Higgins Plays Role of Hero Again
The following article featuring former Yale standout Chris Higgins appeared April 29 on the National Hockey League (NHL) Web site.
By Dan Rosen
NHL.com Senior Writer
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Call him the Game 1 hero, the leadoff hitter.
For the second straight Game 1, Chris Higgins scored the first goal for the Vancouver Canucks and again it turned out to be the winner. His goal 12:14 into the second period was all the Canucks needed Thursday night to take a 1-0 victory from Nashville and a one-game lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference Semifinal series.
Higgins roofed a shot over Pekka Rinne's raised-up pads after receiving a pretty pass from Maxim Lapierre, who darted toward the net from the right side and pulled the pass back to Higgins. The celebration had to be delayed because the officials had to go to Toronto to confirm that the puck hit off the white bar in the back of the net, rather than the crossbar.
Complete article can be accessed via the NHL Web site by clicking here.
