VIDEO ⟩ Blüger’s successful assist, “Canucks” celebrate the “dry” victory with Lankinen in the goal

The Canucks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 (1-0, 2-0, 0-0).

In the 17th minute of the game, Nils Hoglander put the visitors in the lead with a shot into the open goal. In the ninth minute of the second period, the corner of the “Flyers” goal was missed again and Brock Besser made it 2-0.

50 seconds later, after Blüger won the shot, Kyle Sherwood made a lightning shot and strengthened the leadership of the “Canucks” team.

Blüger, playing 15 minutes and 51 seconds, did not shoot on goal, used one power play, lost one puck, won 12 of 24 shots and accumulated a positive efficiency coefficient of +1. In the beginning of the season, Blügers scored two goals and gave one assist in five games.

Lankinen saved all 26 shots, but the guests shot 32 times at Samuel Ersson’s goal.

The “Canucks” are tenth in the Western Conference with six points in five games, while the “Flyers” led by Rodrigo Abols are last, in 16th position, in the Eastern Conference with three points in five matches.

In another match, with defender Uvi Jānis Balinskis continuing to play as a forward as well, the Stanley Cup keeper Florida “Panthers” beat the previous trophy holder Vegas “Golden” at home with 4:3 (0:1, 2:1, 1:1, 1:0) in extra time Knights”.

Gustavs Forsling scored the winning goal 17 seconds before the end of extra time. Sam Reinhart, who passed to him, ended the match with three points, as he also scored a goal in regulation time and assisted on another accurate shot.