The Vancouver Canucks scrambled on Sunday evening to tie Game 4 against the Nashville Predators. Nashville held a 3-2 lead late and seemed destined to pull their Stanley Cup Playoffs series level at two games apiece.
The Canucks on Sunday became only the second team in NHL history to have three different goalies win each of their first three games in a postseason.
On a Sunday afternoon when the Vancouver Canucks were set to take on the Nashville Predators in game 4 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, their AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, were gearing up for a do-or-die match of their own.
The oddsmakers are predicting a close game between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators when they play on Tuesday at 10:00 PM ET, with the Canucks at -120 on the moneyline, and the Predators at +100.
How are the Canucks up 3-1 in this series? They have used three goalies — each has won a game — and have a combined 32 shots on goal in the last two games ... both wins. Their 4-3 overtime victory over the Predators on Sunday was at least as improbable and probably more so.
Brock Boeser scored all three goals in regulation for the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, including two in the final two minutes to tie the game 3-3 and send it to overtime.
Game 4 of the Vancouver Canucks-Nashville Predators series offered both unforgettable sequences as well as a lot of the sluggish play that dominated the previous games.
Elias Lindholm scored at 1:02 of overtime to lift the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators in Game 4 of their first round series on Sunday.
The big question on everyone’s mind today was how Arturs Silovs would fair in the Vancouver goal crease. Silovs faced two early tests that he looked sharp on, stymying some early pressure from Nashville.
The Vancouver Canucks are having to dig deep into their goaltending depth for their first-round series against the Nashville Predators.
The Vancouver Canucks started their third different goaltender in their first-round playoff series against the Predators, as rookie Arturs Silovs made his NHL postseason debut Sunday in Game 4 at Nashville.
When it rains it pours. After filling in for Thatcher Demko in both Games 2 and 3, Casey DeSmith has now been ruled out with an injury and prospect goaltender Arturs Silovs will be getting the start in Game 4 against the Nashville Predators.
According to Frank Seravalli, Vancouver Canucks will have Arturs Siovs starting Game Four against the Nashville Predators today. News of Artus Silovs starting broke Sunday afternoon.
The Vancouver Canucks find themselves in a goaltending pickle as they gear up for Game 4 of their opening-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Nashville Predators.
For the third time in four games, the Vancouver Canucks are starting a new goaltender. This is according to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, who reported Sunday afternoon that Casey DeSmith is dealing with an injury and the club will turn to Arturs Silovs for Game 4.
Just one week into the postseason, the Canucks are down to their third-string goalie.
The Vancouver Canucks secured a crucial victory in Game 3 against the Nashville Predators, largely thanks to the heroics of netminder Casey DeSmith. DeSmith’s outstanding performance not only earned his team the win but also drew admiration from his teammates, notably injured star Thatcher Demko.
Hitting the opposing goalie when he is out of the crease is a no-no.
After playing the series opener against Nashville, he was ruled as out day-to-day and then week-to-week soon after, fueling plenty of theories about the nature of the injury.
With the series tied 1-1 and Games 3 and 4 to be played in hostile territory, the Vancouver Canucks may have to rely on a player who wasn’t on the roster at the start of the season.
There’s encouraging news regarding Thatcher Demko’s injury situation. Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal reports that the goaltender might make a return late in the second round of the NHL playoffs, provided the Canucks advance past the Nashville Predators.
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