Nashville Predators vs Vancouver Canucks
8:00 PM ET, May 7, 2011
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Watch Nashville Predators vs Vancouver Canucks live stream, the Vancouver Canucks learned a valuable lesson in a scary first-round survival against the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
When you have a team way down, make sure you put them out as quickly as you can. Because if you let a club hang around, things can turn around in a hurry.
The Presidents' Trophy-winning Canucks lead the Nashville Predators 3-1 in the Western Conference semifinal series and can advance to the NHL's final four with a home win on Saturday. If they don't end it then, the series will shift back to Nashville for Game 6 and become a whole lot more interesting.
Vancouver blew a 3-0 series lead in the first round against the Blackhawks, and didn't knock out the champs until overtime of Game 7. Some of the Canucks admitted that they eased up, and were soundly beaten in Games 4 and 5 -- outscored a combined 12-2.
The Canucks vow not to let that happen again.
"You go into most playoff games wanting to win the next one," Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa said. "We realized last series how things went south pretty quickly, and momentum builds in the playoffs, and next thing you know we're in Game 7 overtime. So most likely we want to finish this one next game."
When you have a team way down, make sure you put them out as quickly as you can. Because if you let a club hang around, things can turn around in a hurry.
The Presidents' Trophy-winning Canucks lead the Nashville Predators 3-1 in the Western Conference semifinal series and can advance to the NHL's final four with a home win on Saturday. If they don't end it then, the series will shift back to Nashville for Game 6 and become a whole lot more interesting.
Vancouver blew a 3-0 series lead in the first round against the Blackhawks, and didn't knock out the champs until overtime of Game 7. Some of the Canucks admitted that they eased up, and were soundly beaten in Games 4 and 5 -- outscored a combined 12-2.
The Canucks vow not to let that happen again.
"You go into most playoff games wanting to win the next one," Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa said. "We realized last series how things went south pretty quickly, and momentum builds in the playoffs, and next thing you know we're in Game 7 overtime. So most likely we want to finish this one next game."
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