New York. It looks like things have really turned around in the Vancouver Canucks.
Yesterday they finally broke their agonizing streak of defeat – and last night they followed up with a hard-fought 5-1 win over Pittsburgh.
“You can see that the weight of the whole world has been lifted off our shoulders,” says coach Bruce Boudreaux.
What a difference a day can make…
Before yesterday’s away game against Seattle, the Canucks was a club in crisis and black clouds were hanging over the heads of all the players and captains.
But then, after seven straight losses, they beat Team Kraken and in an instant there were so many untied mental knots that the dark clouds evaporated and last night they beat Pittsburgh itself at their home at Rogers Arena very quickly.
They went 2-0 up and, as in many other matches last month, they didn’t panic when Ricard Raquel And he reduced his fourth goal this season at the end of the second half.
Instead, a regular push and three consecutive goals have come into the net in the recent period.
This was our biggest full effort of the season. I’m proud of the boys, says top scorer and captain Bo Horvat.
Coach Bruce Boudreaux nodded in agreement.
You can see that the weight of the whole world has been lifted off our shoulders. In the past we had negative thoughts before third periods like that night. Now it was just… “Let’s go,” he says.
For the penguins, things came together a bit. Last night’s loss was the third in a row during a long road trip out of the West.
We have to find a way to change this situation and stop the bleeding, says Raquel.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson is registered for assistance.