Canucks Stun Nashville with 4-2 Victory

The Vancouver Canucks have taken a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Nashville Predators. Christian Ehrhoff opened up the scoring at 15:04 on a slap shot from the point. The goal was argued by Rinne because a Vancouver forward seemed to make contact with Rinne as the shot was taken, which would have resulted in a goalie interference penalty. Upon further review however, no contact was made, 1-0 Vancouver. It didn't take long for Nashville to even the score; just four minutes later Joel Ward put home a rebound right in front of Luongo, and the game was tied at 1. With 11 minutes left in the second period, Christian Ehrhoff through a pass through the slot that missed Torres and wound up on Ryan Kesler's stick. When the pass reached Kesler, his stick broke, which sent the puck sliding toward Alexander Edler. Edler wound up and took a clapper from the point which found its way through Rinne. It seems that Rinne has had trouble with shots from the point; Vancouver has done a good job of getting traffic in front of him. The Predators headed into the dressing room down a goal and desperate. It would only take 3:27 for their desperation to vanish. After gathering the puck along the sideboard, David Legwand proceeded to the corner and threw a pass to Cody Franson. Franson let a rocket of a snapshot go, which hit the net with a loud thump. The shot was so fast that no one new that it found its way past Luongo. After a few seconds of confusion, the referee pointed towards the net to signal a goal. Ryan Kesler, however, was not going to sit back and let Nashville back into the game. With 12:32 left in the third period, Kesler collected the puck at the redline, sprinted into the offensive zone, and danced his way through two Nashville defenders. He then cranked a wristshot over the right shoulder of Rinne, good night louise. The Canucks would then score on an empty net opportunity to ice the cake. The Canucks now head back to Vancouver with a secure 3-1 series lead. If I were Vancouver, however, I would not be so content. "You know what," said Nashville defenceman Weber. "We're a resilient group in here. It's a tough position to put ourselves in, but it's definitely not over by any means."