Early in the third, Teddy Blueger tried to get Perry to drop the gloves, and then not long after Mark Friedman gave him a shove — which somehow was ruled a misconduct. A fight with Blueger was right there. Hockey code called for it.
Vancouver Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal shared his thoughts on the incident involving Corey Perry and captain Quinn Hughes.
Simply put, Perry punked the Canuck. Their heads are still spinning. Yes, it was just a small and unwelcome act of domination, except that folks in Vancouver see it as a symptom of a much more troubling the disease, the Canucks falling apart in the 2024-25 season.
The Vancouver Canucks roll into Dallas on a three-game winning streak and are looking to keep their momentum going as they face the Stars for the first time this season. Defence has been the name of the game for the Canucks over their last trinity of games.
Hands up. Who had Thatcher Demko getting the goaltending call Wednesday in Music City? After all, with a pair of solid-showing victories by Kevin Lankinen, the Vancouver Canucks were expected to give the unflappable Finn the start against the Nashville Predators and a run of all three games on this road trip.
The Vancouver Canucks are one of the NHL ’s most fascinating wild cards ahead of the 2025 trade deadline.
The Vancouver Canucks have played their way back into the light of the playoff race, and it was probably the best game of the season for goalie Thatcher Demko.
On the Oilers, only Draisaitl has better goals per hour than Perry’s 1.08—eye-popping stuff. If Perry, who has played exactly 1,360 regular-season games (55th all-time) and 215 more in the playoffs (13th most) gets to 15 goals this season, that would be his second-highest goal total in the last seven years.
Conor Garland had two goals, and J.T. Miller and Pius Suter also scored to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2.
As the Oilers add at the deadline, it would be a big mistake for the team to overlook Corey Perry's contributions.
Quinn Hughes scored two goals, while Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves on 33 shots to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the first-place Washington Capitals.
Edmonton Oilers veteran Corey Perry was in vintage form during a 6-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.