Canucks hold the fort in Game One
Posted Apr 29, 2011 12:05:07 AM.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Chris Higgins scored his second goal of the post-season and Roberto Luongo earned his third career playoff shutout as the Canucks blanked the Nashville Predators 1-0 in game one of the Western Conference semi-finals.
Higgins goal came at the 12:14 mark of the second period after Maxim Lapierre fed a nice pass across the slot while on a three-on-one rush, that Higgins buried behind Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne.
In the battle between two Vezina Trophy nominees, the goaltenders were the story of the game as Rinne made 29 saves while Luongo stopped all 20 that he faced. Rinne was peppered by the Canucks throughout the game while Luongo’s night wasn’t nearly as busy, with his best save coming off a Mike Fisher shorthanded breakaway early in the third period.
Neither team scored in the first period, marking the fifth game this season between the two teams that either have tallied in the opening 20 minutes.
Game two is on Saturday from Rogers Arena.
