Dakota Joshua had a pair of goals, including the eventual game-winner, Thatcher Demko made 20 saves, and the Vancouver Canucks took Game 1 over the Nashville Predators 4-2.
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#NHL
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00:00:04 – 1st Regulation Period
00:03:28 – 2nd Regulation Period
00:07:05 – 3rd Regulation Period
30 Comments
No wonder predator fans tried to block canucks fans from buying tickets 😂😂 they don't want the smoke! GO CANUCKS GO
Zadorov also played impactful. EP needs some EPO!
Flames fan here honestly happy for Lindy and Zadorov. Canucks are my team for the playoffs let's go!!!
Holy hell were the boys nervous in the first half of that game
Thank god we have Quinn and Millsy to step up GoCanucksGo🥳🥳
Lindholm came up huge! He snipes the Canucks first goal, then taking the body behind the net, he creates the turnover that allowed Garland to feed Joshua. That line is a beauty!
bring back DJ at all cost!!!
What a game !
Vancouver got lucky
Love to hear it 🎉 let’s go boys 💙💚🤍
You should've heard the crowd tonight. Loudest I've ever heard at Rogers Arena by a wide margin.
Hey guys the Canucks showed up to play. Doubters still be doubting? Hard nosed win this team is in its spot for a reason.
OK…good things and bad things in my opinion.
Good things:
I like the way the canucks mostly stayed true to their system.
They battled hard and were fast on the Preds especially in the 2nd half of the game.
Lindholm was excellent.
Joshua obviously.
Miller, Demko, and the whole D core, really.
Hughes eventually settled in and found his stride.
And especially the way they seemed to wear out the Preds. By the end of the game they looked like they were skating in mud. Keep hitting them and wearing them down. They really had the pedal down in the 2nd half of the season and I think that's where the Canucks can find some value.
Bad Things:
Undisciplined stupid penalties. Hronek's in particular but he wasn't the only one. None of them were "good".
The first half of the game was proof of how meaningless Corsi is. I don't know the numbers but it felt like the canucks carried the possession play. In spite of that, most of their shots and chances were useless outside shots with clear views or minimal screens for the Preds goalie. I really didn't like the first and most of the second.
Credit the Preds for keeping the canucks to the outside but it still felt like they weren't really engaged and willing to get into the dirty areas until the third. Canucks need to dial up the intensity right from the start cause the Preds aren't going to keep dropping 2 goals in 12 seconds.
Anyway, good start but lots of room to play better than that I think.
😂 ye canucks
Lindholm had just a great game….This is why the Canucks got him……He opens up the scoring and then lays a heavy hit in the offensive zone so the puck could come out to Joshua…..A lot of players deserve credit….Zadorov's name kept coming up too….We're gonna need his heavy hits for the rest of the playoffs…
Молодцы акулы!!!
That energy at rogers arena was amazing. Love the tenacity of the Canucks. Time to rest up, and get ready for game 2
EP completely disappeared in a game 1
Poor Predators 😢 – LFG Canucks 🎉😂
Atta be Canucks. Next time try not to take 1600 penalties. Thanks.
one of the most electric crowds in hockey
Lots of hoarse voices in metro Vancouver tonight!!!
Zadorov !! Wowzers!! A 6'6 skating mountain. Did you see how he stood that guy up and was crushing guys left and right? And….. skates like the wind and getting shots. How can we let this guy go?
What do you think for a nickname ? We can't call him "Big Z" because that is plagiary on Chara. After that hit, how about 'ZaBOOM' or 'Mean Mountain' ?
There was so many things to take away from tonight… lindholm showing us why we traded for him… Hughes showing us why he’s our captain by tying it up and turning it around, the amazing resilience from the team despite refs against us all night with their soft calls + being down 2-1… and Dakota Joshua…. BEAST
Cue the arrogant oiler fans. I swear they only watch hockey to trash talk other teams. Twitter tonight was full of them just talking crap. I hope the kings beat them up over 7 games.
Zadorov has been the most underrated Canuck imo. Joshua and Garland are huge but they get the credit. Big Z laying huge hits, playing defensively well and even contributing to dangerous offence. He deserves more love
Go Canucks Go
A sea of terrible towels! I love it!
I was a little worried after the second period that the refs were going to decide this game.
4 suspect penalties against us in a row and two blatant non-calls that initiated "Ref, You Suck!" chants.
Fortunately those 2 quick ones our boys scored in the 3rd sucked the life out of not only the Predators, but the officials as well.
Great game boys just never gave up 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Yes! I love Vancouver…one of my favourite cities! C'mon Canucks!