CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    October 27, 2015

Canucks Aim For First Home Win And End To 4-Game Losing Streak.

The Canucks end their disappointing 5-game home stand tonight against the Montreal Canadians.

The Canucks have lost four games in a row (three of them in regulation play), all of them at home.

The Canadians come into the game on a nine game winning streak from the start of the season; all wins in regulation.

The Canucks lost only four games last season when taking a lead into the final period, going 30-1-3.

Vancouver has already lost three games by blowing 3rd-period leads in their first 5-games at home, and they have only played eight games so far this season.

The Canucks are currently in 4rth-place in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference with 9-points; 2-points behind Arizona, who are alone in first place. Edmonton and Los Angeles are both tied for 2nd and 3rd place with 10-points respectively, a point behind Arizona who have 11-points to lead the division.

Vancouver is among the top 19-teams in the NHL, and are tied for the 7th best team in the league with their 9-points. The Montreal Canadians are the  top team with 18-points, unbeaten from the start of the season with an 9-game winning streak, all wins in regulation play.

Montreal is currently the best team in the league, in 1rst place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference and the NHL, with 18-points, riding a 9-game team record unbeaten streak from the start of the season. Tampa Bay are in second place, 6-points behind with 12-points. Florida and Detroit are tied for 3rd and 4rth place, both with 9-points each. The Red Wings and Lightning both have a game in hand on the Montreal Canadians and Tampa Bay Lightening. Ottawa is in 5th place with 8-points.

Alex Burrows and Brandon Sutter lead the Canucks in scoring with 6-points each, followed by Daniel Sedin with 5-points. Rookie Ben Hutton, Jannik Hansen, and Henrik Sedin, closely follow with 4-points.

For the Canadians, Max Pacioretty, leads the Canadians with 11-points, and 7 goals. Tomas Plekanec, P.K. Subban, and Andrei Markov are all next with 10-points apiece. Brendan Gallagher has 9-points.

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