The Canucks convincingly dictated the final 40 minutes of their Game 1 win, repeatedly exploiting the Oilers defence and goaltending.
VANCOUVER — When a team pulls off a seemingly impossible, jaw-dropping comeback win, sometimes it feels like they got away with one. It can feel like they rode a twist of fate, especially if it’s a game they were largely outplayed in. Take the Vancouver Canucks’ Game 4 comeback win against the in Round 1, for example. The Predators handily controlled play for most of that evening and looked spotless defensively for the first 17 minutes of the third period nursing a 3-1 lead.
They don’t even have the excuse of playing tough matchups to fall back on because they primarily matched up against Vancouver’s third line of Lindholm, Joshua and Garland. Joshua was first to find the loose puck, ahead of Ceci, off a point shot from the end boards for the Canucks’ first goal. They had difficulty breaking out against that line’s hounding, aggressive forecheck on Vancouver’s second goal, although Edmonton’s wingers needed to provide more support on the zone exit attempt.
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