Vancouver used its speed and depth, getting scoring from all four if its lines—something coach Alain Vigneault stressed would be pivotal against the Blackhawks.
That was important for us, get everyone involved and get confidence,” Daniel Sedin said. “Other than that, it’s a new game tomorrow. If didn’t matter if you won 3-2 or 5-1. It’s 1-0 in games and that’s all that matters.
Vancouver beat Chicago at its own puck possession game, outhustling the Blackhawks with quickness and aggressiveness and attacking rookie goalie Antti Niemi(notes), who was pulled after two periods.
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Coach Joel Quenneville quickly squashed a question about making a goaltending change.
Chicago also lost the first game of the previous round at home to Nashville before capturing the series in six games. But the Predators do not play such an electric type offense as do the Canucks.
The Blackhawks also dropped the opener in Vancouver last year before regrouping to win the series in six games. But these Canucks led the Western Conference in scoring.
“It seems like they’ve gotten a lot better from last year. They’re so good offensively, you’ve got to play a puck possession game and keep it away from their big guns,” said Patrick Kane(notes), who had Chicago’s lone goal on a two-man advantage power play in the third after the Canucks were up 5-0.
“We’re all feeling it this morning with the embarrassment of a score like that, especially in Game 1,” Chicago’s Jonathan Toews said.
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