The Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks each came with a victory on Wednesday in the fifth games of the opening round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. From the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, the Canadiens stayed alive in the 2020 National Hockey League postseason with a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. With the victory, the Canadiens still trail their best out of seven first round series three games to two. Then from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, the Canucks went up three games to two over the St. Louis Blues with a 4-3 win.
In the Canadiens win, three Canadians recorded a multi-point game. Nick Suzuki of London, Ontario had one goal and one assist for two points. Jonathan Drouin of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, and Brent Kulak of Edmonton, Alberta had two assists each. Joel Armia had two goals for the Canadiens, while Phillip Danault of Victoriaville, Quebec, and Brendan Gallagher of Edmonton, Alberta each had a goal. The Canadiens won despite the fact the Flyers scored two goals on a five-minute power play when Jesperi Kotkaniemi was given a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding Travis Sanheim.
In the Canucks win, Jake Virtanen of New Westminster, British Columbia notched one goal and one assist for two points. The Canucks also got two goals from Tyler Motte and one goal from J.T. Miller. Vancouver came through with an impressive comeback against the Blues. They were once trailing 3-1 in the second period, before scoring three unanswered goals for the come from behind win.
