VANCOUVER — Arshdeep Bains got a solid vote of confidence before suiting up for his hometown Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
The left-winger spoke with Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and the Canucks legends told him they had a feeling Bains was poised to score his first NHL goal."I'd been hearing that from a couple guys," Bains said after he buried the winning goal in Vancouver's 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday."They're all pretty happy for me. And it almost felt like it was meant to be.
Pittsburgh called a 30-second time out after Bains scored, giving him a few moments to celebrate the moment with his teammates. The Canucks doled out hugs and high fives as the Penguins huddled at their bench. Sprong raced down the ice to collect the puck — a memento that Bains said he'll give to his dad."I wish he had a bigger smile on his goal. But you see the guys' reaction on the bench — I think we were happier than he was," winger Kiefer Sherwood said with a grin.
He spent the 2022-23 campaign with the American Hockey League's Abbotsford Canucks, then was called up to the NHL squad for eight games last season. "He makes plays. He has to touch to make a sauce pass and make the right decisions," Pettersson said."But then, he has a habit of working hard, playing the right way. And I think he’s just going to continue getting better for us."Before Saturday's game, the Canucks recognized defenceman Tyler Myers who played his 1,000th regular-season NHL game while Vancouver was away on a road trip last week.
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