The Canucks were playing very, very well until they weren't. And then they lost.

Tyler Bertuzzi scoring a hat trick on Wednesday night against the Vancouver Canucks can be told two ways: it’s just the second time a Bertuzzi has scored three times in the Canucks’ home arena — or if you prefer, it’s the first time a Bertuzzi has scored at Rogers Arena . Article content

More seriously though: the Canucks lost Wednesday 5-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks because they couldn’t cover the nephew of the hometown great, a guy who would be in the Ring of Honour but for a night of madness 21 years ago. Article content Article content

Tyler Bertuzzi’s hat trick was the difference in a game the Canucks were dominating through two periods, then completely and utterly fell apart.

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