Quinn Hughes scored two goals, while Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves on 33 shots to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the first-place Washington Capitals.
“We've got a big game against Washington,” said Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet after losing to the Edmonton Oilers. “That's a must-win type of game. You've always got to have in your mind that you are going to bring a must-win attitude.”
It feels significant, then, that the Canucks took on the best team in the NHL in a must-win game and mustered up the win. But the Canucks have done this before in their downward spiral, briefly swooping up with a big win before spiralling even harder in the aftermath. Since the Canucks last won two games in a row, they’ve managed wins against tough teams like the Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers, seemingly making a statement in the process, then followed up by crumpling that statement into a ball and throwing it in the trash.
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