The Vancouver Canucks will look to avoid a fourth straight loss as they continue a three-game homestand against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.

Ivan Demidov had a goal and two assists and the Montreal Canadiens rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday.

VANCOUVER -- Ivan Demidov had a goal and two assists, and the Montreal Canadiens rallied from down two to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 at Rogers Arena on Saturday. It was the first three-point game in the NHL for the 19-year-old rookie forward, and it included a pair of power-play assists one game after being moved to the top unit.

The Vancouver Canucks are looking for Boston Bruins' Pavel Zacha as a possible option to solve their centermen issues.

The Vancouver Canucks‘ search for a new centre continues, and this time they may be looking to an old rival to find the answer. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on Saturday’s Headlines segment,

The Vancouver Canucks kicked off their three-game home-stand with a 4-3 loss to the Montréal Canadiens. Elias Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk and Conor Garland scored while Kevin Lankinen stopped 20 of 24 shots in the loss. With the defeat, the Canucks drop to 4-5-0 on the season and 1-2-0 at home.

The Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames could be two of the most active teams on the trade market this season.

Following his acquisition of Lukas Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin met with the media ( video link ). While the trade itself was the focus of the scrum, Allvin also provided several updates on the status of some of their injured players.