Vancouver Canucks Vs Philadelphia Flyers Postgame Analysis

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The Vancouver Canucks snapped their 3-game losing streak tonight with a dominating 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers are now on a 4-game losing streak thanks to their loss tonight.

A strong 3-goal 3rd period helped the Canucks get their first win at home since January 27th when they took down the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2.

The main highlights from tonight’s game was Elias Pettersson’s 5-point night and the first career win for Canucks goaltender Arturs Silovs. It only took Silovs 2 games to get his first NHL victory. It must be a nice feeling for him to get it at home too.

The Canucks got goals from 4 different players tonight. Pettersson and Beauvillier both netted 2 goals, while Kuzmenko and Di Giuseppe added 1 each. 

Canucks defender, Luke Scheen, also had a strong game today, as he 3 assists tonight. This is great to see as it will further raise his trade value as it’s very likely the Canucks will trade the 33-year-old veteran defencemen at this year’s trade deadline. 

Flyers goaltender, Carter Hart, was in net for all 4 of the goals, while the other 2 were empty netters. He faced 21 shots in tonight’s game.

The Canucks will now hit the road for a 2-game road trip starting on Tuesday when they face the Nashville Predators and then the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. The Canucks will then come back home on Saturday for an earlier game at 4 pm (PST) against the top team in the NHL right now, the Boston Bruins.

With Silovs’ first NHL win coming in only his second game, it is very likely that he will get the start for the team’s next game in Nashville. While Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is out injured indefinitely, this is a big opportunity for both Collin Delia and Arturs Silovs, as whoever is the goaltender that Canucks management prefers will likely get the backup role for next season when Demko is back to being fully healthy.

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