[GDT] Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers | May 20th, 6:00PM PT | Round 2, Game 7 (Series tied 3-3)

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2 minutes ago, -dlc- said:

LOL they also said they've seen resellers trying to get.....$12,000.00.

Lol yeah I edited it after I heard that haha crazy

[stawns]

13 minutes ago, Jaimito said:

 

 

Canucks Game 7 roadmap: How to defeat the Oilers without Brock Boeser

 

It’s impossible not to feel for Brock Boeser.

 

The 27-year-old Vancouver Canucks star was in the process of capping off a career year by elevating his game in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He’s been Vancouver’s leading goal scorer all year, while curating a collection of stunning, clutch moments over just the past two weeks to rival most NHL stars over entire careers.

 

On Sunday, Irfaan Gaffar reported that Boeser wouldn’t be available for Game 7 of the second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman followed up that report with details about a blood clotting issue that will keep Boeser out of action indefinitely.

 

All indications are that Boeser isn’t facing a life-threatening issue and is going to be OK, which is what really matters.

 

It’s a tough blow, though. Not just for the Canucks and their hopes of victory in Game 7, but for Boeser personally.

 

Given what he’s accomplished this season and given the personal ordeals he’s endured over the past few years, to have this potentially crowning moment in his career halted just like that seems grossly unjust.

 

And yet the show must go on for Boeser’s teammates. Game 7 will be played on Monday night at Rogers Arena, and Boeser’s expected absence will loom large over Vancouver’s effort to upset the heavily favoured Oilers in a do-or-die Game 7.

 

The book makers have already adjusted the odds, accounting for Vancouver playing without their leading goal scorer. Prior to the Boeser news, the Canucks were priced on the money line as +120 underdogs (a roughly 46-percent implied probability of victory). After the Boeser news, the line moved to +135 (a roughly 42-percent implied probability of victory).

 

That’s a meaningful difference and it reflects the reality that losing Boeser weakens Vancouver significantly. This Canucks have already struggled mightily to generate shots and goals, struggled on the power play, and are coming off a Game 6 performance in which they failed to contain Connor McDavid.

 

Those are all aspects of the game in which Boeser is a key contributor. Without him, some of this team’s biggest weaknesses could be thrown into even starker relief in their most important game of the season.

 

Still, this is playoff hockey we’re talking about. And it’s only one game.

 

Weird things can happen in a single game. Anything can happen, even.

 

A bounce, a deflection, one missed assignment may ultimately decide Monday night’s contest, and this playoff series. There is a very real path for the Canucks to complete this underdog upset script and advance to the Western Conference Final — even with Boeser and starting netminder Thatcher Demko sidelined.

 

Let’s explore five things the Canucks will need to do on Monday night to finish off the Oilers.

 

Get home on the forecheck

This series has turned primarily on whether Vancouver’s forechecking pressure has disrupted the Oilers breakout, or not.

 

When Edmonton is able to get out of their end of the ice cleanly, they’ve dominated the puck. And often, they’ve been able to get loose off the rush as well, producing most of their key moments on sequences when they’re able to skate with speed at and beyond Canucks defenders.

 

When the Canucks are able to force turnovers, however, Vancouver has been able to skate with Edmonton at five-on-five. In Vancouver’s most impressive games of this series — particularly Games 1 and 5 — the forecheck served as a bottleneck on the Oilers attack.

 

In those games and in those moments, the Canucks have been able to cut off Edmonton’s dynamic offensive attack at the stem, while regularly producing key counterattacking goals, several of which — Boeser’s second goal in Game 3 and Phil Di Giuseppe’s game-tying goal in Game 5 — have been absolute daggers.

 

It’s all tied together at five-on-five, and it goes beyond the forecheck. Turnovers high in the offensive zone have also fed the Oilers’ rush attack, so Vancouver’s puck management will also have to be sharp in Game 7.

 

The Oilers have had a significant five-on-five edge all series, and while that territorial edge has been blunted by feeble Oilers goaltending performances earlier in this series, it’s still a major factor that Vancouver will have to overcome in Game 7.

 

That starts with getting after the Oilers defence at even strength, disrupting their breakout, and using those moments when Vancouver is able to catch Edmonton leaning the wrong way to establish zone time and some measure of control of the overall game environment.

 

Be opportunistic

Vancouver has been a wildly efficient finishing team all season.

 

After struggling to convert chances in the first round, the Canucks exploded in the first three games of this series, chasing Stuart Skinner from the series temporarily and stealing Game 1 despite falling behind 4-1 and Game 3 despite being severely outplayed for long stretches of the first and second periods.

 

Now, the Canucks will tell you that their opportunism is by design; they are loaded with one-shot scoring threats, are masters of finishing through screens and layered traffic, selective in the shots they take, they look to create second-stick opportunities and deflections and strike quickly off turnovers in the neutral zone to drive their efficient shooting. There’s some measure of truth to that.

 

In going about creating offence, the Canucks lean on higher variance methods of finishing. Vancouver might be great at shooting through traffic, but the types of rush chances the Oilers generate are always going to be a more reliable source of goals over the long haul than a shot from the point — no matter how good the screen or how sharp the deflection.

 

And, of course, when the Canucks’ preferred method of creating goals doesn’t work, the team can appear to be completely out of answers offensively— as it did in Game 6.

 

Vancouver’s shooting fortunes have trended down as this series has progressed. Up 2-1 in the series going into Game 4, Vancouver just needed to prevent the Oilers from winning four of five to advance to the Conference Final. Since then, they’ve scored just five total goals across three games, despite the spotty goaltending performances of Oilers netminders.

 

Game 7s are often nervy, low-scoring affairs. And a 2-1 game would certainly serve Vancouver’s interests.

 

Nonetheless, given how difficult shots on goal have been to come by, the Canucks need to cash in on a couple of the high-variance scoring opportunities that have been this team’s bread and butter.

 

 

Giving Elias Pettersson some time on J.T. Miller’s wing seems like a necessity. (Bob Frid / USA TODAY Sports)

Find an answer on J.T. Miller’s wing

Even as Vancouver has gone on an exciting, successful and memorable playoff run, there’s been a constant sense that this is a lineup that’s short a top-six calibre forward (or two).

 

This isn’t exactly a secret. There’s a reason the club bid for the likes of Jake Guentzel and Tyler Toffoli ahead of the NHL trade deadline, even after adding Elias Lindholm in a massive deal during the All-Star break.

 

This is where losing Boeser really stings. He’s arguably one of this team’s two bonafide top-six wingers, so his loss compounds what was already a shortage.

 

Amping up the difficulty of moving forward without him is the work he’s done defensively. Boeser’s size, battle-winning avilify along the wall and all-around hockey IQ have made him a high-quality two-way winger. He’s eaten a ton of minutes for Vancouver in a matchup role riding shotgun with J.T. Miller, and that’s included a steady diet of head-to-head minutes against McDavid in the Edmonton series.

 

In Game 6, the Oilers used home-ice advantage to duck the McDavid-Miller matchup to some extent. One would expect Vancouver to hunt that matchup with more discipline in Game 7, but even beyond Boeser’s scoring touch and playmaking from down low, his absence from the lineup hurts the two-way chops of the Miller line.

 

Replacing Boeser isn’t really possible with what Vancouver has at its disposal, and even recreating his impact in the aggregate is a significant challenge. Let’s go over Tocchet’s options here. For our purposes, we’re going to assume that Pius Suter and Miller continue to skate together in Game 7 and that Elias Lindholm returns to play with Dakota Joshua and Conor Garland on Vancouver’s second line:

 

• Ilya Mikheyev is probably the best defensive option, but he’d remove a fair bit of scoring pop from the Miller line, which the Canucks can’t really afford given how difficult goals have been to come by.

 

• Sam Lafferty can bring some speed and, hopefully, physicality if played up the lineup, but he’s a bottom-of-the-lineup piece with just four goals scored since January 15th. He’s also not nearly as impactful a two-way winger as Boeser.

 

• Nils Höglander scored in Game 6, but hasn’t often played more than fourth-line minutes in the postseason and still has some distance to travel to earn Tocchet’s trust as a defensive winger. It’s hard to imagine a player with that profile being tasked with chasing McDavid and company in a do-or-die game, but Höglander could be a situational option when Vancouver is looking for offence and a high-work-rate forechecking presence.

 

• Vasili Podkolzin succeeded on Miller’s line toward the back half of the “Bruce There It Is!” season, but hasn’t produced much or been heavily utilized by Tocchet at any point this season.

 

• Di Giuseppe is an interesting option here, especially given his chemistry with Miller from earlier in this series. If Tocchet opts for something predictable and defensively reliable, Di Giuseppe could be a tempting option to draw the assignment.

 

• Elias Pettersson is surely going to spend some time on the ice with Miller in Game 6. We’ve seen Tocchet load up the Lotto Line on occasion throughout the playoffs, and he has sent Miller out situationally with Pettersson on occasion independent of that, most notably in Game 5 when the two combined on a game-winning goal in the final minute. Given Vancouver’s lack of other high-end options capable of both driving play and producing offence, double shifting Pettersson to give him some looks on the Miller line seems like a necessity.

 

Don’t lose the special-teams battle

The Canucks have done incredible work limiting the Oilers’ power play over the past three games, killing 10 consecutive opportunities. Perfection isn’t possible given how proficiently the Oilers’ PP1 generates scoring chances, but truthfully, there aren’t likely to be many power-play opportunities remaining in this series either way.

 

Given what we usually see in Game 7s, when penalties become exceedingly tricky to draw, there’s only another Oilers power play or two left to kill. Actually killing those opportunities, if they happen, will go a long way toward giving the Canucks their best chance of victory.

 

As for the Vancouver power play, it’s been ineffective and often frustrating to watch, but it’s cashed three goals in the series. At the very least, in combination with Vancouver’s stout penalty killing, the Oilers have only managed to net a plus-2 goal differential in special teams across six games. That’s a reasonable margin, and a major reason the Canucks have forced a seventh and decisive game.

 

Vancouver has lost a key power-play weapon in Boeser, but at least Garland had some reps playing down low in Boeser’s usual spot on the Canucks power play down the stretch. They’ll still be able to ice five guys with some familiarity with one another, with Miller, Pettersson and Quinn Hughes around the outside.

 

Scoring a power-play goal and winning the special-teams battle in Game 7 would be a bonus, but at least managing a special-teams draw is going to be crucial for Vancouver.

 

Get a bounce-back performance from Arturs Silovs

Thatcher Demko won’t be back for Game 7. Tocchet confirmed as much on Saturday.

 

Unless the club throws a shocking curveball and starts Casey DeSmith, who hasn’t played since he sustained a minor injury in Game 3 of the first-round series against the Predators, it’s going to be Arturs Silovs’ net.

 

Silovs has been calm, cool and collected for Vancouver in this playoff run. He pitched a shutout in a crucial Game 6 against the Predators, out-dueling a perennial Vezina candidate in Juuse Saros and permitting Vancouver to advance to the second round.

 

And he’s been clearly better than Edmonton’s tandem in this series, an edge that has helped Vancouver earn this opportunity.

 

That’s a low bar, however, and Silovs has still stopped a below-expected number of goals against the Edmonton attack. And he’s coming off a tough outing in Game 5, in which he surrendered five goals.

 

Silovs seems relatively unflappable. His World Championship experience on home soil last year and his performance in key games against the Predators means that he has some experience on a big stage.

 

If he can bounce back, if Vancouver can maintain the edge in net they’ve had throughout this series, then this team will still have a chance at

eliminating the Oilers and shocking the hockey world.

 

 

 

With Boes out, I hope RT doesn't just simply employ plug and play on the pp, but shakes it up significantly.  Put Hronek and his bomb up top and let Hughes run thing from the half boards or moving around the zone.  Then put Petey in front of the net and Miller in spots spot on the right side......in that case, it would be a bit of an oilers clone with Bouchard up top and McD running things from further down in the zone.

Edited May 20 by stawns

[Canucks164cup]

20 minutes ago, Rocket-68 said:

 

According to NHL Cap Friendly, Pettersson's contact has no trade or movement protection. Having said that, I don't think management will move Petey any time soon unless an offer was made that PA/JR can't refuse. Petey is still "young" at 25, having had career years with better years on the horizon. A year or two with 100+ pts and we will look back at this contract in a few years as a good one. 

 

I for one am rooting for Petey and believe he will come through tonight (and for years to come).

 

 

Canucks have about $24,778,333 in Cap Space to play with and a fairly solid roster already under contract. Coilers on the other hand have a bit of a problem with only $9,833,333 in Cap Space available with part of their roster populated with AHL players under contract with gaping holes. That and Dry-my-Saddle in his final year of his contract. This forces a "Cup-or-Bust" mentality thus I really hope we drop the "BUST" part on them tonight. Will make for exciting times next year for both our Beloved Canucks and the Coilers. But that is a discussion for another day.

 

GO CANUCKS GO!

According to Cap Friendly he has no NMC next year, but has a NMC the 7 years after.

Edited May 20 by Canucks164cup

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[Canuck You]

8 minutes ago, stawns said:

 

With Boes out, I hope RT doesn't just simply employ plug and play on the pp, but shakes it up significantly.  Put Hronek and his bomb up top and let Hughes run thing from the half boards or moving around the zone.  Then put Petey in front of the net and Miller in spots spot on the right side......in that case, it would be a bit of an oilers clone with Bouchard up top and McD running things from further down in the zone.

Don't know why they never went back to putting Big Z in front , Worked last time.

[Fanuck]

16 minutes ago, Jaimito said:

 

 

Canucks Game 7 roadmap: How to defeat the Oilers without Brock Boeser

 

It’s impossible not to feel for Brock Boeser.

 

The 27-year-old Vancouver Canucks star was in the process of capping off a career year by elevating his game in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He’s been Vancouver’s leading goal scorer all year, while curating a collection of stunning, clutch moments over just the past two weeks to rival most NHL stars over entire careers.

 

On Sunday, Irfaan Gaffar reported that Boeser wouldn’t be available for Game 7 of the second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman followed up that report with details about a blood clotting issue that will keep Boeser out of action indefinitely.

 

All indications are that Boeser isn’t facing a life-threatening issue and is going to be OK, which is what really matters.

 

It’s a tough blow, though. Not just for the Canucks and their hopes of victory in Game 7, but for Boeser personally.

 

Given what he’s accomplished this season and given the personal ordeals he’s endured over the past few years, to have this potentially crowning moment in his career halted just like that seems grossly unjust.

 

And yet the show must go on for Boeser’s teammates. Game 7 will be played on Monday night at Rogers Arena, and Boeser’s expected absence will loom large over Vancouver’s effort to upset the heavily favoured Oilers in a do-or-die Game 7.

 

The book makers have already adjusted the odds, accounting for Vancouver playing without their leading goal scorer. Prior to the Boeser news, the Canucks were priced on the money line as +120 underdogs (a roughly 46-percent implied probability of victory). After the Boeser news, the line moved to +135 (a roughly 42-percent implied probability of victory).

 

 

[Jaimito]

 Collect them all!

[Rocket-68]

15 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

With a cap hit of 11.6 million, I would think a 100 point season would be the minimum expected.

 

Not to hijack a GDT but Petey with multiple 100 point seasons would put him in rarified air indeed --> https://icehockey.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_NHL_players_with_100-point_seasons ... I for one would hope and believe he will have a number of them over the next 4 - 5 years. 

 

There are players getting paid about the same or more than Petey on his new contract that haven't gotten a single 100 point season yet (Nylander - got 98 last year, Marner, Eichel, Barkov, ...). Some of the comparatives will be seeking raises on their new contracts. Time will tell of course, but it will most likely be proven out to be a prudent signing by PA / JR. However, Petey will have to prove it so with his performance in the coming years. 

 

Final note, I wouldn't be surprised if Petey has been playing through something over the past number of months similar to what apparently Honker (right elbow) has been.

Edited May 20 by Rocket-68

[Canucks164cup]

Here is a history of the Canucks in Game 7s.

April 15, 1989, Canucks at Calgary Flames, Division Semifinal

Joel Otto was the overtime hero for the Flames in a 4-3 win after goalie Mike Vernon made three outstanding saves in the period, which included stopping Stan Smyl on a breakaway. Doug Lidster had sent the game into overtime with a goal at 7:12 of the third period to tie it 3-3. Vernon finished the game with 42 saves. Not to be outdone, Kirk McLean was just as good for the Canucks, making 42 saves of his own. Calgary went on to win the Stanley Cup that season.

April 30, 1992, Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets, Division Semifinal

McLean made 33 saves in a 5-0 shutout win against the Jets to complete the comeback from a 3-2 series deficit. Tom Fergus scored the only goal Vancouver would need at 9:25 of the first period. Trevor Linden and Geoff Courtnall added goals in the second before Courtnall scored two more in the third to complete the hat trick. The Canucks advanced to face the Oilers in the next round, losing in six games.

April 30, 1994, Canucks at Calgary Flames, Conference Quarterfinal

Pavel Bure scored on a breakaway at 2:20 of the second overtime period to give the Canucks a 4-3 win over the Flames. The goal was the second of the game for Bure, who also had an assist. Theo Fleury scored twice for the Flames in the loss. Calgary went into the third period with a 3-2 lead before Greg Adams tied it 3-3 with 3:27 remaining. McLean made 46 saves in the win.

June 14, 1994, Canucks at New York Rangers, Stanley Cup Final

Before the letdown in 2011, the Canucks went through the disappointment of losing to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final in 1994. Brian Leetch and Adam Graves gave New York a 2-0 lead in the first period. Linden cut the lead to 2-1 with a short-handed goal at 5:21 of the second period, but Mark Messier restored the two-goal lead on the power play at 13:29. Linden scored again, this time on the power play at 4:50 of the third period, setting up for a frantic final 15 minutes at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers were able to hold on to win 3-2, ending their 54-year championship drought.

May 19, 1995, Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Conference Quarterfinal

Bure had two goals and Linden added two assists as the Canucks defeated the Blues 5-3. Vancouver built a 4-1 lead on goals from Adrian Aucoin, Bure, Courtnall and Cliff Ronning. St. Louis cut the lead to 4-3 on goals from Denis Chasse and Brett Hull, but Bure put the game away with his second of the game into an empty net with the Blues goalie Curtis Joseph pulled for the extra attacker.

April 22, 2003, Canucks vs St. Louis Blues, Conference Quarterfinal

The Canucks fell behind 1-0 on a goal from Martin Rucinsky one minute into the first period but rebound with four straight goals in a 4-1 win. Henrik Sedin tied the game 1-1 in the first, and Brendan Morrisson and Markus Naslund scored in the second period for a 3-1 lead. Linden scored 28 seconds into the third period to put the game away.

May 8, 2003, Canucks vs Minnesota Wild, Conference Semifinal

Mattias Ohlund and Todd Bertuzzi scored in the second period to give Vancouver a 2-0 lead, but it was unable to hold on. Pascal Dupuis got one back for Minnesota before the end of the period to cut the deficit to 2-1. Wes Walz, Darby Hendrickson and Dupuis scored in the third period to give the Wild a 4-2 win.

April 19, 2004, Canucks vs Calgary Flames, Conference Quarterfinal

Matt Cooke scored his second of the game for the Canucks with six second left in the third period to tie the game 2-2 and send it into overtime. The excitement of tying the game did not last long, however, as Martin Gelinas scored 1:25 into overtime for the Flames to pull out a 3-2 win. Jarome Iginla scored both regulation goals for Calgary, who went all the way to the Stanley Cup Final before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

April 23, 2007, Canucks vs Dallas Stars, Conference Quarterfinal

Vancouver broke open a 1-1 tie with three goals in the third period to defeat the Stars 4-1. Linden scored on the power play to give the Canucks a 2-1 lead, and Taylor Pyatt and Bryan Smolinski scored into an empty net to secure the win. The Canucks limited the Stars to 20 shots on net, all but one turned aside by Roberto Luongo.

April 26, 2011, Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks, Conference Quarterfinal

Alexandre Burrows scored both goals, including the game-winner in overtime in a 2-1 win against the Blackhawks at Rogers Arena. Luongo made 31 saves in the win. Burrows opened the scoring 2:43 into the first period.

June 15, 2011, Canucks vs Boston Bruin Stanley Cup Final

This one hurt in Vancouver. The Canucks were up 3-2 in the series and lost Game 6 in Boston, then had a chance to win their first Stanley Cup on home ice. The Bruins, however, spoiled the party as Tim Thomas made 37 saves in a 4-0 win. Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each had two goals in the win. Bergeron opened the scoring at 14:37 of the first period, which stood as the winning goal.

Sept. 4, 2020, Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights, Conference Second Round

The Canucks and Golden Knights were scoreless through two periods before Shea Theodore scored at 13:52 of the third period on the power play. The goal stood as the game-winner before Alex Tuch and Paul Stastny scored into an empty net with Thatcher Demko on the bench for an extra attacker. Robin Lehner made 14 saves for the shutout.

[Canuck You]

Yes I know, I hate these D-bags but Juice was on it.

 

 

[Jaimito]

1 minute ago, Canucks164cup said:

Here is a history of the Canucks in Game 7s.

April 15, 1989, Canucks at Calgary Flames, Division Semifinal

Joel Otto was the overtime hero for the Flames in a 4-3 win after goalie Mike Vernon made three outstanding saves in the period, which included stopping Stan Smyl on a breakaway. Doug Lidster had sent the game into overtime with a goal at 7:12 of the third period to tie it 3-3. Vernon finished the game with 42 saves. Not to be outdone, Kirk McLean was just as good for the Canucks, making 42 saves of his own. Calgary went on to win the Stanley Cup that season.

April 30, 1992, Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets, Division Semifinal

McLean made 33 saves in a 5-0 shutout win against the Jets to complete the comeback from a 3-2 series deficit. Tom Fergus scored the only goal Vancouver would need at 9:25 of the first period. Trevor Linden and Geoff Courtnall added goals in the second before Courtnall scored two more in the third to complete the hat trick. The Canucks advanced to face the Oilers in the next round, losing in six games.

April 30, 1994, Canucks at Calgary Flames, Conference Quarterfinal

Pavel Bure scored on a breakaway at 2:20 of the second overtime period to give the Canucks a 4-3 win over the Flames. The goal was the second of the game for Bure, who also had an assist. Theo Fleury scored twice for the Flames in the loss. Calgary went into the third period with a 3-2 lead before Greg Adams tied it 3-3 with 3:27 remaining. McLean made 46 saves in the win.

June 14, 1994, Canucks at New York Rangers, Stanley Cup Final

Before the letdown in 2011, the Canucks went through the disappointment of losing to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final in 1994. Brian Leetch and Adam Graves gave New York a 2-0 lead in the first period. Linden cut the lead to 2-1 with a short-handed goal at 5:21 of the second period, but Mark Messier restored the two-goal lead on the power play at 13:29. Linden scored again, this time on the power play at 4:50 of the third period, setting up for a frantic final 15 minutes at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers were able to hold on to win 3-2, ending their 54-year championship drought.

May 19, 1995, Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Conference Quarterfinal

Bure had two goals and Linden added two assists as the Canucks defeated the Blues 5-3. Vancouver built a 4-1 lead on goals from Adrian Aucoin, Bure, Courtnall and Cliff Ronning. St. Louis cut the lead to 4-3 on goals from Denis Chasse and Brett Hull, but Bure put the game away with his second of the game into an empty net with the Blues goalie Curtis Joseph pulled for the extra attacker.

April 22, 2003, Canucks vs St. Louis Blues, Conference Quarterfinal

The Canucks fell behind 1-0 on a goal from Martin Rucinsky one minute into the first period but rebound with four straight goals in a 4-1 win. Henrik Sedin tied the game 1-1 in the first, and Brendan Morrisson and Markus Naslund scored in the second period for a 3-1 lead. Linden scored 28 seconds into the third period to put the game away.

May 8, 2003, Canucks vs Minnesota Wild, Conference Semifinal

Mattias Ohlund and Todd Bertuzzi scored in the second period to give Vancouver a 2-0 lead, but it was unable to hold on. Pascal Dupuis got one back for Minnesota before the end of the period to cut the deficit to 2-1. Wes Walz, Darby Hendrickson and Dupuis scored in the third period to give the Wild a 4-2 win.

April 19, 2004, Canucks vs Calgary Flames, Conference Quarterfinal

Matt Cooke scored his second of the game for the Canucks with six second left in the third period to tie the game 2-2 and send it into overtime. The excitement of tying the game did not last long, however, as Martin Gelinas scored 1:25 into overtime for the Flames to pull out a 3-2 win. Jarome Iginla scored both regulation goals for Calgary, who went all the way to the Stanley Cup Final before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

April 23, 2007, Canucks vs Dallas Stars, Conference Quarterfinal

Vancouver broke open a 1-1 tie with three goals in the third period to defeat the Stars 4-1. Linden scored on the power play to give the Canucks a 2-1 lead, and Taylor Pyatt and Bryan Smolinski scored into an empty net to secure the win. The Canucks limited the Stars to 20 shots on net, all but one turned aside by Roberto Luongo.

April 26, 2011, Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks, Conference Quarterfinal

Alexandre Burrows scored both goals, including the game-winner in overtime in a 2-1 win against the Blackhawks at Rogers Arena. Luongo made 31 saves in the win. Burrows opened the scoring 2:43 into the first period.

June 15, 2011, Canucks vs Boston Bruin Stanley Cup Final

This one hurt in Vancouver. The Canucks were up 3-2 in the series and lost Game 6 in Boston, then had a chance to win their first Stanley Cup on home ice. The Bruins, however, spoiled the party as Tim Thomas made 37 saves in a 4-0 win. Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each had two goals in the win. Bergeron opened the scoring at 14:37 of the first period, which stood as the winning goal.

Sept. 4, 2020, Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights, Conference Second Round

The Canucks and Golden Knights were scoreless through two periods before Shea Theodore scored at 13:52 of the third period on the power play. The goal stood as the game-winner before Alex Tuch and Paul Stastny scored into an empty net with Thatcher Demko on the bench for an extra attacker. Robin Lehner made 14 saves for the shutout.

 

Shane did a good review video on this, I posted earlier. 

 

If you remember all of them, then you are old. 

 

 

 

 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

7 minutes ago, Rocket-68 said:

 

Not to hijack a GDT but Petey with multiple 100 point seasons would put him in rarified air indeed --> https://icehockey.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_NHL_players_with_100-point_seasons ... I for one would hope and believe he will have a number of them over the next 4 - 5 years. 

 

There are players getting paid about the same or more than Petey on his new contract that haven't gotten a single 100 point season yet (Nylander - got 98 last year, Marner, Eichel, Barkov, ...). Some of the comparatives will be seeking raises on their new contracts. Time will tell of course, but it will most likely be proven out to be a prudent signing by PA / JR. However, Petey will have to prove it so with his performance in the coming years. 

 

Final note, I wouldn't be surprised if Petey has been playing through something over the past number of months similar to what apparently Honker (right elbow) has been.

Nylander has shown up in the post-season though for the Laffs.  Laffs problem is that stiffs like the other two mega-contract guys on that team haven't.  Same with Eichel (at least for Vegas).  Plus, Vegas won the Cup last season with him playing a role in that.

 

Injury excuse is a bit of stretch in that he didn't sit out in the meaningless last regular season game (though I'm willing to consider he might have an injury that won't get any better if not playing).

Edited May 20 by NewbieCanuckFan

[Canucks164cup]

1 minute ago, Jaimito said:

 

Shane did a good review video on this, I posted earlier. 

 

If you remember all of them, then you are old. 

 

 

 

 

Not all of them 94 and on I remember. 

[Jaimito]

Sucks.  Explains the struggles in round 2. 

[-dlc-]

It's weird, I was on the edge and full of anxiety in anticipation of this game and now I just feel kind of numb. I know they say "not life threatening" but damn. Brock's been through enough and was really a shining star on our team. This blow really stings and I just feel terrible for him. What a miserable set back...can hardly wait for him to get well and pick up where he left off.

 

Do it for Brock.

[Jaimito]

1 minute ago, Canucks164cup said:

Not all of them 94 and on I remember. 

He did them all, plus Oilers too. 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

Just now, -dlc- said:

It's weird, I was on the edge and full of anxiety in anticipation of this game and now I just feel kind of numb. I know they say "not life threatening" but damn. Brock's been through enough and was really a shining star on our team. This blow really stings and I just feel terrible for him. What a miserable set back...can hardly wait for him to get well and pick up where he left off.

 

Do it for Brock.

Especially since Brock has turned into more than a Luc Robitaille clone (just score goals & nothing else).  A more complete player that contributes to the scoresheet even if he isn't credited with a goal or assist (eg., screens, etc.,).

[Gnarcore]

[Rocket-68]

7 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

Nylander has shown up in the post-season though for the Laffs.  Laffs problem is that stiffs like the other two mega-contract guys on that team haven't.  Same with Eichel (at least for Vegas).  Plus, Vegas won the Cup last season with him playing a role in that.

 

Injury excuse is a bit of stretch in that he didn't sit out in the meaningless last regular season game (though I'm willing to consider he might have an injury that won't get any better if not playing).

 

Neither did Hronek, he of the 81 games played this past regular season. Yet, it has been reported recently that Honker has an elbow issue and I recall seeing a picture with Honker jersey-less sporting a huge right elbow brace a few months ago. Kudos to both playing through it if Petey indeed is dealing with something.

Hurt, tip-top shape, somewhere inbetween - GO CANUCKS GO!

[Fantomex]

1 minute ago, Rocket-68 said:

 

Neither did Hronek, he of the 81 games played this past regular season. Yet, it has been reported recently that Honker has an elbow issue and I recall seeing a picture with Honker jersey-less sporting a huge right elbow brace a few months ago. Kudos to both playing through it if Petey indeed is dealing with something.

Hurt, tip-top shape, somewhere inbetween - GO CANUCKS GO!

 

 

JUST WIN!

[Rip The Mesh]

 

[CaribouCanuck]

Last game only one team had their back against wall, now the Canucks will be in that same position. I’m hoping between how much of a high Edmonton had after their win in game 6 and the fact that Boeser is out means that they will take the Canucks lightly this game and they won’t have the same level of determination that they did in game 6. 

[Canucklehead]

Game 7 day. All I want is a win. Play like game 5 and not game 6 and we can break skinner.

[Rip The Mesh]

 

[Boudrias]

Arty Silovs could win a game on his own. He has dominated in high pressure games before. All of Latvia and BC is cheering for him. Oh ya, and my grand daughter from Calgary.