Vancouver Canucks claw out 4-2 comeback win over Nashville Predators in Game 1

Vancouver hockey fans were treated to a show as the Canucks stormed back from a second-period deficit for a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

Elias Lindholm had goosebumps as he took the ice for warm-ups on Sunday.

For the first time in nine years, the Vancouver Canucks were hosting a playoff game - and the crowd of 18,967 wasn't shy about showing their appreciation for post-season hockey, waving white towels, cheering and jeering consistently for more than three hours.

“Goosebumps for sure. Obviously, just being in the warm-ups, people are standing up, you're kind of fired up, kind of have to control your emotions a little bit during the warm-up,” Lindholm said. “It's great to have playoff hockey. Obviously it's a lot of fun.”

Vancouver hockey fans were treated to a show as the Canucks stormed back from a second-period deficit for a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

Dakota Joshua scored twice and contributed an assist, while Elias Lindholm and Pius Sutter also found the back of the net. Canucks captain Quinn Hughes added a pair of helpers and Thatcher Demko stopped 20-of-22 shots.

The Predators got goals from Jason Zucker and Ryan O'Reilly, and 17 saves from Juuse Saros.

“I think we just stayed patient the entire game and didn't really push too hard or give anything up when we were down going into the third,” Hughes said. “We got our looks and we knew we were going to get our looks.”