The Vancouver Canucks home struggles continued on Thursday night as they fell 5-2 to the New York Islanders. Vancouver's offence came from Jonathan Lekkerimäki, who scored his first NHL goal as well as Tyler Myers,

Anders Lee had a goal and an assist, Bo Horvat had two assists against his former team, and Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves for the Islanders (7-6-4), who extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2).

The Vancouver Canucks suffered a terrible loss to the New York Islanders at Rogers Arena on Thursday after putting up a rough effort.

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Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first NHL goal, but the Canucks played another lethargic game at home, falling 5-2 to the Islanders.

Rookie Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first-career NHL goal, but the Vancouver Canucks‘ home-ice woes continued as they fell 5-2 to the New York Islanders on Thursday. The Islanders improved to 7-6-4.

Scott Mayfield and Pierre Engvall scored early in the second period Thursday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who extended their point streak with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Islanders extend point streak to five games with decisive win in Vancouver The New York Islanders put together a complete game on Thursday night, stifling the Vancouver Canucks to the tune of a 5-2 win at Rogers Arena.