tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68333681424158702302023-11-15T22:09:21.154-08:00CanucksNationCanuckNationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308795508603920683noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833368142415870230.post-75142116562014021952011-02-10T22:41:00.000-08:002011-02-10T22:41:38.372-08:00Canucks Report: Feb 10<h1 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8469465" style="text-decoration: underline;">DAN HAMHUIS</a> INJURED</span></h1><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Canucks have the day off today, so there won’t be any further update on the condition of defenseman <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8469465" style="text-decoration: none;">Dan Hamhuis</a>, who was knocked out cold after he took an elbow to the head from Anaheim forward Ryan Getzlaf.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipG2y-hmsgnXGLHoNsNRRd8lPbU75_Z663Y74PTKbH_Gi5sq9teaS2VtxcK-dHNLTb22ndCf6rz3yVxbEadqwC8vaLXQnIAXIHH7hmRciuJiOdWssBI4oPf7p3v4ReaAm1OBlngPreek/s1600/Hamhuis_Dan_10_11_12535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipG2y-hmsgnXGLHoNsNRRd8lPbU75_Z663Y74PTKbH_Gi5sq9teaS2VtxcK-dHNLTb22ndCf6rz3yVxbEadqwC8vaLXQnIAXIHH7hmRciuJiOdWssBI4oPf7p3v4ReaAm1OBlngPreek/s320/Hamhuis_Dan_10_11_12535.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Early indications were positive.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"Dan has got the glass plastered to his face right now," Vigneault said. "He has got a big red mark, but he seemed fine."</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Canucks have two days off before hosting the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. It’s unknown whether Hamhuis will play.</span></div><h1 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">AS A NOTE, I AM NOT DOING THE GIVING</span></u></i></b></span></span></i></b>CanuckNationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308795508603920683noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833368142415870230.post-61341394793735533932011-02-07T20:51:00.000-08:002011-02-07T20:51:24.999-08:00Around the League: Mikael Samuelsson is the NHL's second starCanucks forward <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8467463">Mikael Samuelsson</a> was named the NHL’s second star last week, leading the NHL in scoring with six points (two goals, four assists) in three games.<br />
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“Since we put him back with Ryan and Mason he’s been playing better, playing to his strengths and we need him to contribute, obviously he is a big part of our team and he knows that and it’s good to see that he is finding his stride right now,” said Coach Alain Vigneault.<br />
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“Absolutely, we played a lot last year, so we have found some chemistry right away. I feel good about it”.<br />
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“This is the time of year that he steps up, he did it last year too, he was unbelievable in the playoffs last year too, this is what we need from him,” said Captain <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8467876">Henrik Sedin</a>.CanuckNationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308795508603920683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833368142415870230.post-85085850579054487692011-02-07T20:46:00.000-08:002011-02-07T20:46:45.287-08:00Canucks Report: Feb. 7<div style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><h1 style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 15px;"></h1><div style="margin: 0px 0px 15px;">The Canucks (34-10-9, 77 points) place their league leading home record up against the NHL’s third worst road record tonight as the Ottawa Senators (17-28-8, 42 points) come to town. Having lost 15 of their last 16 games, the Senators now hold the third worst record in the NHL, above only the New York Islanders (41 points) and Edmonton Oilers (38 points).</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 15px;">The Canucks currently lead the NHL's overall standings and rank first in faceoffs, second on the power play and third in offense, defense and the penalty kill. The Canucks boast the NHL’s best goal differential (+54), the Senator’s, the league’s worst (-57).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4MyxvECzS-WmFwS0i6bpVHupzNjHe-_b8uPSw0AH-sWZJoFboH1nEE236vBV76ElIhu1GYqk5z5ePmIZp4GCPmDlvt-49iIeV2iz_5m4EVHqvtfUGFTAWXCzTeVxF4Ae_I-LRuucKkA/s1600/Ottawa%252BSenators%252Bv%252BVancouver%252BCanucks%252BxMhB4d9NOHil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4MyxvECzS-WmFwS0i6bpVHupzNjHe-_b8uPSw0AH-sWZJoFboH1nEE236vBV76ElIhu1GYqk5z5ePmIZp4GCPmDlvt-49iIeV2iz_5m4EVHqvtfUGFTAWXCzTeVxF4Ae_I-LRuucKkA/s320/Ottawa%252BSenators%252Bv%252BVancouver%252BCanucks%252BxMhB4d9NOHil.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 15px;">On paper, it’s a matchup between two teams that couldn’t have less in common.</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 15px;">Trap game: when a great team looks beyond a lesser opponent, assuming they can coast to victory without bringing their A-game. It’s a pitfall this year’s Vancouver Canucks pride themselves on never falling victim to and, to a man, every Canuck player and coach alike vows not to take the Ottawa Senators lightly.</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 15px;">“Every game is the same for us, it doesn’t matter what the situation is, who we are playing, what the standings are we want to have the same approach and mentality coming in here, work hard and play our game,” said Coach Alain Vigneault. “There are no given points in this league, anybody team can beat anybody anytime, so we have to be ready to play”.</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 15px;"><a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8466141" style="text-decoration: underline;">Roberto Luongo</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>gets the start in net tonight. The NHL’s hottest goalie over the past two months has a career 7-11-1 mark against the Ottawa Senators, most of the losses coming when he was with Florida Panthers against some very good early 2000’s Senators teams.</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 15px;">“We’re getting ready for a real good opponent tonight, we know they are going to play real hard and we’re gonna do the same thing,” said Luongo.</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 15px;">One lineup change tonight as<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8469626" style="text-decoration: underline;">Andrew Alberts</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>slots in after missing eight games with a shoulder injury. He takes Chris Tanev’s spot on the third defense pairing, playing alongside<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470054" style="text-decoration: underline;">Keith Ballard</a>.</div></span></span></div>CanuckNationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308795508603920683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833368142415870230.post-31961009856254283462011-02-03T01:43:00.000-08:002011-02-03T21:52:23.272-08:00Canucks Report: Feb. 3<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Canucks look for their third straight win against a struggling Coyotes team in Phoenix tonight. The Coyotes have lost their last four in a row at home, allowing over four goals a game in the process. They are 10-9-5 in Glendale this season and only the last-place Edmonton Oilers (7-13-4) have fewer home-ice wins in the West.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8466141" style="text-decoration: underline;">Roberto Luongo</a> gets the start in net tonight for the Canucks. He had 25 saves in a 3-2 loss to Phoenix earlier this season, but is still 8-4-1 with a 1.95 GAA in 13 games against the Coyotes since being acquired by the Canucks prior to 2006-07.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvavjbmqLvugPtGHioHk2Msba4IxWcJ_J8RxQjzKKqL6fexxqpu38MtXxPN6qGZq-togOWrni3qEnKvbUJcG4DzHgeY-702jVAIxZG_mxFkgr5jrbSfNN0F8IKNKuWuSdkvgBYk_V1cU/s1600/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvavjbmqLvugPtGHioHk2Msba4IxWcJ_J8RxQjzKKqL6fexxqpu38MtXxPN6qGZq-togOWrni3qEnKvbUJcG4DzHgeY-702jVAIxZG_mxFkgr5jrbSfNN0F8IKNKuWuSdkvgBYk_V1cU/s320/Capture.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Luongo will look to continue a hot streak that has seen him post a 12-0-5 record in his last 17 starts; his last regulation loss coming almost two months ago on December 5th against the St Louis Blues.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8475619" style="text-decoration: underline;">Aaron Volpatti</a> will sit out after suffering an upper body injury during the first period of yesterday’s game against the Dallas Stars. <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470620" style="text-decoration: underline;">Jeff Tambellini</a> slides back in on the fourth line right wing, while <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470854" style="text-decoration: underline;">Tanner Glass</a> will move over to the left side. The defensive pairings will remain the same.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Coyotes are the fifth highest scoring team in the Western Conference, but don’t have a player with more than 15 goals, or a forward with more than 40 points. They have 9 players between 10-15 goals, and are one of only two teams in the NHL with a defenseman (Keith Yandle 9-36-45) leading the team in scoring (Nashville’s Shea Weber being the other). Conversely, the Canucks have three forwards with more than 40 points (D Sedin, H Sedin, Kesler) and two with more than 25 goals (D. Sedin, Kesler).</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“The Coyotes are a real strong team, one of the best teams in the conference, they play real hard in both ends and it’s going to be a good matchup,” said Coach Alain Vigneault.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Tonight’s Game features one of the league’s best power play units against one of its worst. The Canucks lead the NHL with 49 power play goals and are tops on the road at 28.6 percent, while the Coyotes rank a lowly 22nd on the penalty kill at 79.6 percent.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">After the game the Canucks return home to prepare for a Friday night matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks.</span></div>CanuckNationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308795508603920683noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833368142415870230.post-92167360219152682442011-01-26T18:09:00.000-08:002011-02-03T21:52:49.380-08:00Canucks Report: Jan. 26<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Vancouver Canucks (30-10-9) will host a hot Nashville Predators team (27-16-6) in their final game before the all-star break tonight at Rogers Arena.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Nashville has won 10 of their last 13 games, averaging 3.5 goals per game during the span. It’s the first meeting between the two clubs this season, with the teams splitting their head to head matchup two games apiece last season.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Canucks are 27-15-3 all time against the Predators, including a 14-6-2 mark at home, their third best home record among teams in the Western Conference.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Nashville sit 4th in the Western Conference this year, a surprise for many who criticized the team’s lack of offensive depth at the beginning of the season. The Predators are winning through team defense and scoring-by-committee; they feature 10 different players who’ve registered between 6 and 15 goals this season.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“They are really well structured in all three zones, they compete real hard and obviously they’ve been getting great goaltending this year,” said Coach Vigneault. “We’re going to have to play our best game on the ice tonight”.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">This evening’s matchup could be a defensive battle; it features two teams tied for 3rd place in Goals Allowed. The Canucks, however, are far ahead in the Goals For department, having scored 30 more than the Predators this season</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Goaltender Pekka Rinne has been spectacular for the Predators this season, going 17-12-4, and sitting 2nd in the NHL in Goals Against Average (2.11) and Save Percentage (.928).</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Canucks are no slouches in the goaltending department either; quietly, <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8466141" style="text-decoration: underline;">Roberto Luongo</a> is dominating, going 15-1-5 with a 1.96 GAA and a .936 save percentage in 21 games since late November. He will start in net tonight for the Canucks.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Vancouver is coming off a 7-1 drubbing of the Dallas Stars last Monday night, which saw 14 different players register at least a point.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMRtX_3nFsllurQSjw40AJ6qIL8hw0de6MRO3JCj8cyeLr0BlB9GIqtOiu0Ip_R1BXIKFMmg_4IW8soEqlXQW2eppBqIjLlysLwdEcGzeRM5who63qou2I1a1JPCW30KX0AmoF0hVDec/s1600/Capture21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMRtX_3nFsllurQSjw40AJ6qIL8hw0de6MRO3JCj8cyeLr0BlB9GIqtOiu0Ip_R1BXIKFMmg_4IW8soEqlXQW2eppBqIjLlysLwdEcGzeRM5who63qou2I1a1JPCW30KX0AmoF0hVDec/s320/Capture21.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“It would be nice to feed off of last game, it was a big stepping stone for us after some mediocre hockey and we’d like to follow it up with a strong performance heading into the all-star break,” said <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8469598" style="text-decoration: underline;">Kevin Bieksa</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Alex Edler is suffering from back spasms and is a game time decision. If he can’t go, defenseman <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8473931" style="text-decoration: underline;">Lee Sweatt</a> will get his first NHL start. He has 14 points for the Moose this season in 41 games played.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">After the game the Canucks have the rest of the month off, resuming play in Dallas on February 4th.</span></div>CanuckNationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308795508603920683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833368142415870230.post-63247436235595483362011-01-26T00:20:00.000-08:002011-02-03T21:53:06.010-08:00Canucks Report: Jan. 25<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Everyone got into the action in last night’s 7-1 victory over the Dallas Stars; 14 of the Canucks 18 skaters registered points in a ruthless victory that solidified the Canucks place atop the Western Conference.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Most notably, former 30 goal scorer <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8467463" style="text-decoration: underline;">Mikael Samuelsson</a> scored his ninth goal of the season, his first in 15 games. He finished with a game-high 5 shots and was a +2 in 13 minutes of ice time.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"It feels good to score goals, I'm not going to lie to you about that," said Samuelsson. "But this may sound cocky but I knew that if I kept doing the right things, being strong on the puck and moving it, it was just a matter of time”.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Fellow slumper <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471664" style="text-decoration: underline;">Mason Raymond</a> also potted his first in 12.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“It’s always good to get the monkey off the back, from there I have to work harder and continue to do the things that make you successful,” said<a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471664" style="text-decoration: underline;">Mason Raymond</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">During the course of a season there will be ups and downs and slumps and streaks but it’s not something Coach Alain Vigneault worries about.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“At one point or another this happens to players,” said Vigneault. “Nobody made excuses, nobody was looking to blame anybody and they worked really hard to stick with the process and get on the right track”.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Throughout the secondary scoring drought the Canucks have demonstrated their maturity, battling hard, and finding ways to get points. For a supposedly slumping team, the Canucks are remarkably hot, having picked up points in 22 of their last 24 games.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnp-vRI4q6V7zP0fsB00wkAkBJnCHAAg9J0Tz18waw9ngk_7WJo0nuh2zUEqvbs3rsaoW-Rq4WnAJu_t584CsjLybZZ3Iq8nr-TAekyhROS8ZpGF0sHaQC0KhodLzByeDn8TFtxuDEUyk/s1600/Capture20.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnp-vRI4q6V7zP0fsB00wkAkBJnCHAAg9J0Tz18waw9ngk_7WJo0nuh2zUEqvbs3rsaoW-Rq4WnAJu_t584CsjLybZZ3Iq8nr-TAekyhROS8ZpGF0sHaQC0KhodLzByeDn8TFtxuDEUyk/s320/Capture20.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The power play was the deciding factor last night, going 3/7, scoring two important goals in the first period when the game was still in doubt.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“Our special teams were huge and that made a big difference helping us get off to a good start,” said <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471664" style="text-decoration: underline;">Mason Raymond</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Canucks 3rd ranked power play has had trouble at home this season, ranking an anomalous 16th at Rogers Arena and 1st on the road.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“I thought last night the guys moved the puck better and were able to get into lanes where they could get pucks to the net and we had people there,” said Vigneault. “That’s the best way to make a power play work”.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Sedin twins, buoyed by their power play contributions, continue their climb up the NHL scoring charts.<a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8467876" style="text-decoration: underline;">Henrik Sedin</a> had a goal and two assists last night, while brother Daniel added two helpers. Daniel is now third in NHL scoring, three points behind Sydney Crosby and four behind leader Steven Stamkos. Henrik registered his 50th assist of the season last night and sits ten assists above his nearest challenger.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">As a final illustration of the team’s willingness to do whatever it takes to win, Canucks fourth liner <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8475619" style="text-decoration: underline;">Aaron Volpatti</a> punctuated the dominating victory by diving to block a shot when the score was 7-1. His effort did not go unnoticed by the Rogers Arena faithful.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Canucks are 2-0 against the Stars this season, outscoring them 11-2. Vancouver now hold a five point lead over the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Vancouver hosts Nashville tomorrow night at Rogers Arena.</span></div>CanuckNationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308795508603920683noreply@blogger.com5