Head coach Rick Tocchet and captain Quinn Hughes raved about Tyler Myers' massive return to action for the Vancouver Canucks.
The Vancouver Canucks secured the 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, but they may have lost a defenceman in the process.
The Canucks hadn't won back-to-back games since Dec. 1, but looked more like their old selves against the Blues.
Making his return from a three-game absence due to a suspension, Myers played a big role in Vancouver's road win. The veteran blueliner has had a productive January despite the disciplinary break, picking up two goals and seven points in 10 appearances with 21 blocked shots,
The NHL Department of Player Safety ruled today that Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers would be serving a three-game suspension for his cross-check to the face of Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard in the corner. Following the game, Myers offered the following excuse, saying that Bouchard's hands re-directed his stick higher, via Oilers Nation.
Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Wednesday night. Nils Hoglander and Pius Suter also scored, and Quinn Hughes had two assists and for the Canucks,
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers will have a hearing Monday with the NHL’s department of player safety.  Myers was assessed a match penalty after hitting Edmonton Oilers defenceman Bouchard in the face with his stick.
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Throughout his career with Vancouver, Karlsson has found plenty of success in the AHL. He has 59 goals and 127 points in 149 games and holds the Abbotsford Canucks all-time record for career points. So far this season, Karlsson has 18 points in 17 games, which ranks tied for fifth on the team.
Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Wednesday night.
For Tyler Myers, it was far from a three-game vaycay. When the towering Vancouver Canucks defenceman received a three-game suspension for his match penalty high stick on Edmonton Oilers blueliner Evan Bouchard on Jan.