This wasn’t an opportunity that the Vancouver Canucks could afford to miss. On a night when nearly all of their serious competition for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference lost in regulation,
Best way to honor fans on Kraken Day? Send everyone home happy with two comebacks and three tip-in goals to fuel a second-period rally. Five goal scorers, Daccord shine
Vancouver Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes appears to be struggling with his injury once again. The star defenseman missed the last nine minutes of the third period on Saturday. His presence on and off the ice is clear as day in the team’s success.
The history: The Kraken beat the Canucks in Vancouver just after Christmas, but then the Canucks won in Seattle just after New Year’s. The hope: Quinn Hughes is playing. Kevin Lankinen will be playing. They have been Vancouver’s best two players this season, so there is always hope for a win when they’re playing.
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Notable: Matty Beniers and Eeli Tolvanen (two goals) stopped the trend of barely hanging with Vancouver on the scoreboard. Those two forwards scored exactly a minute apart midway through the second period, then defenseman Brandon Montour added an exclamation point on Saturday night. Joey Daccord made 28 saves.