With just nine games remaining in the regular season and within a stone’s throw of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the Vancouver Canucks simply cannot afford to leave points on the table.

Falling behind by three goals 14 minutes into a game would rattle most teams. With everything the Columbus Blue Jackets have faced in the past seven months though, it was just another night at the office.

The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 7-6 in a shootout on Friday night. Here is our recap of the game.

Despite trailing 3-0 after one period, the Blue Jackets pulled back into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference,

Thatcher Demko has manned the net to two consecutive wins, and our expert NHL predictions expect another solid net between the pipes tonight against Columbus.

One of the most impressive parts of the Vancouver Canucks’ critical 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday is that they picked up two points on a night Quinn Hughes looked off. Hughes has been everything for the Canucks this season.

Boone Jenner had two goals and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a three-goal deficit to post a 7-6 shootout win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

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

After a big hit on Erik Gudrbanson courtesy of Dakota Joshua led to some chaos in the Columbus end, an under pressure Sean Monahan fired the puck over the glass, giving the Canucks the game’s first power play.