Canucks vs Ducks Game Review 27/02/2025

Joshua - Chytil - Garland

Hoglander - Pettersson - Debrusk

O’Conner - Suter - Boeser

Blueger - Sherwood

Defence:

M.Pettersson - Myers

Forbort - Hronek

E.Pettersson - Soucy

Hughes

Goalies:

Silovs

Lankinen

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The Canucks come into Anaheim to close out the back to back against the Ducks. The game started back and forth with Joshua making a good play to enter the zone. Myers would shoot the puck out of play and get a delay of game penalty sending the Ducks to the powerplay. The Ducks would have an okay powerplay with the Canucks able to hold them off. The Canucks would kill the penalty and right after Garland would find Myers right out of the box on a break and he would wind up and fire it past Dostal for his fourth of the year to make it 1-0. Play would continue with both teams getting opportunities with O’conner getting a shot on a partial 2 on 1 and the Ducks with a shot that was stopped by Silovs. Cutter Gautier would get a chance on a rush and Silovs would make a great glove save. After a short stint in the Ducks zone the Canucks would find themselves in their own zone and Killorn would send it in front and the rebound would pop out to the other side of Silovs and he would stretch across to make a great save on Leo Carlsson. Later Carlsson does a give and go with Blank and Hronek would make a great block on Carlsson to shut it down. Canucks would get some good zone time that would end in a Hughes chance that would be stopped by Dostal. Play would continue until Myers would walk around the Ducks zone and after going behind the net he would throw it in front to Pius Suter who would put it home for his of fifthteenth the year to extend the lead to 2-0. Play would continue with teams going back and forth until Hoglander would make a great defensive play and send himself on a breakaway but he would shoot it over the net. Play would continue with both teams not getting any chances and the first would end with the Canucks up 2-0. Great period for the Canucks they had a lot of chances and they would capitalize on two.

The Second period would start with Some back and forth play until Boeaser and suter would come in on a rush with Boeser sending the puck over to Suter who would be stropped by Dostal the play would continue to be back and forth and the Ducks would get their chance with one by Blank that would be stopped by Silovs. The Ducks would get some great zone time controlling the puck and after Vatrano would tip a shot the puck would be passed back in front to Vatrano who would put it past Silovs for his eighteenth of the year to cut the lead in half. The Canucks would come back with Quinn Hughes getting a great chance that he would ring off the iron and stay out to stay 2-1. Off the draw Joshua would make a great one handed pass to Blueger who would put it on but it would be stopped by Dostal. Play would continue until the Ducks would come flying up with Cutter Gautier would streak in and fire it past Silovs for his twelfth of the year to tie the game 2-2. Play would continue with both teams getting zone time with the Ducks getting better chances but Silovs would hold the goal. The Ducks would get some zone time but the Canucks would come back and Quinn Hughes would get a chance that would be stopped. The Ducks would rush in a little later and draw a slashing call sending Conor garland to the box and the Ducks to the powerplay. The Ducks wouldn’t set up until halfway through the powerplay and a shot would be deflected out of play. Ducks would get a couple of chances after the draw but nothing would come of it. Off the draw the puck would be brought back to the blueline and Pettersson would make a nice play and get the puck out. The Powerplay would end for the Ducks and after a icing call the Canucks would cycle in the Ducks zone and Quinn Hughes would draw a penalty on a chance sending the Canucks to their first powerplay of the game. The powerplay would start with the Ducks wasting time in the Canucks zone. They would get the puck back and set up and Hughes would get a shot from the blueline that would be stopped by Dostal. Off the draw there would be a good chance for the Canucks but after that it would be disastrous with the Ducks holding the puck away and killing the rest of the penalty. A little after the Ducks would come in and Strome would get a pass from Mctavish and fire it past Silovs for his ninth of the year to complete the comeback taking the lead 3-2. The Period would run out ith Trouba and Garland going at it. Horrible period for the Canucks they just didn’t come out strong at all.

My Cable glitched out on my computer and I missed the first 6 minutes of the third. The Ducks would control good in the Canucks zone and the Canucks would struggle to do anything. When they would get the puck. Canucks would get something going getting a shot from the blueline that would be stopped by Dostal. Ducks would come out on a break and a one handed sweep would cause trouble but Silovs would make the save. The Ducks would get another chance but Silovs would hold again. Play would go back and forth for a bit until with both teams getting opportunities and the Canucsk would get a good one with Hughes cycling around the Ducks zone and getting a shot that would be stopped by Dostal. After the whistle there was some pushing and shoving ending in a 4 on 4 and the Ducks would take advantage with Lacombe coming in and cutting to the middle and putting it past Silovs for his of the year to take a 4-2 lead for the Ducks. Play would continue with the Canucks pulling the goalie but Terry would bury the empty netter for his seventeenth on the year, sealing the game for the Ducks. The game would continue with play just flowing through the ice and nothing of note happening and it would end with the Ducks taking a 5-2 win over the Canucks. Great start but that’s it just not a great game for the Canucks they need to play better.

Three Stars:

1st Star: Ryan Strome G 1 A 2 P 3 SOG 3 H 0 TOI 17:29

2nd Star: Troy Terry G 1 A 2 P 3 SOG 2 H 0 TOI 18:17

3rd Star: Lukas Dostal SV 22 SA 24 GA 2 GAA 2.00 SV% .917