Kevin Lankinen

Were last night’s losses bad luck—or signs of deeper issues facing Canada’s NHL teams?

A calm win, a tight OT, a survival act, and a warning sign—Monday night offered a quiet snapshot of Canada’s NHL teams.

Did Saturday show which Canadian teams are building something real — and which are still surviving shift to shift?

Are the Canucks simply running into hot goalies, or is this 4–0 loss a sign their scoring problems are becoming something deeper?

Can the Canucks turn heavy chances and hard effort into actual goals when Minnesota comes in on the second half of a back-to-back?

Can the Canucks turn tighter efforts like this into wins, or are close calls becoming a troubling trend?

Vancouver fought hard in Carolina but fell 4–3 in OT — what this loss reveals about the Canucks’ grit, depth, and areas to improve.