The Vancouver Canucks beat the Philadelphia Flyers in their second home game of the season by a score of 3-2.
The Vancouver Canucks managed to grind out a victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in what was their second win of the season. The Canucks are now 2-2 through their first four games this season. Here’s what I noticed from last night’s tilt.
The Importance of Momentum
Although it was their lone victory through their first three games of the season, the Canucks’ blowout win in their home opener was extremely important for the team’s confidence level and momentum.
Maybe it was the ceremony where Bo Horvat was given the captaincy, maybe it was seeing Canucks alumni such as Todd Bertuzzi, Henrik and Daniel Sedin, and Kirk McLean skate out on the ice pregame. Maybe it was the extra loud home crowd at Rogers Arena. No matter what it was or may have been, one thing was clear, the Canucks were buzzing and motivated to win.
Win they did, as they beat out the L.A. Kings by a final score of 8-2. You eight two see it, am I right? Bad puns aside, that first win was huge for the Canucks and their efforts to build some momentum after two disappointing losses to start their season.
That momentum carried into last night’s game, and the Canucks were looking to further build off of it. It was a bit of a back and forth, grinding-style affair against the Flyers last night, but in the end, the Canucks managed to win, and gain even more momentum.
They’ll look to carry out and build off that momentum and remain a confident hockey club. They played much better against the Kings, but two points in the standings are two points at the end of the day, no matter how you get them.