Hattrick hero saves the day in game 3

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Wow.

That was one of the most electric nights of Canuck hockey I have witnessed in a long long time. It all looked so dreadful for so long, but Mr. Brock Boeser stepped up to prove that the Canucks are not here to mess around. His third period heroics carried Vancouver into overtime after scoring all three regulation time goals against Nashville. 

It started off well as Boeser fired home a goal on the first shot for the Canucks, just as Miller did in game three, just under three minutes into the game, and put Vancouver up 1-0. That lead didn’t last for too long unfortunately as Mark Jankowski tipped in a shot from Jeremy Lauzon to tie the game up at 1-1. This is where things started to get ugly for the ‘Nucks. Although the score stayed the same, the Nashville fans were fired up and it definitely made a difference in the game. The Preds were piling on the pressure for the rest of the period and continued to do so well into the second period as well. The attacking play became too much for the Canucks defence and Gustav Nyquist fired home a top corner shot on a two on one attack. The score remained 2-1 for the rest of the period, with Canucks only getting six shots on goal in that frame, compared to the Predators ten. 

The third period began and twelve seconds later it was 3-1 Nashville, and the thought of a full seven game series started burning bright in all Vancouverites watching the game. Filip Forsberg scored the goal and registered his fourth point in as many games. For the rest of the period Vancouver really couldn’t get anything going, and it looked blatant that the series would be tied 2-2 heading into game 5. Up stepped Brock Boeser and the Canucks for what could arguably be one of the best comebacks in recent Stanley Cup playoff history. With just under three minutes left in the game, and an empty Vancouver goal to go on a 6-on-5 advantage, JT Miller passed to Elias Lindholm, who slid the puck across the front of goal to Boeser who was able to make it 3-2. Celebrations were short as the ‘Nucks knew that there was still work to do. As the time wined down, the Predators were looking more and more confident that the game would end in their favour. But after Colton Sissons missed what looked like a sure fire goal, there was still a glimmer of hope. With the one man advantage still going, the Canucks kept piling the pressure on to get as many shots on goal as they could. Petterrson found Miller who ripped a shot on goal that bounced to Boeser and with as much persistence as he could possibly manage he smashed the puck in the back of the net for his hattrick with just 6.2 seconds left on the clock and tied the game at 3-3.

The first overtime of the series was beckoning, and both teams looked to put this game to bed. Nashville couldn’t get anything going to start off the extra period, enter the dynamic duo of Connor Garland and Dakota Joshua, as they combined to assist Elias Lindholm who fired home his second goal of the series to complete the comeback. Fans all over the place went nuts, as did the players on the ice as they all rushed to celebrate with Lindholm.

Now Boeser is the obvious player to get all the glory, but third string goalie Arturs Silvos made his presence known, saving 27 of the 30 shots he faced, putting up a .900 save percentage. The Canucks can look back at this game and be ecstatic about the result, but head coach Rick Tochett knows there is still work to do.

Game 5 is back at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Tuesday April 30th. Puck drop is at 7:00pm, and the Canucks look to be the second or third team to move onto the second round.

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