I Watched This Game: J.T. Miller benched, Canucks lose to last-place Predators

Canucks lose sixth straight, fall to 9-15-3

Vancouver’s struggles continue as they lose to the Nashville Predators 4-1

The Vancouver Canucks continued their downward spiral on Tuesday night, losing 4-1 to the Nashville Predators. The loss was the Canucks’ sixth straight, and dropped their record to 9-15-3 on the season.

J.T. Miller was benched for the game by head coach Bruce Boudreau, who said after the game that he wanted to “send a message” to the team.

The Canucks were outshot 34-21 in the game, and were unable to generate much offense. Elias Pettersson scored the Canucks’ only goal in the third period.

The Predators got goals from Filip Forsberg, Matt Duchene, Eeli Tolvanen, and Tanner Jeannot.

The Canucks will be back in action on Thursday night when they host the Edmonton Oilers.

What went wrong for the Canucks?

There were a number of things that went wrong for the Canucks in Tuesday’s game.

• They were outplayed by the Predators in every aspect of the game.
• They were unable to generate any offense, and were outshot 34-21.
• They made several defensive mistakes that led to goals.

The Canucks have now lost six straight games, and are in danger of falling out of playoff contention.

What needs to change?

The Canucks need to make some changes if they want to turn things around.

• They need to start playing better defense.
• They need to start generating more offense.
• They need to find a way to win some games.

The Canucks have a lot of work to do, but they need to start turning things around soon.