Vancouver will play in their third game in four straight days on Sunday in an early-morning tilt with the Washington Capitals. The Canucks won their last matchup against the Capitals by a score of 2–1, during which defenceman Elias Pettersson made his NHL debut. Puck drop is scheduled for 9:30 am PT and will be available on Sportsnet.

The Chicago Blackhawks couldn’t hold a two-goal lead Friday night and fell to the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in a shootout for their 11th straight loss in the series.

The Blackhawks nearly pulled the victory out when Tyler Bertuzzi thought he had scored the go-ahead goal with 5:12 remaining in the third period. Instead, he was called for goaltender interference, which led to the Blackhawks challenging the call, losing the challenge and heading to the penalty kill.

Donato gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 12:41 of the first period. Andre Burakovsky skated to the bottom of the left face-off circle and passed to Donato, who tapped the puck in from the side of the crease.

Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight (30) tries to prevent a goal as Canucks left wing Jake Debrusk applies pressure in the second period on Oct. 17, 2025, of a game at the United Center. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

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The Vancouver Canucks put up five goals on Thursday night as they took down the undefeated Dallas Stars, but there’s no rest for the team as they travel to Chicago to face the Blackhawks in their second game of a back-to-back.

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