The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Emerson Etem from the New York Rangers in exchange for Nicklas Jensen and a draft pick, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
Source: Canucks trade Nicklas Jensen, pick to Rangers for Emerson Etem – Sportsnet.ca
TSN’s Bob McKenzie reports that forward Emerson Etem has been traded to the Vancouver Canucks for defenceman Nick Jensen and a late round draft pick.
Source: Rangers trade Etem to Canucks for prospect, pick – Article – TSN
CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff January 6, 2016
The Vancouver Canucks (16-16-9) never-say-die attitude against the Arizona Coyotes (16-18-7) pays off, led by Bo Horvat’s offensive outburst, as the Canucks win 3-2, their third win in five games on their seven game home stand.
Bo Horvat, with two goals, including the winner on the power play with 1:06 remaining in regulation; and Sven Baertschi, with a goal on his return to the lineup, scored for Vancouver to improve the Canucks record to 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
For Horvat, after scoring his first goal in 28 games against Arizona on Monday night, he now has 3 goals in two straight games, two on the power play.
Horvat, had his first career multi-goal performance in 109 games played, and also led the Vancouver to its eighth consecutive victory over the Hurricanes at Rogers Arena dating to January 12, 2002 (0-6-2).
For Baertschi, he now has 4 goals and 2 assists along with 12 shots on net, in his last 6 games played.
Jacob Markstrom stopped 26 of 28 shots in his 6th straight start, for a Sv% of .929. He is now, 4-2-1 in his last 7 games, with a GAA of 2.12 and a Sv% of .929. In his last nine games, he is 4-4-1, with a GAA of 2.02 and Sv% of .932.
Vancouver was 1 for 5 on the power play, and 2 for 2 on the penalty kill. Canucks are now 2 for 27 in their last 11 games with the man advantage, and 21 for 24 in their last 9 home games on the penalty kill.
VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 6: Sven Baertschi #47 of the Vancouver Canucks watches the second goal of teammate Bo Horvat #53 get past Eddie Lack #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes during their NHL game at Rogers Arena January 6, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 3-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
The Canucks came out in the first period with Sven Baertschi and Brandon Prust returning from injuries; Alex Edler over the flu, and the return of Eddie Lack, in a different uniform no less, to motivate them in the opening period.
The period was scoreless but not uneventful.
Bo Horvat had at least four good scoring chances and was easily the best forward on the ice for Vancouver.
Eddie Lack had a couple of goal posts and some tremendous stops, especially on Bo Horvat, Alex Burrows and Daniel Sedin.
Even though Jacob Markstrom only had two shots, his calming influence when Carolina had some prolonged offensive pressure in the Canucks zone, gave the Canucks the ability to move the puck out of their end unscathed.
Carolina was out shot by Vancouver 8 to 2; with the Hurricanes not getting their first shot on goal until between the 10th and 11th minutes of play.
Vancouver was 0 for 1 on the power play. Carolina was 9 for 16 on face-offs. Canucks Linden Vey was 3 for 5 in the face-off circle. Bo Horvat led Canucks in shots with 3; Daniel Sedin had 2 shots. Derek Dorsett led Vancouver in hits with 2. Carolina had 5 giveaways in the opening period. Jordan Staal was 5 for 8 for Carolina on face-offs.
Carolina carried over their late power play opportunity in the first period into the middle frame but the Canucks killed it easily enough. Canucks power play is a killer at 20for 23, 86.96 percent in their last 9 home games.
Play in the second period was initially to Vancouver’s liking, with the Canucks continuing to look for that elusive first goal of the game but with the amount of offensive possession in the Hurricanes end, Carolina was out shooting Vancouver 3-2 nearing the seven minute mark of the period.
Canucks received a power play opportunity when Noah Hanifin was penalized for holding Sven Baertschi at 6:37.
Unfortunately for the Canucks, on the power play Linden Vey gave up the puck on a stick check by Jordan Staal, and Carolina quickly left their zone, eventually scoring the opening goal of the game shorthanded.
John-Michael Iles, his 2nd goal of the season, on a wrist shot, assisted by Jordan Staal (9) at 8:02 to give Carolina a 1-0 lead.
To add insult to injury, the Canucks were unable to capitalize on their power play opportunity, going 0 for 2 in the game, making it 1 goal on 24 opportunities in their last 11 games.
After the Hurricanes goal, and a dejected Canucks team, Carolina turned up their game a notch, pestering Markstrom and the Canucks with shots, eventually catching up to the Canucks for shots in the game and surpassing them.
Canucks were getting the odd scoring chance but Eddie Lack continued to stymie his former Vancouver teammates, holding the Canucks off the score sheet, as Carolina continued to build on their momentum.
Then with the second period nearing an end, Sven Baertschi, with a leading pass from Adam Cracknell, went in on Eddie Lack all alone, burying the puck behind a surprised Lack, to tie the game up at 1-1.
Sven Baertschi, his 6th goal of the season, on a wrist shot, assisted by Adam Cracknell (5) at 17:39.
The Canucks good fortune, sort of, continued late in the period, as Vancouver received their third power play of the game when Jordan Staal was sent to the penalty box for hooking Ben Hutton at 18:41.
Then with six seconds left in the middle frame, Carolina’s Elias Lindholm, received a delay of game penalty for putting the puck over the glass, giving the Canucks a 5-on-3 for the first 41 seconds of the 3rd period.
The Hurricanes out shot the Canucks 13 to 7 in the period with both teams having 15 shots each after two. Carolina was 11 for20 on face-offs. Daneil Sedin had 4 shots after two periods; Bo Horvat, 3 shots; Alex Edler and Ben Hutton, 2 shots each. Linden Vey was 6 for 10 on face-offs after two; Henrik Sedin, 4 for 9; Bo Horvat, 5 for 14.
The Canucks entered the final period of the game with a two-man advantage, but were disappointing with both power plays, as they were unable to take advantage of either opportunity, and became 0 for 4 in the game on the power play, making it 3 for 41 in their last 15 games with the man advantage; 1 for 26 in their last 11 games.
With the killing of both power plays, the Hurricanes continued to dominate the game, continuing to out shoot Vancouver, and out chance them, in the first six minutes of the final frame.
And then demonstrating that persistence pays off, Bo Horvat gave the Canucks its first lead in the game, 2-1, as he grabbed the puck in the neutral zone, came down the right side of the boards, swung into the middle, rushed in on net, moved wide to his left and buried the pick past a sprawling Eddie Lack, with a highlight-reel goal.
Bo Horvat, his 4rth of the season, and second goal in two games, assisted by Matt Bartkowski (8) and Alex Biega (3), at 7:15.
But the Hurricanes still had air in their sails, as Jordan Staal, would even up the game 2-2 just over four and a half minutes later, with his 8th goal of the season, at the twelve minute mark, on a wrist shot, assisted by Noah Hanifin (7).
Jannick Hansen would leave the game with just under five minutes left in the game unable to play through an injury suffered earlier in the game.
The Canucks received an excellent opportunity with 2:43 left in the game with their 5th power play on a delay of game penalty to Carolina. Canucks were having repeated difficulty to gain control of the Hurricanes blue line and set up.
But once again, the persistence of Bo Horvat and the Canucks pays off, as Horvat scored a power play goal, his second goal of the game, and third goal in two games.
Horvat, his 5th goal of the season, on a wrist shot, assisted by Sven Baertschi (7) and Linden Vey (2), giving Vancouver the go ahead goal, 3-2.
Carolina would pull goalie Eddie Lack but the Vancouver Canucks would hang on for the 3-2 victory on home ice; their third victory on their seven game home stand, with two games left.
With the win, Vancouver takes over 3rd place in the Pacific division with 41 points, a point behind Arizona in 2nd place. They are 11 points behind Los Angeles; are a point in front of Calgary. They are two points in front of Anaheim, three a head of San Jose and 4 points in front of Edmonton.
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CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff January 6, 2016
The Vancouver Canucks (15-16-9) play the 5th game on their 7-game home stand against the Carolina Hurricanes (16-17-7) tonight at Rogers Place.
In their last game, Vancouver’s comeback attempt against the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night fell short, as the Canucks lost 3-2 in the fourth game of four consecutive games at home against Pacific division opponents.
Bo Horvat and Daniel Sedin scored for Vancouver. For Horvat, it was his first goal in 28 games; for Sedin, it was his 17th goal of the season, to lead all Canucks.
Jacob Markstrom stopped 26 of 29 shots in his 5th straight start, for a Sv% of .897. He is now, 3-2-0 in his last five games, with a GAA of 2.14 and a Sv% of .929. In his last eight games, he is 3-4-1, with a GAA of 2.02 and Sv% of .932.
VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 4: Jacob Markstrom #25 of the Vancouver Canucks looks on as Laurent Dauphin #76 of the Arizona Coyotes skates in to the net during their NHL game at Rogers Arena January 4, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Arizona won 3-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
Vancouver sits in 5th place in the Pacific division of the Western Conference. They continue to be 13 points behind Los Angeles; are 3 points behind the Coyotes; a point behind Calgary. They are also a single point in front of San Jose; and two points ahead of Edmonton.
Canucks are 3-4-1 against the Metropolitan division this season.
Alex Edler, who had the flu; Brandon Prust (lower body injury), and Sven Baertschi (upper body injury) will be in the line-up tonight for Vancouver.
G Ryan Miller (groin), F Brandon Sutter (sports hernia surgery), D Luca Sbisa (hand), and D Dan Hamhuis (facial fracture) are on the injured reserve list.
Jake Virtanen will not be in the line-up, and is a healthy scratch.
Carolina (16-17-6) comes into the game having played the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night at Rexall Place, losing 1-0 in overtime in the second and last game of their two game Western Canada road swing.
Cam Ward made 26 saves for the Hurricanes, who have lost back-to-back games in overtime.
The Carolina Hurricanes have killed off 21 consecutive penalties, their longest penalty-kill streak of the season. Last season, Carolina killed 36 consecutive penalties in 14 games from December 21, 2014 to January 19, 2015.
Hurricanes penalty kill average is 2lrst in the NHL at 79.3 percent, while their power play average is tied for 25th with Vancouver at 16.5 percent.
Lack is 4-0-2 in his last 6 games, with a 2.30 GAA and .923 Sv%, including wins against the Chicago and Washington
Eddie Lack will start for the Hurricanes and returns to Vancouver for the first time since being traded on June 26.
“If there’s one game I’ve been looking at on the calendar, it’s the Vancouver game,” Lack told the News & Observer.
Carolina sits in 6th spot in the Metropolitan division of the Eastern Conference, with 39 points seven points behind the 3rd place New York Rangers and a playoff spot. The Hurricanes are 6 points behind New Jersey and 3 points back of Pittsburgh. They are two points in front of Philadelphia and 6 points ahead of Columbus.
Carolina is 5-3-1 against Pacific division teams this season.
Phil Di Giuseppe (concussion) is day-to-day. Nathan Gerbe (ankle) and James Wisniewski (torn ACL) are on the injured reserve list.
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CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff January 4, 2016CANUCKS FLIRTING WITH BEING WORST SCORING CANUCKS TEAM IN HISTORY
The Vancouver Canucks (15-15-9) play the final of four games against Pacific division opponents tonight as they host the Arizona Coyotes, on their 7-game home stand.
In their last game, Vancouver (15-15-9) grinded it out against the Anaheim Ducks on New Years Day, giving them a taste of their own game, in a 2-1 shootout victory at Rogers Place, in the third game of four straight against Pacific division opponents.
Chris Tanev, in his first game since December 22, scored the tying goal; and Alex Burrows got his first point in 17 games with an assist on the 1-1 goal.
VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 1: the puck sits in the net behind Frederik Andersen #31 of the Anaheim Ducks as Derek Dorsett #15 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates the goal of Christopher Tanev #8 during their NHL game at Rogers Arena January 1, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 2-1. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
Jacob Markstrom started his fourth straight game with Ryan Miller injured, stopping 27 of 28 shots for a .964 Sv%.
Markstrom is 3-1-0 in those four games, with a 1.93 GAA and .937 Sv%. In his last seven games, he is 3-3-1 with a 1.84 GAA and .938 Sv%.
Markstrom will start against the Coyotes, with Joe Cannata backing him up.
Canucks are averaging 2.436 goals per game. For an 82 game schedule the estimate is Vancouver will finish with 200 goals. The least number of goals ever scored by a Vancouver team in a full season of 82 games were 192 by the 1998-99 Canucks.
Vancouver played the Los Angeles Kings on December 28, losing 5-0 at Roger’s Place. Radim Vrbata notched a team-high seven shots; Andrey Pedan registered three hits and participated in his first NHL fight; and Jacob Markstrom had 33 saves in his third straight start.
Vancouver will be without goalie Ryan Miller (lower body), who is expected to skate later this week; Sven Baertschi (neck) and Brandon Sutter (sports hernia surgery), along with Dam Hamhuis (facial surgery) and Luca Sbisa (hand), according to canucks.nhl.com.
Brandon Prust will not play against Arizona due to a leg injury during the win against Anaheim . Rookie Jared McCann will replace him in tonight’s game.
The Canucks recalled right wing Alexandre Grenier from the AHL Utica Comets today. Grenier, 24, has appeared in 33 games with Utica this season, ranking second on the team in scoring with 19 points (6-13-19) along with 26 penalty minutes. He also made his NHL debut on November 18, 2015 at Winnipeg, according to the Canucks website.
At home in their last 7 games, the Canucks are 4-3-0 with 12 GF and 18 GA; averaging 23.6 shots for and 31.7 shots against.
On their home stand, the Canucks are 2-1-0 with 3 GF and 7 GA; averaging 25.3 shots for and 33.0 shots against. Their power play is 0 for 9, while their penalty kill is 6 for 8 at 75 percent.
Vancouver sits in 4rth place in the Pacific division with 39 points, tied for 3rd place with Anaheim, 13 points behind the Kings in 1rst place. Canucks are a point behind Arizona, and a point a head of San Jose and Calgary; 4 points in front of Edmonton.
Arizona (18-16-4) comes into the game having played the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday at Rexall Place, losing 4-3 in a shootout in the first game of their 3 game Western Canada road swing. The Coyotes went into the game riding a 19-game point streak versus the Oilers and made it 20.
Steve Downie, Brad Richardson and Anthony Duclair scored for Arizona (18-16-4) and Domingue made 38 saves. Arizona is 16-0-4 against the Oilers in their past 20 games. The last time Edmonton beat Arizona in regulation was a 4-3 win on Jan. 25, 2011.
Arizona defeated Winnipeg 4-2 at Gila River Arena on December 31rst. Shane Doan scored 2 goals or more for the 3rd time in his last 4 home game; Mikkel Boedker and Michael Stone extended their point streaks to 4 games each; Tobias Rieder led ARI with 5 shots; Michael Stone led ARI with 5 hits and 3 blocked shots. Goalie Louis Dominuge had 35 saves in the Coyotes win.
Louis Domingue is expected to start in goal vs. Vancouver. Domingue is 3-0-2 in his past five starts and stopped 160 of 175 shots in those games.
The Coyotes have earned a point in 8 of their last 10 games (5-2-3), 32 GF and 32 GA. In those games, their power play is 9 for 42, 21.4 percent; penalty kill, 23 for 33, 69.7 percent. Face-off winning percentage is 53.4 percent.
Arizona is 1-5-1 in their last 7 road games, with 15 GF and 28 GA; power play, 2 for 20, 10 percent; penalty kill, 18 for 22, 81.8 percent. Face-off winning percentage, 48.2 percent.
The Coyotes currently own a 7-1-2 record vs. Pacific Division teams this season. Only the New York Islanders have fewer regulation losses (0) against teams inside their own division. Arizona has outscored Pacific division opponents 34-21 through 10 games and have earned a point in 7 straight games against division teams.
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