Struggling Vancouver Canucks lack execution in 'key moments': coach

VANCOUVER — Things finally seemed to be clicking for the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Then came the third period.

Then came the third period.

"We’ve got to man up a little bit, and certainly myself included. I mean, I don't think I've been good enough this year so far," he said. "When you come to the rink, you’ve got to consistently do the hard things, do the right things. And then when everyone collectively does that, then the team becomes consistent," he said."And I don't know — sometimes we're just lacking that.”

His best sequence of the night came with seconds left on the clock when Vancouver's Brock Boeser blasted a shot on net from the top of the faceoff circle and Luukkonen denied him with his left pad. The puck popped out to Conor Garland as he crashed the net and tried to poke in the rebound, only to see Luukkonen deny him with his left skate.“In hockey, there’s key moments. Most of the game is played — 70, 80 per cent — at neutral.

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