Vancouver Canucks unable to comeback this time.
Last Sunday afternoon brought an incredible comeback for the Canucks, that was quite possibly one of the most enjoyable games of the Canucks year so far.
No such luck last night though when the Canucks faced off against the Lightning.
The night started with Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning scoring his 500th career goal. It was a special moment and the whole Lightning bench came on the ice to celebrate.
Being down by 1 in the first isn’t the worst thing to happen though and the Canucks looked to battle back to tie the game
Then the Canucks let in 3 more goals, including another goal for Steven Stamkos, improving his career goals to 501.
After going down 4-0 in the first period, the Canucks made the decision that a goalie change was needed.
Now in the second period, the Canucks were able to move the puck up the ice and Quinn Hughes slap shotted the puck in to make the score 4-1 for the Lightning. However, it was counted as a goal for Andre Kuzmenko as he was the one who tipped it in.
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Ten minutes into the third period now, Quinn Hughes works his magic once again and puts the puck in beautifully to make the score 4-2 with just ten minutes of play left.
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However, the Canucks couldn’t keep the momentum rolling, as Steven Stamkos was able to bank it in on an empty net giving him the hat trick to celebrate on his already special night.
Honestly, this wasn’t a terrible game for the Canucks. Once they got the goalie situation sorted out they didn’t let in anymore goals except for the one on an empty net. It seems like the Canucks main problems are on the backend of the ice, so if they get that figured out, maybe they’ll have a shot at winning some games.