THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON, WON! NUCKS SWEEP SEASON WITH OIL
You may have noticed some trepidation going into this game. Oil have been stupid hot. Nucks have been smartly warm. However pre-game, a trade was made. Or a trade-off. McD wouldn't play. And neither would Demko.
Seemed like a good trade with the division bragging rights on the line.
In the first, Oil put shot after shot on net, so many shots.
Yayyyy desmith stopped the first shot! Been a while since we could say that...
Shot count not looking great... 9-3 oilers 12 minutes in.
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The freshly goalie-whispered-up backup DeStopped them all.
Even better... Lafferty gets the 1st goal of the game with mere seconds left. 1-0 Nucks after 1.
In the 2nd, the grindy grind game continues with the Nucks keeping the lead with their grindiness. Grind the Oil off the scoreboard, at least until Myers sets up the GWG.
WOOOO SUTER WITH A TIP! Drama-ryan singh to busy fellating the oilers didn't even notice it lol.
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Suter gets the goal! The GWG! The long, long goal drought is over. Only one other 48 game goal drought to rinse off with a flood of goals.
In their late 2nd shift, Ronnie blows a clear and Huggie misses Abel or Kane - one of those biblical loudmouths - in front of the net and the Oil are on the board.
2-1 Nucks after 2.
The shutdown continues. Taco Tough grindy grindy style holds the Oil to no goals. Lindy kept DryingSaddle off the board - all game. Lindy Shutdown is in town.
In the last few minutes, with the Oil net empty, Oil are pressing, but the best (3rd) shutdown line in hockey combines for a strong rush against the empty net. And score another GWG. Even better, it's a WMG (Win Maintaining Goal).
WOOOO JOSHIE WITH THE ENG! Fuck you mcdavidites.
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YEAH BABY!
Good job guys holding the fort!
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OBSERVATIONS
Since McD has no points, guess it was fair that Pete had no goals, no assists, no shots. Saving Playoff Pete for later?
Nucks need a single point to clinch the division. According to NHL math that I never took the course on. If the playoffs started tomorrow, Nucks would be facing the Preds. Let's see what happens next week.
HNIC Screaming Drama Highlights
No Shortie, it's HNIC play-by-play - the MUTE ONLY option. At least the Nucks won!
GAME STATS
SHOTS
| CANUCKS | Period | OIL |
| 9 | 1st | 13 |
| 13 | 2nd | 12 |
| 5 | 3rd | 8 |
| 27 | TOTAL | 33 |
PLAYER POINTS
| GOALS | ASSISTS | +/- | |
| GNARLAND | 1 | +1 | |
| SUTER | 1 | +1 | |
| LAFFERTY | 1 | +1 | |
| MILLER | 1 | +1 | |
| JOSHUA | 1 | +1 | |
| LINDHOLM | 1 | +1 | |
| ZADOROV | 1 | +1 | |
| MYERS | 1 | +2 | |
| Saves | Shots | SV% | |
| DESMITH | 32 | 33 | .970 |
TACO TALK
"It was a grindy kind of game... all hands on deck... Smitty was good. Good test drive for us - for the playoffs." - Coach Taco
Watch Taco grind out a presser on the road at NHL.COM.
Another MUST WIN WON is on the books. Best Nucking season since 2011 or 2012, but that later season never happened because of the Mayan calendar mishap in LA.
The best the Canucks have played this month? Let's find out.
