Adam Vingan

Vancouver's J.T. Miller recorded one assist and no shots on goal in Game 1 against Nashville, but Adam Vingan writes how he was the Canucks' leader who dominated all night. Will the Predators have an answer in Game 2?

While the Los Angeles Kings wants to slow you down and force you to dump the puck in, the Edmonton Oilers skated through it and forced their game upon the Kings. Adam Vingan looks deeper into the Game 1 numbers.

The Nashville Predators’ power play was purring entering the playoffs. They scored an early one with the man advantage in Game 1, but since then, the Canucks have found a way to kill 12 straight.

Hughes is used to being targeted by opponents, but the fleet-footed defenceman is good at avoiding the brunt of the contact. That was not the case Sunday, when Hughes absorbed five hits through two periods of the Canucks’ 4-3 overtime win against the Nashville Predators.

Elias Pettersson has two assists and seven shots on goal in five playoff games, and the underlying numbers don't flatter him. Adam Vingan writes about Pettersson's struggles, and how to get him going in Game 6.

Offence has been hard to come by in the Vancouver Canucks' first-round series against the Nashville Predators.

During the first intermission of Game 4, a Sportsnet camera captured Vancouver Canucks goaltender Arturs Silovs wearing an ice bag on his head. Perhaps we should have known then that he would be cool under pressure.

As usual, the Edmonton Oilers ' power play is a hot topic. It made mincemeat of the Los Angeles Kings' second-ranked penalty kill, scoring on 45 per cent of its chances (9 of 20) in the first round.

Acquired earlier this season, Nikita Zadorov has been a monster on the Canucks' blue line and his playoff performance surely will make him an interesting free agent if he makes it to market. Adam Vingan takes a closer look at the player.

With an .877 save percentage, Stuart Skinner is fighting it in the playoffs for a second year in a row and Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch didn't commit to starting him in Game 4. Adam Vingan looks closer at Skinner's game and Edmonton's other options in net.