Great News! Comeback Kids Torch T-Bay

Bad news... Gnarly fights Raddysh early - knocks him down - Faeries take Gnarly down the hall.

This wasn't a game we were looking forward to. Nucks haven't won in T-bay since Danny Gallivan was cannonading around the airwaves. Possibly earlier. Like 2018(ish).

The 1st period starts well for the Canucks... because Lanky is playing out of his Demmering mind. With the Nucks happy to have Lanky making so many saves, they might have forgot about testing the other goalie. Some may have noticed.

7 minutes in...no Canuck shots

-- Westy

All part of the sandbag plan… wear out the Bolts forwards.

-- jimmi

There's always some smartasteric saying this is how they drew it up.

Bolts appear to be enjoying playing in a single zone for most of the period. Perhaps a little frustrated not getting several goals on 13 shots. Kooch did get 1. Nucks didn't get one on their one shot.

18 minutes....1 shot.

This is a weird plan to tire the Bolts out

-- Westy

Just wait until later when it all works out.

Late 3rd Bolts leading 3-0 on 36 shots and Nucks have 3 SOG. That'll make 'em wonder...

-- jimmi

1-0 T-bay after 1 and the sky was getting lit up. At least Lanky wasn't.

1 bloody shot in the entire period. I’m so sick of watching this horseshit every year. We’re becoming a joke. If Allvin doesn’t do something either rebuild or otherwise, he needs to be sent packing immediately. #Canucks

— fuzzysnack (@fuzzysnack.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM

I'd be happier with #Canucks sitting in a scoreless tie with the TBL 15+ minutes into the first period if they'd managed more than a single shot on net.

— puck2thehead.bsky.social (@puck2thehead.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM

However... that asterisk was not going away.

#Canucks getting out shot 12-1. T-Bay gets only 1 goal. Pffft. Bolts gonna have to try harder. Nucks are saving their scoring prowess for later. Much later.

— NucksMisconduct (@nucksmisconduct.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM

Anyhow, Nucks head into the 2nd with a slightly revised game plan - possibly including taking shots on the T-Bay backup goalie.

Canucks are a shot machine at the start of the 2nd.

Granted, they aren't good shots.

--Westy

Unfortunately, it was the Lightening who score first. In the period. Lead 2-0 and some Nucks fans were pondering other things to do with their afternoon. Like revisiting trades that weren't made.

Not trading for Jake Guentzel a couple years ago was a mistake, if only because it would've prevented him from scoring against the #Canucks so often

— Lachlan Irvine (@lachinthecrease.com) November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM

However... now it begins. Kind of.

Nucks get a PP. So what, right?

Well... Gnarly didn't return to the game and Sherwood has to take his spot. Some experts on the Power of Play claim that Garland should never be on the 1st unit. And small sample size backs it up.

Nucks score on their 1st PP of the game. It was their 2nd, but still... Pete dekes around defenders and shoots, rebound pops out front to DeBrusk who can score with a bouncing puck bouncing between his skates.

Canucks PP works

only down 1
...
-- ‪Westy

Nucks are only half as behind at the end of the 2nd, 2-1 Bolts, shots are 6 each and the super electric fun is just an intermission away.

7 SOG more than half way through the game and they’re in it. #Canucks

— Ralph In The Ridge🇨🇦 (@ralphintheridge.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Nucks get another and their final PP early in the 3rd. If they can make this one count... well... could take a tie into OT and anything can happen.

And score they do. With Sherwood getting credit for a tip that deflects off a T-Bay skate and in. We're tied 3-3!

Not for long. Not a minute later the Calder Cup Nucks are playing tough Cup hockey in the T-zone. MacEachern keeps the puck in the zone and lofts a backhander on net, which is tipped by birthday boy, Karlsson. Boom!

Jimmi called this

3-2 Canucks

-- Westy

Not one to get all smug when I'm right, not just because it's such a rare event, but because getting smug about a Nucks comeback this season is never a sure thing... but still...

Karlsson forechecking like a madman and then scores! Fucking EXCELLENT WORK! #canucks

— 🇨🇦 Bi Polar Guide 🇨🇦 pronouns: who, whom, whoever, whomever. (@bipolarguide.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Nucks lead 3-2 and it just keeps getting better. And better.

Not even a minute later, Huggie is doing Huggie things at the line, flings the puck thing on net. O'Connor tips it for the Nucks 4th goal of the game!

Woooooooooo! #Canucks score 4 on only 3 shots! (or so)

— NucksMisconduct (@nucksmisconduct.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM

4-2 Canucks mid-3rd in a game T-Bay had already won - in the 1st. Or 2nd. Doesn't matter. They're staging their own comeback and go score to make it 4-3. Uh-oh...

Or do they? They don't. Goal is called back after review for a high stick.

WE WON A REVIEW!

Hockey is such a weird, weird game. #Canucks have no business being in the lead, but here we are 4-2 Vancouver in the third on just 13 shots. [Not complaining -- just a little bewildered. 🙃]

— puck2thehead.bsky.social (@puck2thehead.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM

Still 4-2 and the Nucks still want more. Or at least MacEachern does as he wants his own goal of glory. And gets it. As Huggie does his Huggie lap around the Bolts net, passes to Ronnie who blasts a shot. A shot wide that Big Mac tips in with a little help from T-Bay D.

FIVE FREAKIN' GOALS For The NUCKS!

5-2

Hughes 4 points.

We should try to re-sign him

-- Westy

Well, obviously MacKenzie MacEachern is who the #Canucks have been waiting for all this time. Up 5-2! Coconuts, Go!

— Erin Butler (@eleighbutler.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM

EN

As the Bolts eezee peezee afternoon win empties itself on the ice, they also empty their net. And guess who scores the Nucks EN?

Yup, it was Elias Pettersson from Elias Pettersson.

Oh, 2/3 of the way to the elusive Pettersson triple play. #Canucks

— Ryan avgtraveller (@viewfromtherog.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Canucks win 6-2 in not just a comeback, but a comeback electrifying zap-trocution of Lightening.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

This is the first entire game I have seen all year.

I might have to do this again

-- Westy

Marcus Pettersson delivers Vancouver their first six-goal game of the season. Wild.

-- Thursday

Nucks go from their WORST 1st period of the season to their BEST 3rd period of the year. Just like they planned.

OBSERVATIONS:

Nucks rope-a-doped a sandbag and waited until the Bolts had won the game - won in their greedy little minds.

Woooo! How do spell sandbag? #Canucks! 6-2 Reg win for the Energy Conservation Mavens from UBC Physics Deptartment and practice rink.

— NucksMisconduct (@nucksmisconduct.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Nobody expects the S̶p̶a̶n̶i̶s̶h̶ I̶n̶q̶u̶i̶s̶i̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ Vancouver Canucks. #Canucks

— Terry & dog 🦮...🇨🇦🍁 (@aweebitdaft.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Huggie returns after missing out on sweet Carolina and puts up 4 quiet points. 4 Loud points!

#Canucks Kierszenstat of the Game: Quinn Hughes is the 16th defenceman in NHL history to record at least 3 assists in 25 regular season games. The only active defenceman on this list are Erik Karlsson and Victor Hedman.

— The Hockey News Vancouver Canucks (@thncanucks.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Since the start of the 2018-19, #Canucks Quinn Hughes ranks tied for seventh in assists with Sidney Crosby. Hughes and Crosby both have 366 during that time. A reminder that Hughes only played five games during the 2018-19 season.

— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Lanky was really the star of the game. Kept the Nucks in the game when no one - except me - thought they could comeback.

Kevin Lankinen has faced 68 shots and has a save percentage of .912 in his last two games. He is one of the main reasons why the #Canucks have picked up three of four points so far on this road trip.

— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Meanwhile are we holding off on the rebuild?

The rebuild is delayed for another day. #Canucks

— DJTaxman77 (@hugheshart43.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM

I know everyone is down on the #Canucks, but they are grinding out wins they don't deserve. The are far from a perfect team, but as guys get healthy and back in the line up, I think they will be a lot better than most expect

— 🇨🇦 Trent Leith 🏳️‍🌈 (@trentleith.bsky.social) November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Special Shoutout to the Special Teams!

Nucks PP went 2 for 3. Nucks (world's worst) PK were a PERFECT 2-for-2!

Atty completes the NM rebuild.

Tried not to think about the score when we were down. Instead, I was looking at the way the team played. We played the right way, and boy, the score did catch up. Crazy bounces are part of the game. All we can do, is to play the right way and leave the rest to the laws of probabilities.

Also, I'm not sure what's all the doom and gloom about this team. We are a .500 team (give or take a few), and should be a .500 team, with all the injured players on the sideline. Right now we are having 6 of them (with Garland added), and that's the number we had all season long. Occasionally we were up to 8 or 9 players. Imagine the Oilers missing their 4 top players for long stretches...

As soon as we get back to 3 players on the injured list, we will easily be an over-.500 team. And I can't blame Rutherford for all these injuries. He did't cause them.

As far as the re-build... we actually ARE re-building. This is one of the youngest team in the league. There are many ways to re-build, not just the one that starts with a fire-sale. If Rutherford finds the few missing pieces, this team could become a contender in a couple of years.

-- Atty

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

On the WINNING road with Shortie and Dave!

GAME STATS

COMMENTING OUT LOUD

Point-A-Game MacEachern!

DeBrusk DeCreasy gets DePresser.

Footey acting cool as if he planned the whole spectacle.

Blowing up T-Bay on a Sunday. Who saw that coming - other than me? When the hockey deflection gods are working WITH you, amazing things can happen.

As much as we'd like to carry the giddy for another day or so... the crazy trip south gets crazier tomorrow. Nucks are in SoBeach for more palm tree hockey against the defending champs.