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Canucks: 3 takeaways from 3-2 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs

By Brayden Ursel

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 04: Bo Horvat #53 of the Vancouver Canucks battles with Nic Petan #61 and Morgan Rielly #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the puck during NHL hockey action at Rogers Arena on March 4, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 04: Bo Horvat #53 of the Vancouver Canucks battles with Nic Petan #61 and Morgan Rielly #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the puck during NHL hockey action at Rogers Arena on March 4, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /
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Braden Holtby tries to stop the puck for the Vancouver Canucks. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
Braden Holtby tries to stop the puck for the Vancouver Canucks. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /

Holtby played his best game as a Canuck

Braden Holtby took the net in Thatcher Demko‘s absence, and he played arguably his best game in a Vancouver Canucks uniform. The 31-year-old goaltender — who hasn’t chalked up a win in over two months — stood on his head to help the Canucks pull out the win.

Holtby stopped 37 of 39 shots, really finding his game after letting in an early goal from William Nylander. He made timely stops when he needed to, and shut the door in the third period when the Canucks needed it most.

Here he is making what the Canucks consider to be the move of the game:

https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1383993762481770496

Wayne Simmonds broke into the middle and put one up high on what appeared to be a down and out Holtby. The 2018 Stanley Cup-winner appeared to pull off a windmill-like save that deflected the puck away from the net and kept the Canucks in the game. His best save this season.

"“Yeah, it’s just one where you kind of anticipate the pass, where it’s going to go […] it kind of just popped up and luckily I was able to keep my eyes on it and keep it out of the net somehow. I don’t know, those ones are fun to make sometimes.” – Braden Holtby"

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