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Canucks: The best moments of the 2019-20 season

By Joshua Rey

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 03: Thatcher Demko #35 of the Vancouver Canucks is congratulated by his teammates after his 4-0 shutout victory against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 03, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 03: Thatcher Demko #35 of the Vancouver Canucks is congratulated by his teammates after his 4-0 shutout victory against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 03, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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Zdeno Chara and Tyler Myers drop the gloves as Bruins and Canucks clash. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
Zdeno Chara and Tyler Myers drop the gloves as Bruins and Canucks clash. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /

Scoring nine against the Bruins

Obviously, many Vancouver fans still aren’t over the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. I could go on forever, but that’s another story for another day.

The Boston Bruins came to town on Feb. 22 to finish up their western Canada road trip. There is always more hostility in the crowd when they visit Rogers Arena, of course. Boston won the Presidents’ Trophy as the best team in the regular season. They easily defeated Vancouver 4-0 at TD Garden on Feb. 4.

The Canucks turned up the energy and intensity, scoring nine goals against their rivals. Toffoli had two, while Pettersson, Horvat, Tanner Pearson, Adam Gaudette, Troy Stecher and even Loui Eriksson got on the score sheet. Final score? 9-3.

It’s always fun to beat the Bruins, and scoring nine on them was especially a treat to watch.

Chris Tanev sends the Canucks to the playoffs

On Aug. 4, the Canucks played the Minnesota Wild in Game 4 of their qualifying round. It was a back and forth game full of intensity and energy. As a result, overtime had to be played. A single shot would send Vancouver to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2015.

It didn’t take long. 11 seconds was all it took for Alex Burrows to give Vancouver a 2-0 series lead in Game 2 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. It also took 11 seconds for Chris Tanev to send the Canucks to the playoffs. His wrist shot from the point beat Minnesota goalie Alec Stalock, thus ending Vancouver’s playoff drought.

The goal sent the team and fans into a frenzy, and Tanev was mobbed by his teammates in the locker room.

Tanev has been a warrior for the Canucks. He is a great mentor for the young players, and of course, he isn’t afraid to block a shot even if it means losing a tooth or two.

He has a knack for scoring overtime goals apparently. His first NHL goal was an overtime winner against the Oilers on Feb. 4, 2013.  As mentioned earlier scored the overtime winner in a 5-4 win over the Golden Knights on Dec. 19.

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