VANCOUVER -- Joey Daccord made 25 saves for the Seattle Kraken in a 5-0 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Wednesday. Andre Burakovsky had a goal and assist, and Jared McCann had three assists for the Kraken (32-38-6), who won for the second time in seven games (2-4-1).

The Vancouver Canucks continue ... That's why I play the game." Alex Iafallo chipped in a pair of goals in the victory over the Devils and David Gustafsson scored in his first game back in the ...

Joey Daccord stopped all 25 shots he faced as the Seattle Kraken blanked Vancouver 5-0 on Wednesday to deal the Canucks’ playoff hopes a blow.  Mikey Eyssimont, Chandler

Lankinen has been solid for the Canucks overall this year, but his form has dipped down the stretch under a heavy workload. The 29-year-old Finnish goaltender had an .873 save percentage in his last 10 games prior to his start against Columbus.

Vancouver’s blue line has seen a dramatic glow-up, however, in the last 21 games since the series of trades/call-ups. Since Feb. 1, the Canucks have controlled 50.5 percent of scoring chances and posted a plus-one goal differential in over 800 five-on-five minutes without Hughes.

Vancouver Canucks ... Demko has only played 17 games this season. As the playoff race heats up for the Canucks, they may see Demko return to the ice for the first time in nearly two months.

The Canucks' chances of making the playoffs were already a massive long shot before facing the Seattle Kraken.

The Canucks started this game with some good jump, and after Conor Garland moved in on a 2-on-1 with Linus Karlsson, Jamie Oleksiak took the game’s first penalty early.