The Canucks are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, and have now lost three consecutive games for the first time since dropping a season-high eight straight from Nov. 10 to 23, 2018. In Thursday's OT defeat, Josh Leivo led the way with a goal and two helpers, Alex Biega and Elias Pettersson added singles, and Jacob Markstrom made 31 saves. … The Canucks have points in seven of their last 10 (4-3-3) and remain tied for the second and final wild-card playoff berth, but the St. Louis Blues - who currently occupy that spot - have three games in hand. "Once again, I think we all felt we played a pretty strong game, especially after taking some penalties and giving up two goals," forward Brock Boeser told NHL.com. "We had a good pushback in the second, kept pressuring, getting chances and we never quit. It's unfortunate we didn't get that second point, but at least we get one." … The Canucks played their second game without star defenceman Alex Edler, who suffered a concussion, broken teeth and deep facial lacerations after a gruesome incident in Vancouver's 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. Edler got tangled up with Flyers forward Jake Voracek before losing his balance and going face-first into the ice at Wells Fargo Center, prompting immediate medical attention. The veteran was stretchered off the ice and spent the night in hospital, before returning home to Vancouver the next day. X-rays and a CT-scan revealed no facial fractures, but he will be out for at least a week as he recovers from the concussion. Edler, 32, is the Canucks' leader on D, scoring five goals and 20 points, and averaging more than 23 minutes of ice time per game this season.