Canucks Can’t Scare Up A Win, Fall 4-2 To The Maple Leafs On Halloween

The Vancouver Canucks fell 4-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at Rogers Arena, marking their 11th defeat in 13 games. William Nylander opened the scoring for Toronto before Brock Boeser tied the contest with a power-play goal in the first period. The Maple Leafs seized control in the second frame with goals from Auston Matthews and Zack MacEwen, while Teddy Blueger sealed the win with a late empty-netter after Max Sasson brought Vancouver within one.

Canucks goaltender Leevi Meriläinen made 24 saves on 27 shots as Vancouver struggled during a second period in which they were outshot 13-6. Head coach Manny Malhotra noted that despite the continuing losses, the team is showing incremental improvement. The contest also marked forward Jacob Quillan's Canucks debut against his former club, while Elias Pettersson saw his six-game point streak come to an end.