Despite it being a sweep, these four games were actually pretty tight. The 6th-seeded ’92-’93 Canucks won Game 1 by a score of 6-5 with three goals in the second period being the difference. Both Pavel Bure and Cliff Ronning posted a goal and two assists in the win. Then, in Game 2, Greg Adams scored a PP goal at the 7:12 mark of the third to give the ’92-’93 Canucks a 5-3 lead. The 3rd-seeded ’81-’82 Canucks did get one goal back courtesy of Tony Currie, but they would lose 5-4. Bure scored twice and added an assist in the Game 2 win. Game 3 was the largest margin of victory in the sweep as the ’92-’93 Canucks won 5-2 with Bure totaled four points (2G, 2A) to lead the way. Then, in Game 4, it was Geoff Courtnall that led the ’92-’93 Canucks to victory with four goals and an assist in a 6-4 win. Bure had a bit of an off game with just two goals in the game while both Dixon Ward and Trevor Linden tallied three assists.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’92-’93 Canucks | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 |
’81-’82 Canucks | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’92-’93 VAN – 6 ’81-’82 VAN – 5 (1-0 ’92-’93 VAN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Pavel Bure (’92-’93 VAN) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +1 6 S
2nd Star: C – Cliff Ronning (’92-’93 VAN) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +1 3 S
3rd Star: D – Jyrki Lumme (’92-’93 VAN) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 4 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’92-’93 Canucks | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
’81-’82 Canucks | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’92-’93 VAN – 5 ’81-’82 VAN – 4 (2-0 ’92-’93 VAN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Pavel Bure (’92-’93 VAN) – 2 G 1 A 3 P -1 13 S
2nd Star: D – Jyrki Lumme (’92-’93 VAN) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +1 3 S
3rd Star: C – Thomas Gradin (’81-’82 VAN) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 7 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’81-’82 Canucks | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
’92-’93 Canucks | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’92-’93 VAN – 5 ’81-’82 VAN – 2 (3-0 ’92-’93 VAN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Pavel Bure (’92-’93 VAN) – 2 G 2 A 4 P +2 10 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: D – Jyrki Lumme (’92-’93 VAN) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +3 1 S
3rd Star: C – Cliff Ronning (’92-’93 VAN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 4 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’81-’82 Canucks | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 |
’92-’93 Canucks | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’92-’93 VAN – 6 ’81-’82 VAN – 4 (4-0 ’92-’93 VAN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Geoff Courtnall (’92-’93 VAN) – 4 G 1 A 5 P Even 10 S 4 PIM
2nd Star: LW – Darcy Rota (’81-’82 VAN) – 1 G 2 A 3 P Even 2 S
3rd Star: RW – Pavel Bure (’92-’93 VAN) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 17 S 2 PIM
That wraps up the First Round of the 2015 Vancouver Canucks Qualifying Tournament!