'In the first period, I thought our speed kind of surprised them. Guys were humming. Our defence was aggressive, which we want to see more of' — Canucks head coach Adam Foote

That next-man-up mantra is going into new territory for the Vancouver Canucks. Article content

Outside of gutting out a 4-3 win in Washington on Sunday for their third-straight victory on a gruelling five-game trip, it was far from a raucous celebration for the Canucks. More like relief and lots of concern about a suddenly depleted lineup. Article content Article content

It started with winger Brock Boeser not available for personal reasons . It continued with a heavy and unpenalized blindside hit in the first period that dropped centre Filip Chytil, who struggled to get off the ice and had to be helped to

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