Canucks suffer another dismal loss at home as Tkachuk, Panthers dominate

VANCOUVER — Sam Bennett scored twice and the Florida Panthers ended a three-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.

Matthew Tkachuk added a aim and a pair of assists, whereas Gustav Forsling, Ryan Lomberg and Sam Bennett all scored for the Panthers (11-9-4). Spencer Knight made 31 saves.

Dakota Joshua had the lone aim for the Canucks (9-12-3), who misplaced their second recreation in a row.

Vancouver additionally misplaced beginning goalie Thatcher Demko on Thursday. The 26-year-old American stopped 15 of 18 photographs within the first interval earlier than leaving the sport with a lower-body damage.

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He was changed by Spencer Martin, who made 13 saves.

A smattering of boos emanated from the group at Rogers Enviornment through the remaining seconds of the sport. The jeers grew louder following the ultimate whistle.

An unpleasant giveaway by Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes sealed the rating halfway by way of the third interval.

The defenceman turned the puck over alongside the boards deep in Canucks’ territory, leaving Tkachuk and Bennett unmanned. Martin dived to cease Bennett’s ensuing wrist shot, however the puck sailed previous him and the Panthers took a 5-1 lead 11:11 into the body.

Vancouver obtained on the board 12:26 into the second interval. The Canucks received a defensive zone faceoff and Joshua went streaking down the ice on a two-on-one, then despatched a fast wrist shot crusing previous Knight to make it 4-1.

Forty-eight seconds earlier, some slick passing led to a aim on the different finish of the ice. Carter Verhaeghe and Tkachuk dished the puck forwards and backwards throughout the slot earlier than slicing it to Bennett, stationed backdoor for a simple tap-in.

Florida took an enormous lead into the primary intermission following a 59-second lengthy offensive outburst late within the body.

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Tkachuk opened the scoring 18:14 into the primary, sending a backhanded shot in from the slot for his eleventh aim of the season.

Twenty-five seconds later, former Canuck Forsling scored with a one-timer by way of site visitors to place the Panthers up 2-0. Sam Reinhart contributed an help on the play to increase his level streak to 5 video games.

Seconds later, Florida was as soon as once more on the assault, peppering the Vancouver web with photographs. Demko stopped a shot from Patric Hornqvist, then grabbed his proper leg as Lomberg batted within the rebound to provide the guests a 3-0 benefit.

The goalie stayed down within the crease whereas a coach got here out to take a look at him. Demko left the ice with the assistance of the coach and teammate Ilya Mikheyev, placing no weight on his proper leg.

The Canucks later tweeted that he wouldn’t return to the sport.

POWER PLAY STRUGGLES

The Canucks went 0-for-3 with the person benefit and the Panthers have been 0-for-2. Vancouver doesn’t have a power-play aim in its final three outings.

MR. 900

Hornqvist performed his 900th regular-season NHL recreation. He’s performed for the Nashville Predators, Penguins and Panthers over 15 seasons and received back-to-back Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017.

LEGENDS RECOGNIZED

The Canucks held a pre-game ceremony to honour three former gamers who have been not too long ago inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame. Former goalie Roberto Luongo and forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin all stood at centre ice, watching video highlights from their careers earlier than collaborating in a ceremonial puck drop.

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