{"id":373031,"date":"2025-12-28T12:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T12:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/373031\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T12:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T12:30:08","slug":"home-woes-continue-as-canucks-fall-6-3-to-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/373031\/","title":{"rendered":"Home woes continue as Canucks fall 6-3 to Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to Instant Reaction, the series here at\u00a0CanucksArmy<\/a>\u00a0where we give you our instant reaction to tonight\u2019s\u00a0Vancouver Canucks<\/a>\u00a0game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!Starting LineupFirst Period<\/p>\n

To start this game, the Canucks were skating off their turkey legs, while the Sharks looked like a team that came ready to play. San Jose was all over the Canucks early on, and eventually, that turned into a goal. It was a weird one, admittedly, and I was surprised the Canucks didn\u2019t challenge it for goaltender interference, as it sure looked to me like Ryan Reaves banged at Demko\u2019s blocker, and that\u00a0that\u00a0was what caused the puck to cross the line. The Canucks chose not to challenge, and the goal stood.<\/p>\n

Well, that’s a way to start the scoring<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n

1-0 Sharks.<\/p>\n

Less than two minutes later, San Jose scored again. After Elias Pettersson lost a faceoff to Macklin Celebrini, John Klingberg wristed a puck from the point that ate Thatcher Demko up, as the fairly innocuous-looking shot slid under his pad.<\/p>\n

2-0 Sharks.<\/p>\n

The Rogers Arena crowd seemed almost stunned by the Sharks\u2019 pair of quick goals. Thankfully, the home team would get the game\u2019s first power play halfway through the first, with a prime opportunity to tie this game up.<\/p>\n

After the first unit looked a bit lifeless, the coaching staff didn\u2019t hesitate to send the second power play unit over the boards, and that unit made good on their chance. Conor Garland danced along the half-wall before firing a perfect hard pass into the crease, where Linus Karlsson was waiting to bang the puck past Yaroslav Askarov.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8 Canucks Goal \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n

Linus Karlsson taps it in on the Power Play, and the Canucks are on the board<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n

2-1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some takeaways from the first:
-I know Christmas was just here, and that it\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve done this, but Linus Karlsson\u2019s last five games: three goals, two assists.<\/p>\n

Second Period<\/p>\n

The second period was incredibly scrambly, with the Sharks once again having the lion\u2019s share of pressure and chances. One common theme in the second was the Sharks being the first to loose pucks, in particular ones around the Canucks\u2019 goal crease. That continued, and with just over seven minutes remaining in the period, that came back to bite the Canucks.<\/p>\n

Eklund scores and makes it 3-1 Sharks.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n

3-1 Sharks.<\/p>\n

Zeev Buium used his legs to cause Ty Dellandrea to hook him, giving the Canucks\u2019 power play another chance to pull back within a goal. Unfortunately, Evander Kane took an offensive zone hooking penalty in an effort to get the puck back, so the two teams played at 4-on-4 for most of the next two minutes.<\/p>\n

Some takeaways:
-This game was getting unwatchable in a hurry.
-I wonder what Nils H\u00f6glander and Aatu R\u00e4ty were up to tonight.
-David Kampf 2-on-1 with Brock Boeser annnndddd it\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n

The David Kampf offensive experience<\/p>\n

Third Period<\/p>\n

Heading into the third, the Canucks juggled their lines, beginning with a trio of Garland-Rossi-Boeser. Garland turned in more strong work to hold onto the puck until a scoring chance became available, and once again, his puck work ended in a Canucks goal. This time, it was Marco Rossi, who struck quick and put the puck behind Askarov.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8Canucks goal\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n

Marco Rossi pulls the Canucks within 1!<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n

3-2.<\/p>\n

Tyler Myers took another penalty shortly after the goal, putting the Sharks back on the power play. Just over a minute into that chance, Marcus Pettersson was called for slashing, giving San Jose a 5-on-3 man advantage. They killed off the first one, but before the second penalty expired, old friend Adam Gaudette took advantage of the Canucks leaving the middle of the ice open, and the Sharks regained a two-goal lead.<\/p>\n

The Sharks regain the two goal lead<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n

4-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I love a good hot mic. After this goal, the microphones picked up Conor Garland saying \u201clot of hockey left Adam, lot of hockey left, we\u2019ll see\u201d to old teammate Adam Gaudette after the 4-2 goal that Gaudette assisted on. For the thousandth time, give me a channel with viewer discretion advised with microphones close to the playing surface. For every sport, not just hockey. Here\u2019s the hot mic:<\/p>\n

Conor Garland didn’t hear no bell! Shit talking with Adam Gaudette, this is the good stuff.<\/p>\n

The power plays kept coming, and it was the Canucks who were next. They quickly lost that chance, though, as Zeev Buium turned over the puck and took a slashing penalty on the ensuing breakaway chance against. With the Sharks on the power play, however, the Canucks found themselves on an odd-man rush, as Drew O\u2019Connor broke in with Conor Garland and ripped the puck past Askarov to pull the Canucks within one.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8Canucks goal\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n

Drew O’Connor with a goal on the Penalty Kill, and the Canucks make it a one-goal game!<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n

4-3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And almost right after this goal, Conor Garland drew a penalty, giving the Canucks another power play opportunity\u2026 The Canucks came oh-so-close, as they whipped the puck around neatly in the final half of the power play and Brock Boeser served as the triggerman. He was absolutely robbed by Askarov, however, and the Canucks continued to trail by a goal.<\/p>\n

Macklin Celebrini was all over the ice in this game, so it shouldn\u2019t come as much of a surprise to know that he finally ripped one past Demko to make it\u00a05-3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Celebrini goal. 5-3 Sharks.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Canucks pulled their goalie and immediately gave up an empty netter.\u00a06-3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The better team won this game.<\/p>\n

Some takeaways from the third:
-It didn\u2019t burn them, but the Canucks electing to go with Brock Boeser to defend a 5-on-3 seems like a wild idea.
-Great game for Conor Garland. And not just for a hot mic catching him chirping Ryan Reaves about his low ice time. He was noticeable all over the ice, and good things were happening for him all night long.
-The rebuild is not over after all!
-Canucks\u2019 home record this season: 4-11-1.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your instant reaction to this game? Let us know in the comments section below!<\/p>\n

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