The Vancouver Canucks are looking to put the disappointment of a missed opportunity behind them and focus on the positives.

The Canucks (5-2-1) fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Rangers on Saturday, courtesy of a K鈥橝ndre Miller winner 3:48 into the extra session, but are stressing the improvements they have made this season.

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak and was the first defeat at home for Vancouver.

鈥淚 think there were things to like there, especially in a back-to-back situation against one of the top teams in the east,鈥� said defenceman Ian Cole. 鈥淲e got a point. It sucked the way it happened 鈥� but we got three out of four points this weekend so take a step back, assess what we did wrong and move forward.鈥�

Forward J.T. Miller agreed, adding that it鈥檚 a mentality Canuck players have adopted since training camp.

鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot to like about the back to back we played, but we鈥檝e already moved on past that game,鈥� he said.

Vancouver takes on Nashville (4-4-0) on Tuesday a week after a second period push lifted them to a 3-2 win over the Predators.

Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet said he鈥檚 pleased with the desire shown by players wanting to learn and 鈥渆arn鈥� their spots in lineups.

鈥淚 like that. When you call a guy to your office, they鈥檙e not shaking their head, they want it. There are some guys knocking on your door saying 鈥業 want to see videos of this,鈥欌�� he said.

鈥淲hen you get that, it really helps you as a coach when you get that buy in.鈥�

Miller said 鈥渢here were a lot of holes鈥� when it came to training before Vancouver鈥檚 current coaching staff took the reins and have seen improvements in performances.

鈥淲e kind of hit the ground running with the stuff (Tocchet) brought in last year,鈥� said Miller. 鈥淲e鈥檙e just trying to get it down, we want to get it to where it becomes habit for our team and I think we鈥檙e getting better at it.鈥�

Nashville comes into the game after what head coach Andrew Brunette described as a 鈥渞eal gritty鈥� 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime.

The Canucks were rotating their bottom six lines in practice on Monday, with Connor Garland getting a look in while forward Dakota Joshua was left out.

Joshua has one point and 11 penalty minutes so far this season.

鈥淗e鈥檚 got to get going a little bit,鈥� Tocchet said of Joshua. 鈥淭here鈥檚 certain parts of his game I do like, he鈥檚 just got to get going. he knows it. There鈥檚 a couple things he鈥檚 doing that I don鈥檛 like.鈥�

Ilya Mikheyev, Nils Hoglander and Philip Di Guiseppe scored in the last win over Nashville, and Tocchet said he鈥檚 looking to utilize Mikheyev鈥檚 skill set more on the penalty kill moving forward.

鈥淚 think he can really help us out,鈥� Tocchet said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e got to start to get him in the rotation for sure.鈥�

NOTES: Former teammates of Adam Johnson paid tribute to the ex-NHLer who died after a tragic on-ice accident in the United Kingdom over the weekend. Defenceman Carson Soucy played alongside Johnson at the NCAA level and asked for privacy after practice as he was still processing the news. Forward Sam Lafferty, who helped set up Johnson鈥檚 first NHL goal, called him an 鈥渦nbelievable guy鈥� and said ex-teammates all shared stories about the forward in different group chats. 鈥� The Canucks have won 24 of their 41 all-time home games against the Predators,

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