Elias Lindholm made an impactful debut with the Vancouver Canucks, scoring two power-play goals to help his team secure a lead against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, NC. The Canucks, with a record of 33-11-5, came back from a 1-0 deficit after Jordan Martinook of the Hurricanes, 28-15-5, scored a shorthanded goal early in the first period. Lindholm's first goal tied the game at 1-1 late in the first period, and he followed up with another tip-in goal in the second period to put the Canucks ahead 2-1. The game, which started at 7pm EST, saw the Hurricanes limited to just nine shots at one point, as Vancouver demonstrated strong play following the break.
Vancouver jumps in front with another power play goal. It's Elias Lindholm on a tip in front, again. Talk about a first impression. 2-1 with 3:30 to go in the second stanza.
Quickly, we are down to just 4:26 left in the second period. Still 1-1, the #Canes have been held to just nine shots. As @corylav seemingly perfectly put, everything appears just a hair off at the moment. I suppose that's to be expected in the first game back from break.
Canes pinned in own zone for two minutes. Van has found its legs. #Canucks
Lindholm played 7:41 of first period. One shot (his goal). Won his only face-off. Had a hit. #Canucks controlled 60% of shot attempts at evens (6-4)
Andrei Kuzmenko and Elias Lindholm, both debuting for their new teams, have both scored power-play goals tonight.
Done with 20 minutes in Raleigh. 1-1. Two penalties for the #Canes result in two goals, one for each side of special teams. The late goal for Vancouver kills the could-have-been lead going back to the locker room, but plenty of hockey left to play.
Elias Lindholm scores for the Canucks, in his first game with the team…against the team that drafted him.
After being denied, Lindholm with a deft deflection of Hughes PP1 point shot to make it 1-1. #Canucks
Lindholm gets his first as a #Canucks skater, on the power play, a deft deflection at the net front to level the score 1-1.
The Canucks tie things up at 1-1 late in the first. Elias Lindholm, in his Canucks debut, tips one home in front on the power play.
Aggressive Canes PK messing it up for PP1 and Lindholm debut. Slow PP2 change as Martinook comes out of corner, picks short side with backhand effort to open scoring. Garland then finds iron at end of PP. #Canucks
#Canes GOAL 🚨 It’s a Marty Party as Jordan Martinook SHORTHANDED gets the Hurricanes on the board within the first five minutes of the game! Great pass by Teräväinen to set him up 1-0 Carolina #CauseChaos
Canes pressure PK stymied #Canucks PP1, and then generated the opening goal against PP2. Ex-Vancouver Giant Jordan Martinook with the 1-0 goal.
Oh baby, the #Canes are on the board with a shorthanded goal early! Jordan Martinook backhands home a feed from Teuvo Teravainen just 4:25 in. 1-0!
#Canucks hockey is BACK‼️ Kate Pettersen (@CanucksReporter) previews today's road game against the Carolina Hurricanes. https://t.co/1I7ud6xuda
really looking forward to these next two games for #Canucks. Carolina followed by Boston. Game day preview ahead of Nux-Canes. Canucks have been on fire since Xmas and Hurricanes have been slightly better https://t.co/pGo4s41IYx
After what felt like forever, the #Canes are back to kick off the “second half” of the regular season vs the Vancouver Canucks! #Canucks 33-11-5, 71 points #CauseChaos 28-15-5, 61 points 📍 Raleigh, NC ⏰ 7pm EST 📺 Bally Sports South 🎧 99.9 The Fan https://t.co/mk0tMkvTV5
On the eve of Elias Lindholm’s #Canucks debut: How does he fit and what else can Vancouver add in the wake of last week’s blockbuster. My notebook from Raleigh: https://t.co/apWGkUNUkE