CANUCKS BANTER: Vancouver At Home To Detroit Red Wings Tonight

         CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    October 24, 2015

Canucks Strive To Achieve First Home Win And Break 3-Game Losing Streak at Rogers Arena.

The Canucks play their fourth game of five consecutive games at home.

The matchup follows a Canucks 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday, October 22, leaving Vancouver without a win at home so far this season and a record of 0-2-2, and three losses in  a row, two losses in regulation play.

The Red Wings enter the game after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames the night before, leaving them with a 1-2-1 road record coming into tonight’s game, and their 4rth loss in a row.

The Canucks are currently tied with San Jose and Los Angeles for 1rst-place in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference with 8-points. Arizona and Edmonton are right behind them with seven and six points respectively.

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Vancouver is among the top 15-teams in the NHL, and are tied for the 6th best team in the league with their 8-points. The Montreal Canadians are the  top team with 16-points, unbeaten from the start of the season with an 8-game winning streak, all wins in regulation play.

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Detroit is currently tied for 4rth place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, with Florida and Boston, all with 7-points each. The Red Wings have a game in hand on the Montreal Canadians and Tampa Bay Lightening, who have 16 and 11 points each to lead the division. Ottawa is in 3rd place with 8-points.

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

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For the Red Wings, Henrik Zetterberg and rookie Dylan Larkin lead Detroit in scoring with 10-points and 7-points respectively. Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist closely follow with 5-points each.

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GAME NOTES

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CANUCKS BANTER: Vancouver At Home To Captials Tonight

         CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    October 22, 2015

The Canucks play their third game of five consecutive games at home,  against Washington tonight.

The matchup marks the third consecutive game in a row the Canucks will face an opponent in which they swept the 2014-2015 season series.

The Canucks are currently tied with San Jose for 1rst-place in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference with 8-points.

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Vancouver is among the top 10-teams in the NHL, with their 8-points, with the Montreal Canadians at the top with 14-points, unbeaten at the start of the season with a 7-game unbeaten streak, all wins in regulation play.

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Washington is currently in 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, with 8-points, and have two games in hand on the New York Rangers—-who are tied with the New York Islanders with 9 points—-and a game in hand on the Islanders.

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Brandon Sutter leads the Canucks in scoring with 5-points, followed by Alex Burrows, Jannik Hansen, and Daniel Sedin, each with 4-points.

For the Capitals, Alex Ovechkin and defenseman John Carlson  are the team leaders with 6-points, with Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie and Evgney Kuzetsov nipping at their skate blades with 5-points apiece.

GAME NOTES

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