NHL Rink Wrap: Halak leads Canucks to impressive win over Avalanche

The Vancouver Canucks have almost no margin for error right now in their quest for a playoff spot and they got a huge win on Wednesday night against the NHL leading Colorado Avalanche. Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 out of 33 shots to help slow down the Avalanche offense, backstopping the Canucks to a 3-1 win. Vancouver received goals from Brock Boeser, J.T. Miller, and Bo Horvat, all in the third period, to get the win. The playoffs are still a long shot at this point but every point helps right now. They are still three points out of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference with a few teams ahead of them, while the Dallas Stars, the current second Wild Card team, still have three games in hand.

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored two shorthanded goals in their 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, and this Pierre Engvall goal with just under five minutes to play in regulation is the difference in the game.

Patrick Kane hits the 20-goal mark again for the Chicago Blackhawks in their 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks.

Boeser gets the Canucks on the board thanks to a slick pass from Elias Petterrsson.

Nobody looks good in Dadonov trade situation

The Evgenii Dadonov trade situation is a bad look for pretty much everybody involved (except for Dadonov, who did nothing wrong) as the Ottawa Senators, Vegas Golden Knights, and NHL all have to share in some of the blame for his no-trade clause being completely overlooked. Now he is stuck in a situation playing for a team that does not want him while also being at risk to be traded to another team, which would prematurely end his season. The NHL should have better records for no-trade clauses, the Senators should have known that his no-trade clause was filed properly and the