(Vancouver) Dakota Joshua scored a double and the Vancouver Canucks began their series against Nashville with a 4-2 victory over the Predators on Sunday.
The Canucks were down 2-1 entering the third period.
The situation changed in 12 seconds, as Quinn Hughes scored and Joshua got the first goal.
The 27-year-old American then finished in an empty net.
Elias Lindholm was the other scorer for the Canucks.
Thatcher Demko blocked 20 shots, being beaten by Jason Zucker and Ryan O’Reilly.
Juuse Saros made 17 saves.
Vancouver finished first in the Pacific Division, while Nashville earned the first additional spots.
The West Coast metropolis hosted a playoff game for the first time since 2015.
The Canucks overcame an 0-for-3 performance on the power play. The opponent was 1 for 4 in this aspect.
Roman Josi was complicit in Zucker’s goal. He has 32 assists in the playoffs, a record in Predators history.
Josi also holds the organization’s mark for playoff points from a defenseman, with 43.
Game number two will be presented on Tuesday in Vancouver.