GDT Rd 1 Gm 5: 8/19/20 | 9:30 PM CT | vs Canucks | NBCSN/FSMW/101ESPN

[gaijin]

Not sure why Petro didn't dive down to take away the ice instead of trying to kick the puck away from Motte. But he is an NHL defenseman and I am not.

[Portland Blues]

Not sure why Petro didn't dive down to take away the ice instead of trying to kick the puck away from Motte. But he is an NHL defenseman and I am not.

With his ginormous payday coming up he didn't want to hurt himself.

[Portland Blues]

YES!!! ROR!!!

[gaijin]

YESSSS!! 2-1 Blues!

[flyingnote38]

another
ggooooaaaallllll!!!!

[Robb_K]

O'Reilly skates around the net flips it towards the short side gap, and it banks off Markstrom and the post and goes in Blues lead 2-1!!!!

[gaijin]

Love the timing of the ROR goal- send Vancouver to the locker room demoralized.

[Robb_K]

The Blues played pretty well, considering that The Canucks tried their hardest to blow the game open by using a non-stop all-out speed game. The Blues weathered that storm, and if it weren't for that bad luck on the broken stick play, they'd be ahead 2-0. Things are looking good. Barbashev is playing well. He adds a lot. Bortuzzo is playing well. Good for The Blues that the refs are letting little stuff go, so they can play their physical game, which helps their possession time knocking the puck free on the forecheck, and keeping The Canucks from making plays on offence, and getting the puck back, too. It looks like they are a lot closer to where they were during last season's playoffs.

[Portland Blues]

Crap! That was a golden opportunity.

[Portland Blues]

PP Blues.

[gaijin]

Don't give up a shortie this time.

[Portland Blues]

Whoooooo!!!!

[gaijin]

YASSS! 3-1 Blues!

[flyingnote38]

yyyyyeeeeesssss!!!!!!!

[flyingnote38]

The Blues play is night and day compared to the first 4 'playoff' games

[gaijin]

Kind of felt another Blues goal coming there, with the way they had been on the doorstep.

[Portland Blues]

The Blues play is night and day compared to the first 4 'playoff' games

It really is. Not sure what those games were all about. Hopefully they can keep it rolling.

[Robb_K]

Sanford skates left after quick pass by Thomas and uses the screen, wristing it by Markstrom!!!! Blues lead 3-1!!! Another PP goal!!!

[Portland Blues]

Remember years ago when Perron went to the All Star Game and in his video intro he made the "Oh" face.

[flyingnote38]

3-1 and Markstrom has kept The Canucks in this one