It was a disappointing end to the western portion of the road trip. What was once a good game turned into a Canucks blow out in the third period. Another unexpected loss to a lesser team. Below are the highlights from the game.
Luke Schenn set the tone with a pair of hits in the game’s first shift. Then Tyler Myers one-upped him by absolutely leveling John Tavares. Jake McCabe did his best to stand up for the captain by dropping the gloves…
Luke Schenn throwing hits already pic.twitter.com/roAD5lPQjN
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 5, 2023
Di Giuseppe tried to get Schenn back pic.twitter.com/in3RfGaDJx
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 5, 2023
Tyler Myers crushes John Tavares 💥💥#LeafsForever #Canucks pic.twitter.com/8vyRf1oCUP
— Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) March 5, 2023
William Nylander nearly put the Leafs up one with a shorthanded breakaway midway through the first but Thatcher Demko shut the door…
Nylander forces the turnover and gets a breakaway on Demko pic.twitter.com/5eoDrMk5AI
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 5, 2023
Late in the period Auston Matthews took a Noah Juulsen slap shot off the inside of the leg. He was down for a while and had to be helped off the ice. Don’t worry though, he came back in the second period…
that unprotected part got hit. Matthews needed help to get off the ice…
hopefully he’s alright pic.twitter.com/AoHo0D2OTg
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 5, 2023
Partway through the second the Canucks came down on a 2-on-0 and Matt Murray made one of the best saves you’ll ever see and kept the game scoreless…
😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/7pYjEmNIkO
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 5, 2023
Andrei Kuzmenko finally got the first goal of the game with a powerplay marker late in the second. He deflected the Quinn Hughes point shot to put the Canucks up 1-0. Fifth straight game the Leafs have allowed the first goal..
Andrei Kuzmenko gets the deflection and breaks the deadlock 💪 pic.twitter.com/CVMEWdPSDm
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 5, 2023
Early in the third the Leafs tied it up with a powerplay goal of their own. Nylander threaded the pass through the legs of Juulsen and Tavares put it home. 1-1…
Dish so Swede you gotta call it a dessert 🤤😎 pic.twitter.com/OmXggxicX1
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 5, 2023
Special teams continued to be the story of the night when the Canucks went up 2-1. This time is was shorthanded. JT Miller found Elias Pettersson on the 2-on-1 and Petey slid it five-hole to take the lead…
JT Miller finds Elias Pettersson for his 29th of the year! #Canucks pic.twitter.com/K8b3DkJSBk
— Sportsnet 650 (@Sportsnet650) March 5, 2023
The Canucks double dipped on the PK. Pettersson sprung Miller on the breakaway for their second shorty in 44 seconds. 3-1 Canucks…
Two goals in less than a minute for the Canucks 👀 pic.twitter.com/fLdq37mhFE
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 5, 2023
It was all Vancouver in the third period. Brock Boeser set up Nils Aman for a backdoor tap in. First even strength goal of the game. 4-1 Canucks final…
Nils Aman makes it 4-1 pic.twitter.com/tUl6qll7af
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 5, 2023
