Special teams were the difference for the Vancouver Canucks in a high-leverage Game 3 against the Nashville Predators.
Meanwhile, the other half of the Canucks' special teams went to work. Michael McCarron ran Casey DeSmith behind the net — making no effort whatsoever to avoid hitting the goaltender — putting the Canucks on the power play. After going 0-for-6 on the power play through the first two games, the Canucks were 2-for-2 to start Game 3.
With the two-man advantage, Ryan O'Reilly had a seemingly certain goal on his stick but a splayed-out Ian Cole took the shot off his helmet to save a goal and send the puck out of play.
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