Fresh off a Game 3 win, the Vancouver Canucks faced the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their playoff series on Tuesday, hoping to maintain their momentum. <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/instant-reaction-boeser-strikes-late-canucks-comeback-effort-comes-short-3-2-loss-oilers">However, the Oilers emerged victorious with a 3-2 win</a>, tying the series at 2-2 as it heads into Game 5.
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The game took a dramatic turn in its closing moments when Brock Boeser scored the game-tying goal for the Canucks with just two minutes remaining, briefly igniting hopes of an overtime clash. Just over a minute later, Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard swiftly dashed those hopes by scoring in the final minute, securing the win for Edmonton. Despite pulling their goalie in a last-ditch effort to equalize, the Canucks fell short.
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Following the game, Vancouver&#8217;s head coach, Rick Tocchet, didn&#8217;t mince words in his assessment:
&#8220;We&#8217;ve been a resilient group all year, but we need 5 or 6 guys to get going here. I mean, it&#8217;s the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But some guys, I don&#8217;t know if they thought it was the playoffs. We can&#8217;t just rely on 12 guys. So we&#8217;ve got to figure it out quickly. It&#8217;s 2-2. Obviously, it&#8217;s a tough one. They came to play and wanted it more early. The second goal, in the other period, was a killer. Another couple of given mistakes and then the last goal. We just can&#8217;t do that.&#8221;
Reflecting on standout performances, Tocchet acknowledged Boeser&#8217;s efforts:
&#8220;He&#8217;s a goal scorer. That was a smart play. We had people and that was the right play, just getting the puck to him.&#8221;
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However, Tocchet was critical of the team&#8217;s performance, particularly on the power play:
“It just wasn&#8217;t good. Not good enough. They know it. I didn&#8217;t think they worked hard enough to manage the puck. It&#8217;s a four-minute power play. I don&#8217;t know, I think the second unit had some shots, but it&#8217;s just not good enough. They know what I mean. You have to have a work ethic and you have to possess the puck, and I don&#8217;t think we did.”
Tocchet&#8217;s comments on Elias Pettersson&#8217;s performance in the series were straightforward:
&#8220;He’s got to get going. I don’t know what else to say.&#8221;
Expressing disappointment with the team&#8217;s performance, Tocchet emphasized the need for improvement:
“Like I said, there&#8217;s 5 or 6 guys. Yeah, we need them to get going. I don&#8217;t know what else to say.&#8221;
Despite the loss, Tocchet commended his team&#8217;s resilience:
&#8220;Yeah, we&#8217;ve done this all year, bouncing back after a tough loss or a bad game. But like I said, you&#8217;ve got to give Edmonton credit, they played better tonight. We came back, made a game of it, and then we gave them a freebie. So the way you look at it, if we had gone to overtime, who knows? You could call it playing with house money. I don&#8217;t know, but I thought we started to wear them down at the end. Maybe that&#8217;s a positive, I don&#8217;t know.&#8221;
Looking ahead to Game 5, Tocchet hinted at potential lineup changes for the Canucks:
&#8220;Well, it&#8217;s a matter of will to get the puck. It&#8217;s not about X&#8217;s and O&#8217;s. Sometimes, players know where the puck is going; they just need to get there first. I think we&#8217;re hesitating. Some guys are playing passive hockey, and you can&#8217;t win if you have 5 or 6 passengers versus seven or however many. We&#8217;ll take a look, but there&#8217;s at least a half a dozen passengers tonight. Quite frankly, that&#8217;s what it was. But saying that, in playoff hockey, it&#8217;s a new game next time. So some of those guys can be heroes for us. They&#8217;ve got to step it up.&#8221;
The series now returns to Rogers Arena in Vancouver for a pivotal Game 5 on Thursday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7pm (PST).
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Fresh off a Game 3 win, the Vancouver Canucks faced the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their playoff series on Tuesday, hoping to maintain their momentum. <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/instant-reaction-boeser-strikes-late-canucks-comeback-effort-comes-short-3-2-loss-oilers">However, the Oilers emerged victorious with a 3-2 win</a>, tying the series at 2-2 as it heads into Game 5.
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The game took a dramatic turn in its closing moments when Brock Boeser scored the game-tying goal for the Canucks with just two minutes remaining, briefly igniting hopes of an overtime clash. Just over a minute later, Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard swiftly dashed those hopes by scoring in the final minute, securing the win for Edmonton. Despite pulling their goalie in a last-ditch effort to equalize, the Canucks fell short.

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Following the game, Vancouver's head coach, Rick Tocchet, didn't mince words in his assessment:

"We've been a resilient group all year, but we need 5 or 6 guys to get going here. I mean, it's the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But some guys, I don't know if they thought it was the playoffs. We can't just rely on 12 guys. So we've got to figure it out quickly. It's 2-2. Obviously, it's a tough one. They came to play and wanted it more early. The second goal, in the other period, was a killer. Another couple of given mistakes and then the last goal. We just can't do that."

Reflecting on standout performances, Tocchet acknowledged Boeser's efforts:

"He's a goal scorer. That was a smart play. We had people and that was the right play, just getting the puck to him."

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However, Tocchet was critical of the team's performance, particularly on the power play:

“It just wasn't good. Not good enough. They know it. I didn't think they worked hard enough to manage the puck. It's a four-minute power play. I don't know, I think the second unit had some shots, but it's just not good enough. They know what I mean. You have to have a work ethic and you have to possess the puck, and I don't think we did.”

Tocchet's comments on Elias Pettersson's performance in the series were straightforward:

"He’s got to get going. I don’t know what else to say."

Expressing disappointment with the team's performance, Tocchet emphasized the need for improvement:

“Like I said, there's 5 or 6 guys. Yeah, we need them to get going. I don't know what else to say."

Despite the loss, Tocchet commended his team's resilience:

"Yeah, we've done this all year, bouncing back after a tough loss or a bad game. But like I said, you've got to give Edmonton credit, they played better tonight. We came back, made a game of it, and then we gave them a freebie. So the way you look at it, if we had gone to overtime, who knows? You could call it playing with house money. I don't know, but I thought we started to wear them down at the end. Maybe that's a positive, I don't know."

Looking ahead to Game 5, Tocchet hinted at potential lineup changes for the Canucks:

"Well, it's a matter of will to get the puck. It's not about X's and O's. Sometimes, players know where the puck is going; they just need to get there first. I think we're hesitating. Some guys are playing passive hockey, and you can't win if you have 5 or 6 passengers versus seven or however many. We'll take a look, but there's at least a half a dozen passengers tonight. Quite frankly, that's what it was. But saying that, in playoff hockey, it's a new game next time. So some of those guys can be heroes for us. They've got to step it up."

The series now returns to Rogers Arena in Vancouver for a pivotal Game 5 on Thursday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7pm (PST).
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