Vancouver Canucks Squeeze Out a Win Against The Philadelphia Flyers

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It was back to work for The Vancouver Canucks, taking on The Philadelphia Flyers for their second game on the road. Thankfully the Canucks pulled away with a victory in what was another tight match. The Canucks have gone to shootout twice in two games sticking to a tense and stressful narrative that’s led into the regular season. 

The Canucks scraped out a 5-4 win after the game went to a shootout on Friday. The Canucks’ victory didn’t come without some adversity, getting outshot 15-4 in the first period. Puck turnovers and many minutes on the defense presented clear flaws in Vancouver’s playmaking abilities, leading to The Flyers snatching the first goal of the game.

The Canucks picked up the pace in the second, emerging out of the locker room as a collected group of players. The Canucks gained the lead amassing 4 goals in a single period, only letting up 1 goal. Elias Pettersson, Alex Chiasson, J.T. Miller, and the newest addition to the lineup Vasily Podkolzin put the numbers on the board, racking up 13 out of the 39 shots on net.

The momentum built from the second period sadly wasn’t enough to get the Canucks through the third. The Flyers scored two goals tying the game at 4-4. The Canucks weren’t getting outplayed like they did in the first period, but poor finishing in the offensive zone and bad calls by the referees pushed the game to overtime.

Thatcher Demko, the goalie for Vancouver prevented all advances The Flyers made towards the net, showing off his skills in a high pressure situation. Peterson and Miller clutched up for the Canucks putting away two goals to win the shootout. 

Vancouver still has work to do, as they +head to Detroit to face off against The Red Wings on Saturday. Vancouver continues their 6 game road trip before returning home on the 26th to play the Minnesota Wild. 

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