Canucks' brief momentum extinguished, with playoff hopes soon to follow

The best their fans can hope for some nights will be a good effort and a good story, and the Canucks at least provided both of those on Thursday when they lost 4-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs in winger Kole Lind’s NHL debut.

The Canucks are 0-3 on a road trip that ends Saturday with another game against the Leafs, and remain 10 points behind the Montreal Canadiens with four games in-hand in the “race” for the final playoff spot. Bo Horvat, filling in at the point for defenceman Quinn Hughes, made a bad read and was bypassed on a two-on-one that Auston Matthews finished from Mitch Marner’s pass to make it 2-0 51 seconds into the middle period.

Hughes finished minus-four and in two games over 26 hours managed to go minus-seven while the Canucks were being outscored 10-4. J.T. Miller’s power-play bank shot off Toronto goalie David Rittich late in the second period wasn’t nearly enough to get Vancouver the win. “There's not really words to a game like that,” Lind told reporters on Zoom. “My dream just came true, obviously, playing that game.

imacSportsnet I think we saw a glimmer of what the team is capable of but the effects Covid have simply made it not sustainable. It’s a shame. We can only hope that the break between seasons allows them to fully recover. Canucks

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imacSportsnet It was bound to happen. 'Momentum' = Adrenaline. The Canucks are done. Valiant effort but not enough depth in this organization.

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