Red Wings lose 4-1 as Lindholm scores twice for the Canucks.
Elias Lindholm received a warm welcome at Rogers Arena, with lots of cheering for his first goals on home ice as a Vancouver Canuck.
“It felt pretty good, our team played pretty well. Obviously, there was a lot of penalty killing but when we needed a big save, was making some big stops for us,” Lindholm said.
Nikita returned to the lineup after serving a two-game suspension and felt the team was solid from puck drop, proving they are tough to play against at home. scored his first goal as a Canuck which he says is a relief.
“I think I can contribute more offensively for sure in this team and it took me some time to adjust. I think I’m feeling more comfortable every game for sure,” said.
With the win, the Canucks avenged last Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings and the penalty kill successfully stopped all five of Detroit’s chances on the man-advantage. Zadorov said they spent time preparing for Detroit’s power play and that everyone played their role on the PK.
The first game at home after a long road trip can be tough, but Head Coach Rick thought his group showed resiliency handling it well and was impressed by some timely saves from Thatcher who turned aside 27 of 28 shots he faced.
“There was a lot of penalties they had to kill, but like I said, we hung in there, was great, we got some timely goals. Lindholm actually had a super game for us,” said.
Game Recap
In their last matchup, the Red Wings scored in the first minute of play, but J.T. Miller fired a shot from the left faceoff circle to get Vancouver on the scoreboard 1-0 in the first.
Lindholm scored his first goal on home ice, skating to the left through the neutral zone and switching directions to get a look from the point setting the Canucks up for a 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
“I kind of wanted to get out wide there, but [] kind of cheated a little bit and then I was just one-on-one and tried to get a shot by, so it was nice to see it go in,” he said.
In the second, Nikita ripped a shot from just above the left faceoff circle that made it clear to the nylon of the net, potting his first goal as a Canuck.
Red Wings’ forward J.T. Compher scored his 100th career goal off a rebound to get Detroit on the scoreboard, the Canucks with a 3-1 advantage going into the second break.
Lindholm scored his second of the night in the slot off a pass from on the rush.
The Canucks are back in action at Rogers Arena for an evening soiree Saturday, February 17th at 7 p.m. PT.
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