Kiefer Sherwood had both goals for Vancouver in its 5-2 loss to the visiting St. Louis Blues on Monday, one coming shorthanded. St. Louis got the first two goals of the game and the Canucks trailed from the 8:48 mark of the first period. Sherwood leads the team in scoring with three points, all of them on goals.

The Vancouver Canucks have found themselves in a multi-goal deficit in two straight games, however they've been rescued by unlikely heroes.

The Vancouver Canucks handed the Dallas Stars their first loss of the regular season, earning a 5-3 win at the American Airlines Center. It was a gritty comeback performance to open their five-game road trip,

It appears that Braeden Cootes isn’t the only rookie leaving the Canucks game-day lineup: Jonathan Lekkerimaki looks set to be a scratch vs. the Stars. Based on the lines that skated during Thursday’s morning skate in Texas, Lekkerimaki is making way for Linus Karlsson.

No lead has felt safe for a Dallas Stars team that has struggled to manage playing from in front early this season.