Canucks lose final home game of the season

McDavid is assured of winning the NHL scoring title and is riding a league-high 13-game point streak (7-16-23). Lucic has 101 playoff games under his belt, including two trips to the Stanley Cup final with the Boston Bruins.

The Edmonton Oilers already secured home ice for the first round of the postseason but have an opportunity to do so throughout the Pacific Division playoffs when they host the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. "We need to review our season as individuals and get ready", said forward Andrew Cogliano.

It's tough to beat a team twice in as many days, but the Canucks are one of many teams just waiting for the offseason to arrive so they can recharge.

"We went in the playoffs feeling really good about ourselves as a team; really confident, of course, led by Richard (Brodeur) in goal, he was fantastic". He's in his seventh National Hockey League season, all with Edmonton, and has yet to play for the big prize. Daniel Sedin fed twin brother Henrik down low, and he found Boeser at the side of the net for the rookie's fourth goal in eight games since signing with the Canucks after his US college hockey season ended.

Five points of interest ahead of puck-drop.

They have $1.6-million, bonus-reaching, eighth-place scoring, race-finishing winger Leon Draisaitl with 77 points.

The question is, will their lack of playoff experience fail them?

Those differences seem small, especially given how little time teams spend on the penalty kill over the course of a game. He's still only 20 years old, and in just his second season, and he might already be the NHL's best player.

"Since Connor McDavid came on the team and some of his predecessors as well..."

Who does Rota see as the players who will carry Vancouver's offensive torch going forward? We were a team that-it didn't matter if you played one shift or played 25 minutes-it was all for one and one for all, and Roger created that.

This is likely Miller's last start of the season, as the Canucks have consistently alternated goalies in back-to-back matchups. He was set up beautifully by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for the easy tip in. They have been around some. Make no mistake, they do have guys who have been their before. Among the pre-playoff scratches for the Oilers were Patrick Maroon, Mark Letestu and Darnell Nurse.

"It's not weighing on my mind", McDavid said when asked if getting to 100 points mattered to him. "That part doesn't change".

But it's something they plan on embracing.

"It will be very exciting", Draisaitl said. "The crowd will be buzzing, it's going to be loud". "He's going out there and he's just having fun and playing the game and loving the game". McDavid has many, many years ahead of him, and he appears to be talented enough to make sure that any team he's on can be a contender. "I think it's a different animal". We had great skill down the middle-guys like (Thomas) Gradin, (Ivan) Hlinka, (Ivan) Boldirev.