After 2-1 and 7-4 victories against Columbus and Nashville, the Vancouver Canucks have halted their downward slide in the standings.
And it wasn't an accident that they did so with Roberto Luongo in net.
Against Columbus, he kept is close in regulation and overtime, and then punctuated a good night with an emphatic poke check to win the shootout.
Against Nashville, giving up four goals normally wouldn't be considered a good night for a goalie. But when the two teams are determined to play an '80s style run and gun game, it wasn't bad at all. Luongo outlasted Pekka Rinne, who was pulled in the second period, and made a couple of highlight-reel saves, including a diving effort against Shea Weber, so it was still a pretty good night.
Luongo is now getting his third start in a row on Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings on Hockey Night in Canada.
The Red Wings, in case anyone in Vancouver is suffering from goal-light induced amnesia, are the team that obliterated the Canucks by a humiliating 8-3 score a few weeks ago. Luongo was in net for all eight goals, and along with his teammates, he will be itching for reveng ...
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