Playing for the second time in 24 hours, the Flyers held the Canucks to just six shots through 40 minutes. “Yeah, there’s actually no excuse for that. It’s unacceptable to show up like this.”
The Vancouver Canucks fell 3-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday at Rogers Arena, marking their 16th loss in 17 games. Vancouver managed only six shots on goal through the first two periods and trailed 2-0 before Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored on a third-period power play. Travis Sanheim sealed Philadelphia's victory with an empty-net goal in the final minute.
The defeat dropped the rebuilding Canucks to 3-16-1 on the season, matching the NHL salary-cap era's lowest point total through 20 games with seven points. Head coach Manny Malhotra expressed frustration over repeated mistakes and a flat start against a Flyers squad playing on consecutive nights, while defenseman Guillaume Brisebois called Vancouver's sluggish effort unacceptable.
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