With their offence gasping for air and the lineup being tapered towards defending, there is virtually no margin for error for the Canucks when they play good teams.

Thomas Harley, Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen also scored for the Stars, who have won five of six games to strengthen their hold on second place in the Central Division. Matt Duchene and Cody Ceci ...

A persistent predicament proved problematic for the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday — the team simply struggled to score.