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Canucks get Flyers booed off the ice with shutout win in Philly

Trevor Beggs
Trevor Beggs
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Oct 20 2024, 1:49 am
Canucks get Flyers booed off the ice with shutout win in Philly
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You wouldn’t call him the most offensively gifted Vancouver Canucks skater.

However, Tyler Myers engineered the game’s best play on his milestone night.

With the Canucks pressing in the second period, Myers came way down from his perch at the blue line and crashed the net. He ended up with the puck, which he swiftly slid through his legs on the backhand to set up Brock Boeser for an easy goal.

It was a play so good, Boeser had to give Myers a little extra kudos.

“Not gonna lie, my mind went a little haywire in the second half of the second period,” Myers said postgame.

“It was an emotional night.”

That goal gave the Canucks a 2-0 lead, and they didn’t look back during a dominant 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

While Myers and the Canucks were smiling throughout this one, the Flyers fans were vocally frustrated.

Even though the Flyers had scored power play goals in each of their first four games, the fans booed them on multiple man advantage opportunities tonight.

The boo birds didn’t stop, and they continued lambasting their team once the game ended in a shutout.

And while Lankinen made some key stops, it was Myers who managed to make the play of the night during his 1,000th NHL game.

“It means a lot, it’s an awesome milestone.” Myers said. “We had a great night tonight getting the win. We’re developing some momentum as a group here.”

“When you hit 1,000 games, it makes you realize you’re on the older side, but I’m still having a ton of fun.”

Myers became the eighth player to play his 1,000th NHL game while wearing a Canucks sweater. However, he’s only the second to register a point in his 1,000th game with the Canucks. Markus Naslund was the only other Canuck to do so.

Lankinen stars for Canucks again

Life moves fast, especially when you’re an NHL goaltender.

Youngster Arturs Silovs was the Canucks starter on opening night, with Thatcher Demko out due to injury.

Now, five games into the season, this is clearly Kevin Lankinen’s net.

Silovs struggled in his first game, opening the door for Lankinen to take over. During his first three games in a Canuck sweater, the Finnish netminder is 2-0-1 with a .953 save percentage.

According to CHEK TV’s Rick Dhaliwal, the Canucks offered Lankinen a professional tryout contract (PTO) right before training camp.

That offer was rejected prior to the 28-year-old signing a one-year, $875,000 deal with the Canucks.

Even though he was a free agent 29 days ago, Lankinen has now stepped into a starting role for the Canucks.

Sherwood shines, Miller hobbled

There’s a reason why Flyers fans were booing in this one.

By the time Kiefer Sherwood scored the 3-0 goal midway through the second period, the Canucks were outshooting the Flyers 26-10.

It was a lousy home opener for Philly, with none of their players looking as energized as Sherwood.

The 29-year-old Sherwood entered this contest third in the NHL in hits. He added another eight hits in this game, while also registering five shots and his first goal as a Canuck.

While Sherwood stood out with his wrecking ball nature, the entire Canucks roster played well tonight.

Three of the four forward lines scored a goal. The only line that didn’t (the fourth line of Pius Suter, Nils ƅman and Daniel Sprong) controlled 77% of shot attempts while they were on the ice.

Not only that, but ƅman was also recognized as the best-looking player on the Canucks roster.

Elias Pettersson had a few looks and flashed chemistry with Nils Hƶglander and Conor Garland. Pettersson set up a wide open Hƶglander for the Canucks first goal of the game.

There was only one concern for the Canucks in this one. J.T. Miller, who scored the overtime winner for Vancouver on Thursday, was shaken up right off of the opening faceoff. He left the game briefly before returning, but only took one faceoff the rest of the night. Boeser took the majority of that line’s faceoffs in place of Miller.

The Canucks conclude their road trip against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

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