The Vancouver Canucks have had plenty of rumours surrounding them, with the most notable storyline being the reported rift between Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller. The Canucks have yet to trade ...

Saturday, 7 p.m., Rogers Arena TV: Hockey Night In Canada. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz: What’s the bigger story here: The Putin-loving Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Trump-loving Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record,

Tocchet had Pettersson paired with Carson Soucy this morning, with fellow left shot Soucy taking the right side. Mark Friedman was skating as an extra defenceman, as were Tyler Myers (suspended) and Noah Juulsen (undisclosed injury). The other pairs were Quinn Hughes with Filip Hronek as well as Derek Forbort with Vincent Desharnais.

Quinn Hughes scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s league record. Hughes has five goals and two assists in a five-game points streak.

Elliotte Friedman on SportsNet reports the Sabres may be a front runner to land Elias Pettersson from the Vancouver Canucks Pettersson has 30 points this season. He scored 39 goals and 102 points ...

Lankinen got his elbow into the puck’s path, sending it up into the netting. On Thursday night, Ovechkin scored an empty-netter for his 875th NHL goal. Gretzky had 894.Canucks: Coach Rick Tocchet mixed up his forward lines,

Gretzky had 894. Canucks: Coach Rick Tocchet mixed up his forward lines, playing star center Elias Pettersson with wingers Nils Hoglander and Linus Karlsson and moving Pius Suter up to skate ...

Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s league record ...