Vancouver Canucks forward Dakota Joshua. Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Canucks score fastest two goals in team playoff history in comeback win over Predators

By Paul Harris | Last updated 4/22/24

Dakota Joshua and Pius Suter celebrated the Vancouver Canucks first home playoff game in nine years in a special way.

They combined to score three consecutive goals in the third period to rally the Canucks to a 4-2 comeback win over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night at Rogers Arena in Game 1 of the first-round series.

Suter was credited with the goal that tied the game 2-2 when defenseman Quinn Hughes' wrist shot from the left point went in off of Suter 8:59 into the third period.

Just 12 seconds later, Joshua scored from the slot to give Vancouver a 3-2 lead. It was the first playoff goal for Joshua, who was playing in his second career Stanley Cup Playoff game.

The two goals were the fastest in franchise playoff history.

Joshua, who grew up watching his mother play hockey in a women's league in suburban Detroit, clinched it with an empty-net goal with 1:28 left.

Elias Lindholm also scored for the Canucks and goaltender Thatcher Demko made 20 saves.

It was the first playoff game at Rogers Arena since 2015. The Canucks made the playoffs in 2020 but that was during the Covid-19 shutdown and those games were played in a bubble in Edmonton.

Jason Zucker and Ryan O'Reilly got the goals for Nashville.

Game 2 is Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET at Rogers Arena.

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