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Red Wings Remain Perfect in Shootouts, Clip Canucks 4-3
Thanks to goals by Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler in the shootout, the Detroit Red Wings (35-16-1) escaped the Rogers Centre with a 4-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks. With the win, the Red Wings are stretching their lead in the much-heated Central Division by five points over the second place Nashville Predators and six [...]
Canucks Edge Bruins In Penalty-Riddled Finals Rematch
In a game that saw 30 penalties, 18 power-plays, a penalty shot, and a combined 107 minutes of penalties, the Vancouver Canucks exacted a small bit of revenge against the Boston Bruins, as they defeated the B’s by a 4-3 score. With a chance to showcase arguably the two best teams in the league, and [...]
Red Wings Get Owned By Canucks 4-2
It was a battle of two of the hottest teams in the Western Conference, but the Detroit Red Wings were denied a win and two points, losing to the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 at the Rogers Arena. The key match-up going into the game was a battle between two of the top goalies in the NHL. [...]
Predators Cap an Improbable Comeback, Vanquish Vancouver 6-5
The Nashville Predators faced a monumental task, trying to get their game back on track against a formidable for in the form of the Vancouver Canucks at the Rogers Centre in Vancouver. The Predators came into the game 4-4-2 in their last 10 games, while the Cancucks entered the contest on a tear, with an [...]
Red Wings Shutout Streak Continues In 2-0 Win Over Canucks
Do you think Jimmy Howard told Ty Conklin during pregame warm-ups, “Whatever you can do, I can do it too”? Highly unlikely that was said, but Howard did do what Conklin had done five days earlier—shutout the opponent. Howard was spectacular as he stopped all 25 shots for his sixth career shutout as the undefeated [...]
Will The ‘Car Bomb’ Implode?
Thursday night against the Winnipeg Jets, Dan Carcillo, aka “Car Bomb”, will make his Chicago Blackhawks debut. Carcillo had a decent training camp and would have been in the starting lineup sooner if not for a two game suspension. In his last playoff game with the Flyers, Carcillo had a problem with the officiating, so [...]
Line for Line, Note for Note: The 2012 Vancouver Canucks – Back In Black
It was a long off season for hockey fans, especially Canucks fans. The scars of a devastating Game Seven loss at home and an embarrassing downtown Vancouver riot only set the tone for a tragic summer for the entire hockey community. After relying heavily on music to pass the time without hockey, The Flying V [...]
Focus, Physicality Necessary For Bruins at Home Versus Canucks
The experience of Tim Thomas, Mark Recchi and other Bruin veterans was supposed to give the Eastern Conference Champions an edge heading into the Stanley Cup Final versus the Vancouver Canucks.Two games into a frustrating series for the Bruins, the rambunctious Canucks hold the upper hand heading into Game Three tonight in Boston.
Sharks and Canucks Battle to Find Salvation in Stanley
The San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks have both danced with death one in these NHL playoffs and with a new lease on life in the Western Conference Final the two western juggernauts are preparing to make the most of their dangerous playoff run.
Top-20 best bang-for-the-buck NHL forwards in 2010-11
Yesterday I had a look at the worst goal scorers in the NHL compared to their 2010-11 actual salary, and without any surprise Scott Gomez was ranked number one at $1,142,857 per goal (7 goals for $8,000,000) more than $400,000 per goal than Matt Stajan who was ranked second. The list was not unanimous, as [...]
Predators Cap Comeback Against the Canucks With 2-1 Double OT Win
After their first game no-show against the Vancouver Canucks, Nashville Predators Head Coach Barry Trotz said that his team would find out a lot about themselves in game 2 of their series. So what did the Predators find out? They are a team that is not flashy, but is all heart and grit as they [...]
3rd Time the Charm? Canucks vs. Blackhawks First Round Preview, Predictions
The hockey gods have wasted no time re-igniting the bitter playoff rivalry between the Canucks and the Chicago Blackhawks, pitting the rivals opposite each other in a playoff series for the third year in a row.
Blues Win, But Reality Is What It Is | Quick Hits & Trade Talk
A win is a win when a win is what you need. Encouraging signs of improvement were present in the St. Louis Blues 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks Monday. Still not enough for the doctor to sign off on upgrading the Blues playoff chances from Serious to Satisfactory condition. Vancouver came in as the [...]
Predators Give Away A Game to the Canucks 2-1
The Nashville Predators completed a six game road trip by giving away a game to the Vancouver Canucks by a score of 2-1. The Predators played two scoreless periods against the Canucks before taking a 1-0 lead just 37 seconds into the third period when Shea Weber potted his 9th goal of the season with [...]
Canucks In Place for Spring Success After Big First Half of Season
Through 42 regular season games the Vancouver Canucks are well on their way to the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Canucks Look to Extend Streak Versus Central Division Foe
Call it a statement game, call it a rivalry game, call it whatever you like. The Vancouver Canucks let their play do the talking Friday night, beating the Chicago Blackhawks in their own building on the way to a 3-0 victory. Tonight at Rogers Arena, the Canucks look to continue their strong play of late against another familiar rival, the St. Louis Blues.
“You Say 20 Games?” Canucks Review at the Quarter Mark
Through 20 games the Vancouver Canucks have shown flashes of what many regard as a Stanley Cup calibre team; however the reigning Northwest Division Champions have a lot to strive for at the quarter mark of the 2010 season, currently 8th in the western conference.
Slow Start Costs Canucks in Buffalo, Ballard to Return vs. Penguins
It was only a matter of time until the bad habit of giving up an early lead would cost the Vancouver Canucks.
Canucks Call on Defensive Depth Facing Back-to-Back Road Games
Only five games into the regular season the Vancouver Canucks are already relying on the defensive depth Mike Gillis acquired over the off season in order to fill holes in the Canucks top six. After Sami Salo’s infamous off season Floorball injury sidelined him for what may be entire 2010-11 season, defenceman Keith Ballard (Concussion) [...]
Canucks Search for Secondary Scoring; Revenge Against Kings
After only three regular season games, The Vancouver Canucks have yet to put together the same solid sixty minute performance that became their blueprint for success last season. Having won three out of a possible six points over their first three games, the Canucks are looking for consistency throughout all four lines tonight against the LA Kings, who spoiled the Canucks season opener last weekend.