In all honesty, the way the Vancouver Canucks played in that first period should have seen them lose that game. They would have been full value for having an ass whoopin’ laid on them, but thanks to small mercies, it was the Ottawa Senators who put up 24 freakin’ shots on them in the first 20 minutes and had just one goal to show for it. Thatcher Demko was absolutely brilliant, and kept them at evens heading into the 2nd period.
And in that middle frame, the Lotto line showed up for work, and the Canucks, to their credit put the hammer down and responded with 20 shots on goal and when the smoke cleared, they have a 4-1 lead.