Canucks broke their back I think
The Canucks won back to back games in a 6 day span. they also beat the Coloardo Avalanche for the 2nd straight game in a row and for the 3rd time in 4 tries this season. They also have outscored the Avalanche in those 3 wins 16-4. The Avalanche have only lost 6 games in regulation all season with 3 of those coming at the hands of the Canucks.
The Canucks had to do it in 40 minutes. The Avalanche threw everything they had at the Canucks in the 1st and were rewarded with a 2-0 lead going into the second period. Before that the Canucks got a break from the pressure when Sami Salo took a slap shot and broke a pane of glass. This allowed the Canucks who were mostly on their heals to slow down, catch a breath and regroup. They slowed the game down and took a 2-0 deficit into the 2nd period where the Canucks were able to get within a goal and go into the 3rd down 2-1 from a point shot from Christian Erhoff.
The 3rd period saw a 4 goal outburst from, Sedin, Erhoff, Bernier and Samuelson. The Avalanche looked slow and tired as their 3rd game in 4 nights caught up to them as they watched their 2 goal lead slip away to 5 unanswered goals.
The Canucks took a period but they picked up exactly where they left off last sunday playing good, smart hockey once they got their legs going. They will need it when they face the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday night before yes… you guessed it another 3 day break before playing another 3 games in 4 nights next week. What a schedule!