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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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The Canucks celebrate a goal vs the Blues in Round 1 of 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
The Canucks celebrate a goal vs the Blues in Round 1 of 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) /

Beating the Blues in Round 1

It wasn’t going to be easy against the St. Louis Blues. After all, they were one of the best teams in the regular season as well as the defending Stanley Cup Champions. As a result, many pundits (especially outside of this market) had the Blues winning the series.

However the Canucks proved just about everybody wrong.

They jumped out to a 2-0 series lead with a 5-2 win in Game 1, and with a 4-3 win thanks to Horvat’s overtime winner in Game 2.

This prompted the Blues to start Jake Allen over Jordan Binnington in Game 3. The Canucks were a shot away from taking a commanding 3-0 series lead, but Brayden Schenn had other ideas, scoring the overtime winner to get his team back in the series.

Vancouver struggled mightily in Game 4, losing 3-1. Momentum was clearly on the side of the Blues, and many believed the defending champions would rally to win the series.

However, the Canucks came back from a 3-1 deficit in Game 5, scoring three unanswered goals to win 4-3 –thanks to two goals from Tyler Motte. In Game 6, the Canucks chased Binnington after four goals in a 6-2 victory.

As a result, the Canucks won a playoff series and were off to round two for the first time since 2011.

It wasn’t easy by any means, but the Canucks battled hard and managed to dethrone the champions.

Conclusion

The Canucks’ 50th anniversary season was a wild ride, and we now look forward to another offseason where general manager Jim Benning has big decisions to make.

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What were some of your favorite moments of the 2019-20 season? Let us know in the comments below. Stay safe out there.

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