NASHVILLE -- Thatcher Demko made 31 saves, and Quinn Hughes had two assists for the Vancouver Canucks in a 3-1 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday. Demko had lost four of his previous five starts (1-4-0).

The Nashville Predators' attack has lost its potency again, especially on the power play, which went 0-for-3 against the Vancouver Canucks.

Tommy Novak scored the lone goal for the Predators, who have now lost two in a row after their season-long five-game winning streak. Juuse Saros finished with 19 saves in the loss, while Canucks goaltender made 31 saves to earn his fourth win of the season.

While the Nashville Predators are battling to get back in the NHL playoff race, the Vancouver Canucks, their Wednesday opponent, are battling their own issues. After a rift between forwards J.

The Canucks have concluded that there's no workable way forward with both Miller and Pettersson on the roster.

Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford doesn’t see any way to keep J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson happy together as teammates.