The playoff odds aren't in the Canucks' favour, but if the task is to survive, it sure helps to be tough to kill.

Two teams fighting for wild-card playoff spots in their respective conferences will meet when the Vancouver Canucks visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks will try to keep a three-game home win streak going when they play the Minnesota Wild. Vancouver has a 12-10-7 record in home games and a 28-22-11 record overall.

It wasn’t a pretty win, and the Minnesota Wild generated scoring chances at will for much of the evening. But the Canucks attacked sharply and with speed off the rush, goaltended well ...

Drew O'Connor and Pius Suter each had two assists, and Thatcher Demko made 26 saves for the Canucks (34-26-12), who have won ...

The buzz: Playing a game hours after the trade deadline is never easy, but the Canucks and Wild will do that on Friday. The Canucks are sputtering, but there continue to be signs that their ...

March 8 - Kiefer Sherwood's tiebreaking goal late in the third period helped give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Friday. Brock Faber's power-play equalizer ...

The Canucks have a six-game point streak (5-0-1) on home ice. Despite the loss, the Wild still lead the NHL with 47 road ...

Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 17 of 19 shots. The Canucks have a six-game point streak (5-0-1) on home ice. Despite the loss, the Wild still lead the NHL with 47 road points with a 22 ...