Canucks set new team playoff goal record in Game 1 vs. Nashville
The Canucks' third-period goals came 12 seconds apart, setting a new team playoff record for fastest two goals scored.
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Published Apr 21, 2024 • 1 minute read
If you thought the two third period goals scored by the Vancouver Canucks were quick, you’re not wrong.
The goals, scored by Pius Suter and the Dakota Joshua, pulled the Canucks from a 2-1 deficit to a 3-2 lead.
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And the two goals only took 12 seconds, setting a new franchise playoff record.
The previous fastest set of goals came April 13, 1989, when Rich Sutter and Garth Butcher scored in the final minute of the second period, putting the Canucks up 4-2.
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New #Canucks playoff record alert ????????:
Goals :12 apart from Quinn Hughes & Dakota Joshua vs #Preds is new club playoff record.
Previous record was :15 sec apart set on Apr.13/89 (Rich Sutter & Garth Butcher in final minute of 2nd period vs #Flames)@Sportsnet650@SNstats
Both goals in the 2024 game came off ferocious forechecking.
“I thought out forecheck got better the second half (of the game),” Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet said post-game Sunday. “I didn’t like it early on, I think Nashville did a hell of a job of breaking the puck out on us. We were late (in forechecking) and then we adjusted after the second.”
The two goals were about his team getting on the puck and on the Nashville defence more quickly, he implied.
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