CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 3, 2015
Statistics As Of November 3, 2015 8:00 a.m. PST
Statistics are with thanks to the NHL.
Category Archives: Vancouver Canucks
CANUCKS BANTER: Canucks Win Second At Home, Take Top Spot In Pacific Division
CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 3, 2015
Canucks Take Current Win Streak To 2-Games With Home Victory
The Canucks began their short 2-game home stand with their 2nd consecutive home win and their 6th win of the young season Monday, November 2, with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, leaping over the Los Angeles Kings atop the Pacific Division.
The Kings played on the road against the Chicago Black Hawks Monday night, dropping a 4-2 decision, ending their 6-game winning streak.
Canucks are among the top 8-teams in the NHL, and are tied for the 4rth best team in the league with their 16-points. The Montreal Canadians are the top team with 22-points, on 11-wins and 2-losses, all wins in regulation play.
Jake Virtanen scored his first goal in the NHL, and Bo Horvat finally got back on the score sheet with a goal and a assist. Rookie Ben Hutton got his 5th assist in 12-games to take over the assist lead among all rookie defenseman.
Current Canucks injured include:
- Chris Higgins Status: Fractured foot (IR) Sustained: September 21, 2015 Games missed: 11
- Jacob Markstrom Status: Hamstring (IR) Sustained: October 6, 2015 Games missed: 11
- Brandon Prust Status: Ankle (IR) Sustained: October 27, 2015 Games missed: 2
- Luca Sbisa Status: Undisclosed (IR) Sustained: October 30, 2015 Games missed: 1
Thanks to the Canucks and NHL for assisting with this post.
CANUCKS BANTER: Philadelphia Visits Vancouver Tonight In First Match Up Of Season
CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 2, 2015
Canucks Go For 2nd Straight Home Win
The Canucks begin a short 2-game home stand and go for their 6th win of the young season tonight, as they try to keep up with the Los Angeles Kings atop the Pacific Division. The Kings play on the road against the Chicago Black Hawks tonight.
The Flyers come into Vancouver having lost their last 3-games, the most recent against the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on October 30, 2015.
The Canucks enter their 12th game of the season with a 1-game winning streak having defeated the Arizona Coyotes on October 30, 2015 by a 4-3 score.
Vancouver won their last home game, an exciting match against the Montreal Canadians, on October 27, 2015 by a 5-1 margin.
The Canucks are currently tied for 1rst place with Los Angeles ,in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, with 14-points; 2-points ahead of San Jose, who are alone in second place. Arizona currently is in 3rd place with 11-points, three points ahead of Edmonton in 4th place with 8-points. Vancouver, San Jose, and Arizona both have a game in-hand on Edmonton and Calgary. Los Angeles has a game in-hand on Vancouver, San Jose,Arizona and Anaheim; two games in-hand on both Edmonton and Calgary.
Vancouver is among the top 7-teams in the Western Conference, and are tied for the 5th best team in the conference with their 14-points. The Dallas Stars are at the top of the conference with 18-points, currently sporting a 3-game winning streak.
Canucks are among the top 13-teams in the NHL, and are tied for the 6th best team in the league with their 14-points. The Montreal Canadians are the top team with 22-points, on 11-wins and 2-losses, all wins in regulation play.
Philadelphia is tied for 6th-place with Carolina, in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, with 10-points. Washington and the New York Rangers share top spot in the division, both with 16-points; followed by the New York Islanders with 15-points, and the Pittsburgh Penguins with 14-points. New Jersey is currently in 5th place in the division with 13-points. Philadelphia and Washington both have a game in-hand on the Rangers, Penguins, Devils; two games in-hand on the Islanders, Panthers, and Blue Jackets.
Daniel Sedin leads the Canucks in scoring with 9-points including a team high 6-assists, followed by Alex Burrows with 8-points; Brandon Sutter with 7-points, Henrik Sedin with 6-points. Radim Vrbata, Brandon Prust, Alex Edler and rookie Jared McCann have 5-points each. Jannik Hansen, Luca Sbisa and rookie Ben Hutton, closely follow with 4-points.
Rookie Jared McCann leads the Canucks as the top sniper with 5-goals in 9-games played.
For the Flyers, defenseman Mark Streit, leads Philadelphia with 7-points, followed by Brayden Schenn, with 6-points. Claude Giroux, Sam Gagner and Wayne Simmonds all have 5-points. Schenn leads the Flyers with goals scored with 4-goals.
GAME JOTTINGS
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CANUCKS BANTER: Canucks Remain Undefeated On Road In Regulation Play
CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff October 31, 2015
Canucks Finish Road 2-Game Road Trip With Three Of A Possible Four Points
Face Philidelphia Flyers Monday, November 2, 2015
The Canucks are currently in 1rst-place with 14-points, two points ahead of second place, Los Angeles, in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Arizona is in 3rd place, with 11-points, with San Jose one point behind the Coyotes, who are in 4rth place with 10-points. Los Angeles and San Jose both have 2-games in hand on both Vancouver and Arizona.
Vancouver is among the top 9-teams in the NHL, and are tied for 4rth best team in the league with their 14-points. The Montreal Canadians are the top team with 20-points, with 2-loss and 10-wins, all wins in regulation play, followed by both Dallas and the New York Rangers with 16-points. Nashville, St. Louis and Minnesota are tied for 3rd place in the league with 15-points.
Nashville, and Washington have 3-games in hand on the Canadians; with Dallas, St. Louis, Minnesota and the New York Islanders all having 2-games in hand on Montreal.
CANUCKS BANTER: Vancouver Visits Arizona Tonight To End Short Road Trip
CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff October 30, 2015
Vancouver 3-0-1 On The Road, Have Yet To Lose In Regulation Play
The Canucks enter the game smarting from a 4-3 OT loss to the Dallas Stars on October 29, 2015, ending their consecutive win streak on the road at 3-games.
Vancouver has lost 6 of its last 7-games (1-2-4).
On the positive side, the overtime loss and the one point, means Vancouver still has not lost in regulation play on the road, and sports a 3-0-1 record.
The Coyotes last game was a 6-0 loss on October 27 to the Boston Bruins, finishing off a 5-game road trip in which they were 2-2-1. Tonight’s game is the first of a 3-game home stand for Arizona, who are 1-2-0 at Gila River Arena.
Neither Brandon Prust nor Dan Hamhuis are with the Canucks for the two game road trip. Brandon Prust was scheduled for an MRI on his injured left ankle Tuesday. Dan Hamhuis (lower body) is being evaluated. Defenseman Alex Biega and forward Brendan Gaunce were recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League.
The Canucks are currently tied for 1rst-place, with Los Angeles, in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference with 12-points; 1-point ahead of Arizona, who are 1-point behind in3rd-place with 11-points. San Jose is currently in 4rth-place with 10-points. Los Angeles and San Jose all have a game in hand on Arizona.
Vancouver is among the top 13-teams in the NHL, and are tied for 6th best team in the league with their 12-points. The Montreal Canadians are the top team with 18-points, with 1-loss and 9-wins, all wins in regulation play.
Daniel Sedin leads the Canucks in scoring with 8-points; Alex Burrows and Brandon Sutter are next with 7-points each, closely followed by Brandon Prust with 5-points. Rookies Ben Hutton and Jared McCann, Jannik Hansen, and Henrik Sedin, Radim Vrbata, Alex Edler closely follow with 4-points each.
McCann tops Canucks in goals scored with 4-goals followed by Sutter and Vrbata with 3-goals each. Daniel Sedin leads Vancouver with 6-assists.
Martin Hanzal and rookie Max Domi lead the Coyotes in scoring with 10-points each. Mikkel Boedker and Anthony Duclair follow with 7-points each.
Duclair leads Arizona with 5-goals while Hanzal leads the Coyotes with 10-assists.
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