Recap: 3/17/2007 Canucks vs Oilers

Deeply regretting the fact that they were missing out on countless St. Paddy’s day celebrations worldwide, the Canucks showed up for game two of the series against the Oilers. Despite spades of confidence, we did not have the four-leaf clover this night, as we ended up losing the game 3-2 to send it to a third and deciding match on our home ice next Friday night.
Even though we lost, the game was one of the best yet. The playoff atmosphere was obvious as both benches didn’t stop chirping from start to finish. The sticks and elbows were flying high, and more and more players were sent off to the sin bin as the competition heated up. The Oilers scored a nice goal in the first to light a fire under our collective asses. Soon afterwards we scored two quick goals to take the lead. We settled down to play safe and protect the lead, but the Oilers managed two quick goals in one shift to take the lead, and then never let up to take the win. The Canucks took the loss hard, and decided to drown our sorrows in a few pints of St Paddy’s day goodness. Next week in the big game we’ll be back better than ever. Time to sharpen those skates and lace’m up tight. It’s win or go home boys!