VANCOUVER — With their NHL playoff hopes hovering between slim and none the Vancouver Canucks let a point slip away from them Friday night. The Canucks held a two-goal lead early in the third period but let the New Jersey Devils battle back to tie the game, then win 3-2 on Damon Severson’s shootout goal. … Canucks’ forward Antoine Roussel suffered a season-ended knee injury in Wednesday’s win over the Rangers. … The Canucks didn’t get their first shot on net until almost 6:30 was gone in the first period. … Entering the game, the Canucks (237) and Devils (293) had combined for 530-man games lost to injury.

Source: National Post March 16, 2019 05:08 UTC