You weren't expecting the Vancouver Canucks to score in back-to-back games, were you?
The reeling Canucks were shut out for the fourth time in five games Friday, dropping a 4-0 decision to St. Louis. The Blues clinched a playoff spot with the victory.
Vancouver barely put up a fight, firing only 15 shots on goal and a pathetic two in the third period. The Canucks had only four shots over the last 28:54 of the game, according to The Province's Jeff Paterson, who added that only two forwards registered shots on goal in the game's final 30 minutes.
It was the Canucks' seventh straight loss, and with 67 points, they're tied with the Edmonton Oilers for second last in the league. The Canucks have three games in hand on Edmonton, though. The streaking Toronto Maple Leafs have 65 points, last in the NHL, but have played one fewer game than Vancouver and four fewer than Edmonton.
Markstrom has started 26 games this season. #Canucks have been blanked in 6 of them. Just 40 GF in his last 22 starts
— Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) March 26, 2016
It doesn't get any easier for Vancouver. Up next is the Chicago Blackhawks at home, followed by a home-and-home series with the San Jose Sharks, a visit to Anaheim to face the Ducks, and a game at home against the Los Angeles Kings. Goals and wins will be hard to come by.
The Canucks close their season with road games in Edmonton and Calgary, before a season finale against the Oilers, which can't come soon enough.
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