Canucks Eliminate Blues From NHL Playoffs
April 22, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL Playoffs, News, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks completed their sweep by eliminating the St. Louis Blues last night and I’m completely stunned. I didn’t think the Blues really stood a chance against the Canucks but I thought there would be more of a struggle. Yeah, not so much…
image: Newscom
For what it’s worth, the Blues did try to put up a big fight by forcing the game into overtime by scoring twice in the second period but 19:41 into OT Alex Burrows scored (for the second time) and it was all over. In the end, Canucks goaltender, Roberto Luongo, made 47 saves. This was the first time the team won a series in less than seven games for the first time in 12 tries since the 1994 playoffs.
Vancouver will have to wait for the rest of the series’ in the Western Conference to be decided before they will know who they will face in the semifinals. Meanwhile, the Blues are the first NHL to be able to start their golf season…
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