Points to ponder as Quinn Hughes got better every shift, nearly scored, set up Brock Boeser’s goal and dazzled in overtime as the Canucks claimed a 3-2 shootout victory Thursday over the Los Angele…
Points to ponder as Quinn Hughes got better every shift, nearly scored, set up Brock Boeser’s goal and dazzled in overtime as the Canucks claimed a 3-2 shootout victory Thursday over the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Arena to end a three-game losing streak:— Vancouver Canucks March 29, 2019FIRST CAME THE HUGHES HYPE
On the amazing play, Hughes raced down the wing and around the net and then quickly reversed on Trevor Lewis, stepped out front and put a wrist shot off the post that Boeser pounced on. To get a point in his first game was not lost on Hughes. “It was surreal to have the fans supporting me like that and it was a tremendous night for me and my parents and I’m just happy to be here.”“You see how good of a skater he is and the play where he cut to the middle and went around the net showed how big an impact he could make in his first game,” said Boeser, who had four shots and five attempts.
Hughes was in the crosshairs early and when run into the end boards, he anticipated where Schenn would be and easily slipped a back pass on the tape. He then sent a laser that could have sprung a breakaway that turned into an icing call. He also moved effortlessly through the neutral zone and had plenty of giddy-up to get to the net after dishing off the puck.
“It was a great team effort and we hung in there,” said Demko, who finished with 37 saves and stopped Kempe, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and Alex Iaffalo in the shootout. “We battled in OT and I felt like spectator for a second and to see the reads they made off each other was really special.” “I’m just trying to get pucks to the net and we’re doing better at getting guys to the net. If it’s a shot along the ice, it probably doesn’t go in if there’s nobody in front.”Luke Schenn is 29 and becoming an intriguing UFA as a right-shot depth option — especially if he’s willing to take a short deal at a modest bump on his $800,000 US salary. He’s more noticeable every game and on Thursday he was much more than just a GPS system for Hughes.
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