31 Thoughts: Can the Canucks ride this momentum into the playoffs?
Quinn Hughes, Tanner Pearson, Bo Horvat and Nils Hoglander celebrate Horvat s goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, April 18, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/CP) | April 21, 2021, 11:25 AM
April 21, 2021, 11:25 AM
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Is the impossible unfolding in Vancouver?
Last Sunday, the Canucks entered their game against Toronto as the biggest NHL home underdog since the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 2, 2006. They were plus-331, meaning for every dollar you bet, you could win $3.31. (The 2006 Penguins team was plus-422, and actually led Ottawa 2-0 before giving up seven in a row.)