ToHN Daily: Canucks reeling, Maple Leafs rally, trade talks & Saturday’s top performers

It is not getting better in Vancouver, the Maple Leafs battle back, trade talks, Saturday’s top scorers and more.

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CANADA HOCKEY NOW

Vancouver: 5 Takeaways – Canucks a mess, lose 4-1 to Penguins as crowd boos.

Calgary: Mature Tkachuk a force for Flames this season.

Montreal: Canadiens scrap and score in entertaining 4-3 loss to Predators.

Toronto: Five Maple Leafs Takeaways – An encouraging comeback in a shootout loss.

Toronto: Spezza keys comeback, Maple Leafs lose to Wild in shootout.

NHL NEWS AND NATIONAL HOCKEY NOW

N.Y. Islanders: Lack of commitment has Islanders spiraling.

Colorado: Constant injuries have Avs fans on their last nerve.

Vegas: Is Evgenii Dadonov the most likely Golden Knight to be traded to free up cap space?

Detroit: Five Takeaways – Rookie Moritz Seider comes through again with OT tally.

San Jose: If Sharks want to take next step, they will need to add scoring.

Pittsburgh: Guentzel nets hat trick, Penguins end skid, swarm Canucks 4-1.

Washington: Ovechkin makes history with 750 as Capitals top Jackets.

Boston: Bruins take point in OT loss to Tampa Bay.

Carolina: Andrei Svechnikov day-to-day with upper-body injury.

FANTASY FILES

Saturday’s games:

PIT LW Jake Guentzel 3 G, 1 A

10 G, 6 A, 54 SOG during 12-game point streak.

OTT LW Brady Tkachuk 2 G, 1 A

4 G, 5 A, 22 SOG in past 7 GP

OTT LW Tim Stutzle 2 G, 1 A

1 G, 2 A, 29 SOG in previous 12 GP

TOR C Jason Spezza 2 G, 1 A

4 G, 1 A, 10 SOG in past 5 GP

NYR LW Artemi Panarin 1 G, 2 A

3 G, 7 A, 18 SOG in past 6 GP

PIT C Sidney Crosby 1 G, 2 A

2 G, 7 A, 15 SOG during 5-game point streak.

CAR C Vincent Trocheck 1 G, 2 A

0 G, 0 A, 10 SOG in previous 8 GP

NYR C Ryan Strome 1 G, 2 A

4 G, 10 A, 22 SOG in past 11 GP

CAR LW Teuvo Teravainen 2 G

3 G, 4 A, 28 SOG in past 10 GP

NYI RW Oliver Wahlstrom 2 G

0 G, 0 A, 21 SOG in previous 10 GP

FLA C Maxim Mamin 2 G

1 G, 0 A, 8 SOG in previous 8 GP

COL C Nathan MacKinnon 3 A

6 A in past 3 GP

CAR C Sebastian Aho 3 A

5 G, 8 A, 32 SOG in past 11 GP

PIT D Kris Letang 3 A

10 A, 33 SOG in past 13 GP

TOR D Morgan Rielly 3 A

3 G, 7 A, 32 SOG in past 10 GP

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