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1) Night hockey fans in Vancouver will not forget it anytime soon. Objectives, changes of direction, drama and incredible power of the stars. Nobody can say that they did not get their money's worth. Elias Pettersson became the youngest Canadian to record a five-point night with two goals and three badists. He scored the penalty in overtime which led the winner of Derrick Pouliot's power play. Pettersson also pulled the trigger while there was only 36 seconds left, 61 seconds after Nathan MacKinnon seemed to have plunged the dagger into the Canucks, giving Colorado a 6-5 lead at 1: 37 remaining. But the excellent work of Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat on failure before allowed to find Pettersson in the slot and the wonderful teenager made no mistake in defying Philipp Grubauer. It's a special talent that now counts 15 points in the season. At the end of the night on Friday, only Evegni Malkin and Mikko Rantanen were behind in the NHL with 1.67 points per game.
2) Brock Boeser needed an escape match and he had one on Friday. Boeser opened the scoring in 58 seconds and scored his second goal of the night five minutes into the second period. That doubled his total of goals on the season. He then added help on the last two goals of the match. He led the game with eight shots on goal and made 11 attempts in all. He seemed to be more mobile than in recent games since he was injured in the groin. Pettersson and he seemed to have chemistry from the first clash and that gives Canucks fans a reason to dream about many more nights like this in the months and years to come. While Boeser's goals total was lower than the first month, with a four-point performance on Friday, he now has 11 points in 13 games, putting him second in the team standings. This is not bad for a guy who has not been 100% in recent weeks.
3) Bo Horvat worked Friday night. In the absence of injured centers, Brandon Sutter and Jay Beagle, Horvat was charged with the tough match against Nathan MacKinnon's line. As MacKinnon flew and finished the night with 2 + 1, Horvat did not back down. He overshadowed his best three-minute ice time performance in 25:01 and would have played more if he had not taken a penalty late in the third period. Horvat totaled 23 and 12 in the faceoff circle, recording more than half of the Canucks' 41 victories that night. There were 68 clashes in total and Horvat took 35 for Vancouver. He had a glorious chance to win the game in overtime and, although he was not in the winner's deciding game, he was part of the Canucks' four-man squad on the ice for the decisive goal. .
4) The fans buy what this team sells. There were roars heard on Friday that rarely existed in the building in recent seasons. When Pettersson had the impression of getting out of the overtime winner, the fans got up on their feet. If he had scored, it would have been deafening. The crowd can feel that this player has something special and it seems that the fans now enjoy it fully. He will sell tickets himself to the next homestand. Fans of this market wanted the Canucks to join the young players. In overtime on Friday, no player over 25 hit the ice out of the box (Pettersson, Boeser, Horvat, Granlund, Goldobin, Virtanen, Hutton and Pouliot). It goes with the young people and they responded. The Canucks are now 4-0 over regular time this season and Horvat and Boeser have been on the ice for the three O / T winners (at PIT, BOS and COL), while Team also won his only shot on goal. in Vegas on a Granlund goal.
5) With so much attention to the busy schedule early in the season, the Canucks quietly made an impressive 5-2 start at home. Friday's victory set a course for a well-ordered 3-1 home in which the team scored four goals or more in each of the wins. So far, only the losses at Rogers Arena this season have been recorded against Washington and Pittsburgh, while Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have all had a big come out. There is no shame in that. People will accept if they are entertained and the Canucks have certainly done it in the first 15 games, ranging from 9 to 6, while battling injuries. In recent seasons, the Canucks have not won much at home, have not scored much at home, and have not enjoyed much at home. Now, they find ways to do all three. The road schedule continues as the team heads east for six games starting Tuesday in Detroit. After that, they come home for two games against Montreal and Winnipeg before heading to California for a three-game hike. So nine of the next eleven games are on the road, which will certainly pose challenges. However, starting November 27 and running until Christmas, the Canucks will play 10 of 13 home games.
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