The Vancouver Canucks are heading to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a dramatic 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 on Friday.
Pius Suter scored the winner in the third period, while Arturs Silovs notched the shutout as Vancouver won its third road game in as many tries this post-season.
Silovs, the Canucks’ third-string goaltender and an unexpected hero in this series, becomes the first rookie in franchise history to win a series-clinching game and just the 14th in NHL history.
Meanwhile, this marks the Canucks’ first playoff series win since the 2020 COVID-19 bubble, and their first non-bubble series win since 2011. So, it’s safe to say some playoff success has been long overdue for fans of the franchise.
A surprise all season long, these Canucks now move on to a much-anticipated showdown against the Edmonton Oilers in an all-Canadian Western Conference semifinal.
Here is a look at some of the reactions on X (formerly Twitter) to Vancouver’s big win.
