There we Vancouver Canucks fans were, feeling upbeat and positive after the team won a second straight game. A few even dared to whisper the word “playoffs”.
And then this game happened.
The Canucks came out sleepwalking. They did not register a shot until almost half the first period had elapsed.
Meanwhile, the Anaheim Ducks shoved the puck down Vancouver’s throat in their own zone. It was all the Canucks could do to carry to center ice without being sent back into their own zone.
Technically, teeeeeechnically, the Canucks ended the game with more shots than the Ducks.