Every Stanley Cup run is made up of big games from unexpected sources. Players who become a household name on the biggest stage, and a legendary story that gets told by fans for decades.
Thatcher Demko may be injured right now, but he was still named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy on Monday after a stellar regular season where he put together a 35-14-2 record alongside a 2.45 goals-against average (GAA), .918 save percentage (SV%) and five shutouts.
That was 7 minutes of must-watch hockey. The Vancouver Canucks stormed back late in the third period to win 4-3 in overtime against the Nashville Predators, taking a stranglehold 3-1 lead in the series.
On Monday morning, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko was named as one of the finalists for the Vezina Trophy for the 2023-24 NHL season. Demko’s exceptional performance between the pipes throughout the season solidified his place as one of the league’s top goaltenders.
The NHL has revealed the finalists for the 2024 Vezina Trophy, awarded each year to the top player at the goaltending position.
The Canucks took Game 4 with a 4-3 overtime win at the Bridgestone Arena on Sunday, April 28th. Elias Lindholm struck the game-winning goal to secure the victory for Vancouver, and Brock Boeser recorded a hat trick to help the Canucks defeat the Nashville Predators.
The Canucks on Sunday became only the second team in NHL history to have three different goalies win each of their first three games in a postseason.
The Vancouver Canucks scrambled on Sunday evening to tie Game 4 against the Nashville Predators. Nashville held a 3-2 lead late and seemed destined to pull their Stanley Cup Playoffs series level at two games apiece.
On a Sunday afternoon when the Vancouver Canucks were set to take on the Nashville Predators in game 4 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, their AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, were gearing up for a do-or-die match of their own.
The oddsmakers are predicting a close game between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators when they play on Tuesday at 10:00 PM ET, with the Canucks at -120 on the moneyline, and the Predators at +100.
How are the Canucks up 3-1 in this series? They have used three goalies — each has won a game — and have a combined 32 shots on goal in the last two games ... both wins. Their 4-3 overtime victory over the Predators on Sunday was at least as improbable and probably more so.
Brock Boeser scored all three goals in regulation for the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, including two in the final two minutes to tie the game 3-3 and send it to overtime.
Game 4 of the Vancouver Canucks-Nashville Predators series offered both unforgettable sequences as well as a lot of the sluggish play that dominated the previous games.
Elias Lindholm scored at 1:02 of overtime to lift the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 win against the Nashville Predators in Game 4 of their first round series on Sunday.
The big question on everyone’s mind today was how Arturs Silovs would fair in the Vancouver goal crease. Silovs faced two early tests that he looked sharp on, stymying some early pressure from Nashville.
The Vancouver Canucks are having to dig deep into their goaltending depth for their first-round series against the Nashville Predators.
According to Frank Seravalli, Vancouver Canucks will have Arturs Siovs starting Game Four against the Nashville Predators today. News of Artus Silovs starting broke Sunday afternoon.
Just one week into the postseason, the Canucks are down to their third-string goalie.
Hitting the opposing goalie when he is out of the crease is a no-no.
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