael McCarron midway through the first period of Friday’s 2-1 victory in Game 3 of this opening round series with the Predators.
Former Vancouver Canucks defenceman and Hockey Night in Canada analyst Kevin Bieksa shared an intriguing story from his playing days during last night’s game between the Canucks and the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena.
The Vancouver Canucks secured a crucial victory in Game 3 against the Nashville Predators, largely thanks to the heroics of netminder Casey DeSmith. DeSmith’s outstanding performance not only earned his team the win but also drew admiration from his teammates, notably injured star Thatcher Demko.
The Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks have plenty in common – but are also complete opposites. One team is happy to be here, the other is outright shocked by it.
A collision behind the Vancouver net in Game 3 has resulted in the DoPS handing out supplemental discipline to Michael McCarron. The incident occurred midway through the first period when Casey DeSmith was behind the net trying to clear the puck out of harm’s way when he received a hit from McCarron, who came in with a burst of speed.
Action Network hockey expert Greg Liodice shares a prediction for Sunday's NHL playoff game between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators.
Hitting the opposing goalie when he is out of the crease is a no-no.
If watching Game 3 of the Vancouver Canucks-Nashville Predators series felt a lot like Game 2, but with the clubs reversing their roles, that would be a fairly accurate assessment.
Thatcher Demko has missed each of the Vancouver Canucks’ last two playoff games while recovering from a knee injury, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t still been contributing in his own way.
How about getting home-ice advantage back right away? The Vancouver Canucks took down the Nashville Predators 2-1 on the road to go up 2-1 in the series.
Apologies for missing Wednesday’s game one, folks. Our prospect guru Dave Hall was busy with a prior engagement, and I had a last-minute emergency pop up that kept us away from covering the Abbotsford Canucks’ 4-2 victory against the Colorado Eagles.
Casey DeSmith has been a backup goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins for most of his career, but he took center stage on Friday night. DeSmith made 30 saves for his first career playoff win.
After playing the series opener against Nashville, he was ruled as out day-to-day and then week-to-week soon after, fueling plenty of theories about the nature of the injury.
With the series tied 1-1 and Games 3 and 4 to be played in hostile territory, the Vancouver Canucks may have to rely on a player who wasn’t on the roster at the start of the season.
The Vancouver Canucks are in a series. Not that the 1-1 series score after two games is a huge surprise, with the Nashville Predators being one of the hottest teams in the NHL down the stretch.
There’s encouraging news regarding Thatcher Demko’s injury situation. Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal reports that the goaltender might make a return late in the second round of the NHL playoffs, provided the Canucks advance past the Nashville Predators.
With the Canucks trailing 1-0 and trying to score the equalizer on the power play, Pettersson was set up for a wide-open look with a yawning net sitting in front of him. Then this happened.
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