Instant Reaction: Coquitlam\u2019s Ben Kindel scores twice as Canucks fall 3-2 to Penguins<\/p>\n
Welcome back to Instant Reaction, the series here at\u00a0CanucksArmy<\/a>\u00a0where we give you our instant reaction to tonight\u2019s\u00a0Vancouver Canucks<\/a>\u00a0game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!Starting Lineup<\/p>\n Warmup #Canucks<\/a> lines vs. @penguins<\/a> <\/p>\n Kane. EP40. DeBrusk. EP25. Hronek. \ud83e\udd45Lankinen\ud83e\udd45 <\/p>\n 3pm on @Sportsnet650<\/a> <\/p>\n sportsnet.ca\/650<\/a> <\/p>\n First Period<\/p>\n The game got started with a bang as the Penguins applied some early pressure on the Canucks. Kevin Lankinen had to be sharp right away, as Evgeni Malkin found himself on the doorstep with a grade-A scoring chance after a cross-crease pass.<\/p>\n There was a scary moment later in the first, as Zeev Buium took a shot off the face. He went down to the ice and headed to the Canucks\u2019 locker room shortly after. In all the chaos, it was hard to notice that the puck had trickled over the Canucks\u2019 goal line, though it did. The Canucks challenged that the play was offside, and won that challenge.\u00a0 Still scoreless eight minutes into the game.<\/p>\n Jake DeBrusk had a great chance to score right in front of Stuart Skinner, but the Penguins\u2019 netminder flashed his left pad out to make the save. DeBrusk had another great chance to score after Evander Kane worked to win the puck along the wall, and Elias Pettersson snapped a pass to the front of the net. Unfortunately, Skinner was there to make the save once again.<\/p>\n Conor Garland looked to have open the scoring with 55 seconds left in the first, but it was determined that Teddy Blueger interfered with Stuart Skinner. No goals after 20 minutes of play.<\/p>\n Some takeaways from the first: Second Period<\/p>\n Good to see Zeev Buium back out for the start of the second, sporting a fishbowl visor.<\/p>\n Anthony Mantha was called for elbowing less than two minutes into the second, giving the Canucks the game\u2019s first power play.<\/p>\n While the first unit didn\u2019t do much, the second unit looked very dangerous, and nearly scored after Zeev Buium dished a cross-crease feed to Filip Chytil, whose chance was denied by Skinner. Not a bad power play by any means.<\/p>\n The Penguins opened the scoring moments later after Zeev Buium pinched, which led to an odd-man rush the other way, and Jake DeBrusk couldn\u2019t get back in time to break up the cross-ice feed.<\/p>\n Finally, a goal counts as the Penguins take a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5: Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n 1-0 Penguins.<\/p>\n Ben Kindel managed to accomplish every kid\u2019s dream when he scored a goal in his hometown debut. The Coquitlam-born forward fought with Elias Junior Pettersson for position at the front of the net, and managed to deflect a hard pass from Ryan Shea past Kevin Lankinen to put the Penguins up by two.<\/p>\n 2-0 Penguins.<\/p>\n It got LOUD in Rogers Arena again, as Ben Kindel blasted home a one-timer off the rush five-hole on Kevin Lankinen to put Pittsburgh up by three.<\/p>\n Ben Kindel gets another, and it\u2019s 3-0 Penguins.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5: Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n 3-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n Some takeaways from the second: Third Period<\/p>\n The Canucks got on the board in the third. Elias Junior Pettersson stepped up and made a great play to Elias Pettersson senior, who made an even greater play to Evander Kane, who dropped his shoulder down and went to the net. Jake DeBrusk was ready to strike on the rebound chance, getting the puck past Stuart Skinner for the first time on the night.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8CANUCKS GOAL\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n Jake DeBrusk gets the Canucks on the board to make it a 3-1 game.<\/p>\n
\nO\u2019Connor. Chytil. Boeser.
\n\u00d6hgren. Blueger. Garland.
\nH\u00f6glander. Sasson. Karlsson.<\/p>\n
\nBuium. Myers.
\nMP29. Willander.<\/p>\n
-Loud cheer from the Rogers Arena faithful for the \u201cWelcome back Arturs Silovs\u201d message.
-Shoutout Liam Ohgren, who had the puck stolen from him by Sidney Crosby, but immediately stole the puck back from Crosby.
-It\u2019s actually amazing that Sidney Crosby is still doing this at his age.<\/p>\n
-Ben Kindel is a great reminder of why it\u2019s so important for this team to load up on (and use) draft picks.
-I think I like Zeev Buium on PP1 over Tom Willander.
-Teddy Blueger is sure making a lot happen since returning. If I\u2019m an NHL GM, I\u2019m giving up at least a second round pick for Blueger at the deadline, personally.
-Hey, how did the Penguins get Ben Kindel? Oh\u2026 oh no.<\/p>\n