New York. Look, the Vancouver Canucks can still defend their leads.
They also went out against Buffalo last night, but held on and won 5-4.
– I have to give the most credit to the Nils Åman series. It was really, really good, says coach Bruce Boudreau.
This has been an unfortunate Canucks major this season. They got leads, not infrequently big ones – and then they got beat up anyway.
It was about to happen again in Buffalo last night. The Western Canadian visitors had a 5-2 advantage midway through the second period, but midway through the third it was 5-4 and the Sabers were chasing a tie.
This evening, however, the Canucks managed to fight back and secure both points.
– It was, of course, great that we managed that night, but we did a lot of good things, said captain Bo Horvat.
Above all, fourth-string Swede rookie Nils Aumann with Dakota Joshua and Will Lockwood was responsible for crucial defensive efforts.
– Yes, I have to give the most credit to the Åman series. “It was really good,” asked the coach. Bruce Boudreau.
Ohmann also picked up an assist, while Elias Pettersson scored his seventh goal of the season with a shot from Oliver Ekman-Larson.
Rasmus Dahlin assisted one of the home goals.
The Maple Leafs got quick revenge for their Hall of Fame loss to the Penguins on Friday. In their rematch in Pittsburgh last night, they won 5-2.
Captain John Tavares scored the 400th goal of his NHL career and is very happy about it.
He says it feels more rewarding when you reach a milestone with a big win and that was a big win for us.
William Nylander also scored in an empty net and also contributed an assist. Pontus Holmberg also answered one of those and it was nothing short of his first NHL point.
Ricard Raquel scored one of Pittsburgh’s consolation goals.
More of the night: Tampa beat Dallas 5-4 with an overtime goal by Alex Killorn and Columbus beat Philadelphia by the same numbers and the same way. The hero there was Vladislav Gavrikov. Meanwhile, Nashville picked up its second straight win, 2-1, at home at Bridgestone Arena, this time against Minnesota, while Florida defeated Washington, 5-2, at Sunrise. Backs Gustav Forsling and Erik Gustafsson assisted every goal in that match.