Nobody on the Vancouver Canucks had a worst 48 hours than Roberto Luongo. After getting outscored 12-1 in Games 3 & 4 in Boston it was a much different Canuck team on their home ice. Luongo made 31 saves for the shutout including a huge 1st period killing off 3 straight Boston power plays. Maxim Lapierre scored with about 15:30 left in the game to give the Canucks the 1-0 edge. Tim Thomas continued his stellar play stopping 24 out of 25 Vancouver shots.
As mentioned above, the Canucks were outscored 12-1 in Boston, and it looked like Luongo would be chased out of Vancouver. Many media personnel thought it was Cory Schneider's turn to shine. Schneider started Game 6 in Round 1 vs Chicago for Vancouver after Luongo struggled in Games 4 and 5 in that series. But, his resiliency paid off in a big way tonight.
The Canucks will now finally get more than 72 hours to rest including a flight into enemy territory at TD Garden. Game 6 is Monday night and the Canucks are now one win away from Hockey's holy grail, Lord Stanley's Cup.
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