The Vancouver Canucks are looking to put the disappointment of a missed opportunity behind them and focus on the positives.
The Canucks (5-2-1) fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Rangers on Saturday, courtesy of a KB次元官网网址橝ndre Miller winner 3:48 into the extra session, but are stressing the improvements they have made this season.
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak and was the first defeat at home for Vancouver.
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Forward J.T. Miller agreed, adding that itB次元官网网址檚 a mentality Canuck players have adopted since training camp.
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Vancouver takes on Nashville (4-4-0) on Tuesday a week after a second period push lifted them to a 3-2 win over the Predators.
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Nashville comes into the game after what head coach Andrew Brunette described as a B次元官网网址渞eal grittyB次元官网网址� 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime.
The Canucks were rotating their bottom six lines in practice on Monday, with Connor Garland getting a look in while forward Dakota Joshua was left out.
Joshua has one point and 11 penalty minutes so far this season.
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Ilya Mikheyev, Nils Hoglander and Philip Di Guiseppe scored in the last win over Nashville, and Tocchet said heB次元官网网址檚 looking to utilize MikheyevB次元官网网址檚 skill set more on the penalty kill moving forward.
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NOTES: Former teammates of Adam Johnson paid tribute to the ex-NHLer who died after a tragic on-ice accident in the United Kingdom over the weekend. Defenceman Carson Soucy played alongside Johnson at the NCAA level and asked for privacy after practice as he was still processing the news. Forward Sam Lafferty, who helped set up JohnsonB次元官网网址檚 first NHL goal, called him an B次元官网网址渦nbelievable guyB次元官网网址� and said ex-teammates all shared stories about the forward in different group chats. B次元官网网址� The Canucks have won 24 of their 41 all-time home games against the Predators,
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