Vancouver Canucks Beat Panthers: 10 Thoughts

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime and there is a lot to talk about.

What. A. Game. The Vancouver Canucks came back from a 2-0 deficit and won it all in overtime. Then there was a bench-clearing brawl. It was awesome.

Our thoughts on the game.

1. Streak Breakers

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Florida Panthers 3-2. That is already impressive, considering that Florida currently leads the Atlantic Division ahead of teams like the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning. But there was also a streak.

The Panthers had won 12 consecutive games going into last night’s match-up. That’s right — 12. They broke a record for longest winning streaks following a season where a team failed to make the playoffs, previously held by the by the 1926-27 Montreal Canadiens and 2009-10 Ottawa Senators. Let’s be honest here, that’s pretty amazing.

In fact, it was so amazing that the NBA’s Miami Heat tweeted at the Panthers:

The Heat finally realized that hockey is way cooler than basketball. It was about time.

With that win, the Canucks became the first NHL team to end win streaks of nine or more games of two opponents before February 1st of a season.

But wait, did I say a streak? I obviously meant two streaks.

Former Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo had won nine straight starts. Sorry, but breaking streaks is fun.

Next: Markstrom vs Luongo