Backed by the stellar play of rookie goalie Thatcher Demko, the Vancouver Canucks have climbed back from a two-game deficit in their Western Conference semifinal series against the Vegas Golden Knights and forced Game 7 on Friday night in Edmonton.
Demko stepped in for Jacob Markstrom in Game 5 on Tuesday and made 42 saves in the 2-1 win, becoming the first rookie goalie to win his NHL playoff debut when facing elimination since Jose Theodore of the Montreal Canadiens in 1997.
Demko came back with 48 saves in a 4-0 win in Game 6 on Thursday, the most saves by an NHL rookie in a postseason shutout.