{"id":440414,"date":"2024-04-30T20:54:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T00:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=440414"},"modified":"2024-04-30T20:54:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T00:54:23","slug":"vancouver-canucks-their-resiliency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/04\/30\/vancouver-canucks-their-resiliency\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vancouver Canucks Resiliency Showing in Round One"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0<\/span>Vancouver Canucks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0are up 3-1 in their series against the Nashville Predators<\/a>. Do they deserve to be up 3-1? With the way they played in game four, the answer is no.\u00a0 After all, for 57 minutes in game four, it looked like the Canucks were on their way to a horrible loss. But the Canucks and their resiliency have powered through<\/span><\/p>\n

What looked like an absolute stinker of a game turned into one of the most memorable in franchise history. Brock Boeser<\/a> scored two goals in less than three minutes and Elias Lindholm<\/a> won it early in overtime. Vancouver has had trouble generating shots on Juuse Saros<\/a> all series and at times been suffocated by the Predators and their physicality. The playoffs are a grind and the Canucks are learning that.
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The Canucks and their Resiliency with Goaltending Injuries<\/span><\/h2>\n

Thatcher Demko<\/a> was one of, if not the biggest x-factor for Vancouver heading into the series. After a stellar performance in game one, it was reported he would\u00a0<\/span>miss the rest of the series\u00a0<\/span><\/a>with a\u00a0<\/span>knee injury.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Casey DeSmith<\/a> had the opportunity to step in and become a hero. He gave up the first goal on the first Nashville shot in game two and the Canucks ended up losing 4-1. DeSmith was excellent in game three despite the amount of rebounds he gave.<\/span><\/p>\n

But things got even more crazy. If you don’t believe in curses, you might have started to after it was reported that DeSmith would not suit up for game four because of an unknown injury.<\/span><\/p>\n

So it was time for 23-year-old Arturs Silovs<\/a> to make his first career playoff start<\/a>. It was a baptism by fire. But the Latvian goalkeeper made 27 saves and kept his team in the game. For the vast majority of Game 4, he was the best Canuck on the ice.
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The Canucks have used three different goalies in this series and they have handled the crisis just fine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Goalie save% in Canucks-Predators series:<\/p>\n

Canucks
Thatcher Demko .917
Casey DeSmith .911
Arturs Silovs .900<\/p>\n

Predators
Juuse Saros .857<\/p>\n

— Iain MacIntyre (@imacSportsnet) April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n