The club was put behind the eight ball by a trio of first-period penalties as the blue line struggled to play disciplined hockey. The Canucks managed to take the lead on a Jake DeBrusk power-play goal. And then ultimately the mass of shots, shot attempts and quality looks the Canucks surrendered to their opponent became overwhelming.

Sleepwalking on the road. The Vancouver Canucks lost in quite dreary fashion, a boring 2-1 defeat against the Utah Hockey Club. There really isn’t too much to this loss either – the Canucks simply didn’t look like they were up for anything last night.

The Vancouver Canucks (26-19-11) wrap up their back-to-back on Sunday when they take on the Utah Hockey Club (24-24-9). Sunday's game will be the second leg of a back-to-back for both teams, as Vancouver played in Vegas while Utah battled the L.

The Vancouver Canucks are back in action on Sunday evening as they take on the Utah Hockey Club, with both teams being on the second night of a back-to-back. Sunday is the second of three meetings between Vancouver and Utah this season.

For the second consecutive night, the Vancouver Canucks could not come up with a victory as they fell 2-1 to the Utah Hockey Club. Jake DeBrusk scored the only goal, while Artūrs Šilovs made 30 saves.