It was one of those glorious hockey nights.



Rogers Arena was packed, an announced sellout that genuinely looked and felt like one.



The mood was set right off the bat with a reception for Todd Bertuzzi that shook the foundation of Rogers Arena — and confused Eastern pundits.



Later the Vancouver crowd anointed Bo Horvat with an impressive “Hor-vat” chant, signalling their approval that he was named the 14th captain in Canucks franchise history. And so the stage was set. “It was awesome tonight, great crowd,” Chris Tanev said. “I haven’t seen that in a long time. I think the city is excited.”



As the night unfolded in Vancouver’s favour, Rogers Arena was boisterous as fans savagely chanted “We want 10!” late in the third period after the Canucks scored their eighth goal. The Rogers Arena faithful then sent the Los Angeles Kings off into the night with the “na, na, hey, hey, kiss him...