Canucks 3 – Blues 2 (OT)
The Skinny: Alex Burrows played playoff hero when he scored his second goal of the game at 19:41 of the first overtime as the Canucks swept the Blues in four straight games. Roberto Luongo made 47 saves in the victory, including 28 saves in the third period and overtime to propel the Canucks into the second round.
The Storm: Vancouver killed off six minutes of penalties in overtime prior to Burrows’ winner. The Blues went 0-7 with the man advantage on the night and finished the series 1-24 on the power play.
The Debut: With Sami Salo on the shelf with a lower body injury, Ossi Vannanen made his first playoff appearance in Canucks colours. He finished the night with 8:17 of ice time, two blocked shots and a plus-1 rating.
The History: The Canucks swept a best-of-seven series for the first time in the 38 year existence of the franchise. The Canucks did sweep the Flames in a best-of-five series en route to their run to the Cup final in 1982.
The Rating: Winning a series in overtime with a 47-save performance from the best player on the ice? Sounds like 5 out of 5 stars to me.
The Next Game: Who knows? The Canucks are the first team to advance to the second round and will now wait to how the rest of the Western Conference playoff picture shapes up.
