VANCOUVER — Elias Lindholm had goosebumps as he took the ice for warm-ups on Sunday.
For the first time in nine years, the Vancouver Canucks were hosting a playoff game — and the crowd of 18,967 wasn't shy about showing their appreciation for post-season hockey, waving white towels, cheering and jeering consistently for more than three hours.
Dakota Joshua scored twice and contributed an assist, while Elias Lindholm and Pius Sutter also found the back of the net. Canucks captain Quinn Hughes added a pair of helpers and Thatcher Demko stopped 20-of-22 shots. “I think we just stayed patient the entire game and didn’t really push too hard or give anything up when we were down going into the third," Hughes said. "We got our looks and we knew we were going to get our looks.
Vancouver continued to press, peppering the Preds' netminder with shots but Saros held fast and the Canucks ran into penalty trouble midway through the second, taking three calls in just over six minutes. "Every power play that you don't score on is a missed opportunity," said Zucker. "I thought it was nice to get that one. and those guys made some great plays there and I thought our was really good tonight."The team's resilience was no surprise to forward J.T. Miller.
Twelve seconds later, Lindholm checked Lauzon behind the Preds' net and shook him off the puck. Conor Garland picked it up and flicked it to Joshua, who sent it in from the top of the crease to put Vancouver up 3-2. “I’ll never forget it," he said. "And it makes you want to keep doing it.”"We score that second goal to tie and it looked like everybody breathed a little bit, even the fans," he said, adding that his team didn't relent afterward.
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