The energy forward was part of last year’s Nashville Predators team, which turned their season around. On February 15, they sat 22nd in the league standings, five points out of the last playoff spot. The poor play caused their team trip to see U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas to be cancelled, which proved to be a catalyst for the better.

The goal was Sherwood's first since the holiday break -- he has just two points over his last eight contests. The winger has been bumped down to the third line, but he led all Vancouver forwards with 17:38 of ice time Saturday. He's now at 13 goals, 21 points, 83 shots on net 249 hits and a plus-4 rating through 42 appearances.

If the Canucks really felt they had to do something about their logjam at winger — a premise that doesn’t hold much weight today considering Phil Di Giuseppe is back in the top six — they should’ve picked another one of their promising young wingers: Nils Höglander.

Sherwood ended a five-game point drought with the helper. Since his Dec. 16 hat trick versus the Avalanche, Sherwood has been limited to three points over 10 contests, but he's still bringing the boom with 53 hits in that span.

The Vancouver Canucks begin a homestand on Thursday night when the Los Angeles Kings roll into Rogers Arena for a Pacific Division matchup between the two West Coast teams. Following a five-game road trip,

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin met with the media on Monday to discuss assorted topics midway through the season. Allvin began the media availability by giving his thoughts on where the organization is at 45 games into the season.

How Girls At The Games Is Helping Create A Safe Environment For Women To Watch Sports In Vancouver Despite having a large hit total and a small hits taken total look like positives, they are actually an indicator that the Canucks don't have the puck on their stick enough.

After signing a series of cheap one-year deals with other clubs, Danton Heinen was finally rewarded with a two-year, $2.25 million AAV contract from the Canucks. Mediocre would be the best word to sum up Heinen’s tenure in Vancouver so far: He hasn’t hurt the team in any way, but he isn’t doing enough to move the needle either.

(AP Photo/Nick Wass) Vancouver Canucks left wing Kiefer Sherwood (44) and Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass ...

If Hronek is ready to go, he is projected to play a significant role for the Canucks as he will slot into the lineup next to Quinn Hughes. Players to Watch: Kiefer Sherwood: Kiefer Sherwood has been arguably one of Vancouver's best players all season.

and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 on Saturday night. Brock Boeser and Kiefer Sherwood also scored goals while Tyler Myers had two assists for Vancover, which snapped a ...

Elias Pettersson skated with Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk, and was more frequently self-matched with Quinn Hughes against the top end of the Toronto lineup. Frankly, Pettersson’s deployment patterns on Saturday more closely matched how the Canucks have utilized J.T. Miller for much of this season.