Markstrom signed a huge contract with the Calgary Flames in 2020 and has already posted five shutouts this year.
#Human five nights with 39 free
The Jets were playing their third game in four nights, yet still managed to outshoot the Canucks 39-29.Įarlier this year, Benning extended Demko's contract for five years.Īfter Benning felt that Demko was ready to be the team's Number 1 goalie in 2020, he allowed star goalie Jacob Markstrom to become an unrestricted free agent. That led Demko to quip afterward that the team had a 100 percent record. But they avoided more media criticism in this area by keeping out of the sin bin for the entire match against the Jets. The Canucks entered the game with the league's worst penalty-killing record. It was their first win since a 6-3 victory over Dallas on November 7. Nikolaj Ehlers and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the Jets, the latter coming at 17:32 of the third period after the Jets had pulled their goalie for an extra attacker.Ī last-second save by Demko ensured the Canucks came out on top. Goalie Thatcher Demko, selected by Benning in the second round of the 2014 NHL entry draft, turned aside 37 shots.įor the Canucks, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland scored power-play goals and Vancouver native Kyle Burroughs posted the first goal of his career.
That spared Benning the humiliation of hearing the Rogers Arena crowd chanting again that he should be fired. That's because his team ended a five-game losing streak on November 19 with a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Canucks general manager Jim Benning can finally let out a sigh of relief.
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