The Canucks took a 1-0 lead at 2:40 of the first period on the game’s first shot. J.T. Miller was given too much space to race up over the blue line and find Jonathan Lekkerimaki open in the left circle for his first NHL goal on a one-timer that Varlamov saw cleanly.

The New York Islanders (6-6-4) take on the Vancouver Canucks (8-3-3) at Rogers Arena on Thursday night. Semyon Varlmaov vs Kevin Lankinen is the expected goalie matchup. The Isles Morning Minute is presented by Acrisure.

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That sucked. The Vancouver Canucks stunk up the ice against the New York Islanders, dropping a 5-2 game in tepid fashion. That’s being generous with the adjectives too, because Vancouver was doing cardio training for the first two periods of the game.

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Pregame analysis and predictions of the New York Islanders vs. Seattle Kraken NHL game to be played on November 16, 2024 on ESPN.

The Vancouver Canucks home struggles continued on Thursday night as they fell 5-2 to the New York Islanders. Vancouver's offence came from Jonathan Lekkerimäki, who scored his first NHL goal as well as Tyler Myers,

Rookie Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first-career NHL goal, but the Vancouver Canucks' home-ice woes continued as they fell 5-2 to the New York Islanders on Thursday.