Canucks defeat Blues, advance to round two of Stanley Cup playoffs
Posted August 21, 2020 9:19 pm.
Last Updated August 21, 2020 11:16 pm.
EDMONTON (NEWS 1130) — The Vancouver Canucks are the last Canadian team standing, and the defending champs have been bounced from the bubble.
Elias Pettersson and Co. are moving on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after earning a series-clinching Game 6 win over the St. Louis Blues, earning their second series win of this post-season after topping the Minnesota Wild in the qualifying round.
DOWN GO THE DEFENDING CHAMPS
The @Canucks take the series over the @StLouisBlues 4-2 to advance to the Second Round of the #StanleyCup Playoffs.
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— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 22, 2020
The Canucks piled up four straight goals on the Blues over the first half of the tilt, chasing Jordan Binnington from the net in the middle frame. While St. Louis managed to disrupt Jacob Markstrom’s shutout bid in the third, the Canucks held on for a 6-2 victory.
HAPPENING NOW: #Canucks win and advance to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Here is the scene in #SurreyBC. #GoCanucksGo https://t.co/anE9MuC9ds pic.twitter.com/H09PAcaCKo
— CityNews 1130 Vancouver (Inactive) (@news1130) August 22, 2020
In doing so, Vancouver reaches Round 2 for the first time since their Stanley Cup Final run in 2011. The Blues, meanwhile, bow out in the first round one year after their Cinderella championship run.
The Canucks will face the Las Vegas Golden Knights.
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