Ex-Vancouver Canucks Goaltender Arturs Silovs Shares How it Truly Feels to Beat his Former Team
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Ex-Vancouver Canucks goaltender Arturs Silovs shared post-game on Tuesday how it truly felt to beat his former team a little over two months after they traded him.
The Vancouver Canucks continued their road trip on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh as they took on Sidney Crosby and the Penguins, with a very familiar face very familiar face getting the start in goal - Arturs Silovs.
In August, after rumors began to swirl about his future in Vancouver due to the Canucks locking up Thatcher Demko & Kevin Lankinen to contract extensions within a five-month span, Patrik Allvin traded Arturs Silovs to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Chase Stillman and a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Entry Draft.
"We would like thank Arturs for everything he has done for the hockey club, including helping Abbotsford win the Calder Cup. We wanted to give him an opportunity elsewhere as we feel we are very well positioned in goal at the NHL, AHL and developmental level. Acquiring a future pick and depth forward will add to our organizational depth." Allvin said.
Ex-Vancouver Canuck Arturs Silovs speaks about beating his former team
As the Vancouver Canucks looked to extend their winning streak to four games, standing in their way was Arturs Silovs, who ended up shutting the door all night long.
The Riga, Latvia native allowed the first goal of the game, just over a minute into the opening frame as Conor Garland picked up his second of the season, assisted by Elias Pettersson & Filip Hronek, but after that, the former Canuck was rock solid.
Silovs ended up making 23 saves on 24 shots and backstopped the the Penguins to a 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks and after the game, he spoke about how he felt about beating his former club.
"It's always [big] the first time facing my former club and it feels great. It feels great to face them." Silovs said according to Lachlan Irvine of Canucks Army.
Silovs added, "I think there's just the crucial moments in the game, you know? You make one save, good block in the second, and we managed to score straight away. And from there we just took the momentum.
The work I put in during the summer, during the practices and actually executing and feeling confident in my game, I think it's great to show that it helps me in the game"
Silovs added, "I think there's just the crucial moments in the game, you know? You make one save, good block in the second, and we managed to score straight away. And from there we just took the momentum.
The work I put in during the summer, during the practices and actually executing and feeling confident in my game, I think it's great to show that it helps me in the game"
With the win, Silovs improves to 3-1-0 on the season with a 2.25 goals against average, a .919 save percentage and one shutout.
The 24-year-old will get his next opportunity to face the Vancouver Canucks on January 25th, 2026 as the Pittsburgh Penguins make the trip north to British Columbia for 3 p.m. PT puck drop.
Source: Canucks Army
'It feels great': Arturs Silovs reacts to beating his ex-Canucks teammates
'It feels great': Arturs Silovs reacts to beating his ex-Canucks teammates
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