Vancouver Loses 3-2 In ShootOut To Dallas Stars

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    November 27, 2015

CLOSE DOESN’T CUT IT

The Vancouver Canucks (9-8-7) entered the game against the Dallas Stars (18-5-0) in 3rd place in the Pacific division and in a playoff position.

The Stars, top team in the Central division and the Western Conference, had not lost back to back games during the season.

The Canucks defeated Minnesota Wild in their last game on November 25, 3-2; Dallas lost in their last game on November 24 to the Ottawa Senators, 7-4.

The Stars power play second best behind the Boston Bruins; the Canucks penalty kill allowing 12 power play goals against in the  month of November (12 games). Vancouver’s power play ranked 7th in the NHL.

When the Canucks met Dallas on October 27, the game went into overtime with Vancouver losing 4-3.

Tonight’s game was that close, and as it was last visit to Texas, not in Vancouver’s favour, and the Canucks are tied with Arizona for 3rd place in the Pacific division with 25 points.

Jaime Benn notched his 17th goal of the season on the power play to open the scoring, assisted by Patrick Sharp (11) and Tyler Seguin (20), making it 1-0 Dallas at 15:27 in the first period. The opening period ended with Dallas up 1-0. Canucks outshot the Stars 15-8.

In the second period, the Canucks waited little time in answering the Stars first goal, as Daniel Sedin (11) off a pass from Janick Hansen (8) scored an even strength goal to tie the game 1-1.

Soon after entering the final half of the middle period, Dallas took a 2-1 lead on a great shot on a Stars power play that Ryan Miller should have had by Jason Spezza, assisted by Patrick Sharp (12) and John Klingberg (21) at 11:52.

The Canucks outshot the Stars 21-14 over two periods. Vancouver power play 0-3 while Dallas was much better at 2-3 after two.

Vancouver kept battling, and it paid off as Henrik Sedin (8) scored with 4:10 left in regulation play on the power play, assisted by Daniel Sedin (16)  and Radim Vrbata (6) to even the game at 2-2.

Nothing would be decided the rest of the way in regulation and the game went into overtime.

Overtime was frantic and both teams had their chances. Canucks with a shot on the Dallas net with Antti Niemi out of the net but he rushed back for the save. And Dallas with a two minute power play when Vancouver was called for too many men on the ice.

But alas nothing was resolved in the overtime and off to a shootout the two teams went with Dallas the victor and winning by a score of 3-2.

The shootout was the first for Dallas this season.

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CANUCKS JOTTINGS

  • The Canucks are 1-7-3 against the Stars in the last 11 games played, dating back to the 2012.13 season; 0-6-3 in their last 9 games.
  • Daniel Sedin has 16 points (7-9-16 in his last 9 games including two four point performances during that span – Nov. 10 at CBJ and
    Nov. 21 vs CHI. He also sits on a 7 game point streak, notching 12 points (6-6-12) during that span. He currently leads the team in
    points (27) and goals (11), is t-first in assists (16) and ranks fourth in League scoring
  • Canucks power play is 9 for 51 on the road; 18 for 88 overall.
  • Canucks penalty kill has allowed 17 ppga in 76 attempts.  11 ppga in 46 attempts on the road.
  • Canucks have allowed 14 power play goal against in their 13 games in November. 11 ppga in 9 road games.
  • Henrik Sedin’s points streak continues as he is 3-7=10 in his last 6 games after his goal tonight.
  • Daniel Sedin’s points streak continues as well as he is now 6-6=12 in his last 7 games after a goal and assist tonight.
  • Radim Vrbata is not to be left out as his points streak continues too, with 3-1=4 in his last 3 games, with an assist tonight.
  • Alex Edler’s points streak ends at 3 games. He was 0-4=4 entering tonight’s game.

Next game: Monday, November 30 against the Anaheim Ducks, game #3 of Canucks 4 game road trip.

GAME REVIEW

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 CANUCKS AT A GLANCE

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Vancouver Takes On Western Conference Leaders Dallas Stars

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    November 27, 2015

The Vancouver Canucks (9-8-6) fresh off watching the Carolina Panthers defeat the Dallas Cowboys on U.S. Thanksgiving Day, are back in action tonight against Western Conference leaders Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center.

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The game is the second for the Canucks on their 4-game road trip. Vancouver won 3-2 in Minnesota Wednesday. Radim Vrbata scored two goals, and Ryan Miller had 31 saves for the Canucks, which ended a four-game winless streak on the road and won for just the second time in its past 8-games on the road.

The Canucks are 3-6-2 in their past 11 games overall.

Brandon Sutter (abdominal) and Ben Hutton (lower body) are injured for Vancouver.

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The Stars had a five-game winning streak end with a 7-4 loss to Ottawa at American Airlines Center Tuesday. Tonight’s game wraps up a three-game homestand for Dallas.

Kari Lehtonen (upper body) is unavailable for Dallas. Travis Moen (upper body) and  Jason Demers (lower body) are day-to-day.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

  • Jake Virtanen leads the team and leads NHL rookies in hits with 53.
  • Daniel Sedin has 10 points (5-5-10) in his last 6 games. He has had two four point performances in the last six games – Nov. 10 at CBJ and Nov. 21 vs CHI. He currently leads the team in points (25) and goals (10).
  • The Canucks are now 6-4-3 away from Rogers Arena this season.
  • The Canucks stopped allowing at least 3 goals against at10 straight games tonight.
  • The Canucks one goal victory tonight was just their 3rd in 15 one goal games this season. Vancouver won 22 of 31 one-goal games last season.
  • The Stars are 8-3-0 at home. The Canucks are 6-4-3 on the road.
  • The Canucks rank eighth in goal scoring at 2.87 per game. The Stars rank second in goal scoring in the NHL at 3.54 per game.
  • The Canucks rank seventh on the power play at 21.0 percent. The Stars rank second on the power play at 26.9 percent.
  • Alex Edler, Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin all had points against Minnesota, to continue their points streaks going into Dallas.
  • Alex Edler: 0-4=4 in 3 games; Daniel Sedin: 5-5=10 in 6 games; Henrik Sedin: 2-7=9 in 5 games.
  • Radim Vrbata goes into tonight’s game with 3 goals in his last 2 games.
  • Daniel Sedin ranks fourth in NHL scoring with 25 points (10 goals, 15 assists).
  • The Canucks’ even strength scoring chance differential during the month of November in 12 games, War-On-Ice figures indicate, is 46.5 per cent. Only three NHL teams have been out-chanced by a wider margin this month: Ottawa, 44.9 per cent; Florida, 42.9 per cent; and the New York Rangers, 40.2 per cent.
  • Dallas Stars even strength scoring chance differential during the month of November is 53.4 per cent, 4rth best in the NHL.
  • In November, War-On-Ice figures indicate Vancouver has given up 245 even-strength scoring chances against. Only seven NHL teams have been out-chanced at even-strength by a wider margin this month: Winnipeg, 250; St. Louis, 254; Ottawa, 254; Philadelphia, 259; Boston, 260; Dallas, 262; Toronto, 292.
  • The Canucks have had six different players make their NHL debut this season (Grenier, Shinkaruk, Virtanen, McCann, Hutton, and Gaunce). According to Elias Sports Bureau, this is the most number players to make their NHL debut for the Canucks in a single season since six players did so during the 2007.08 season.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

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CANUCKS AT A GLANCE

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NHL MORNING SKATE – NOV. 27, 2015

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NHL MORNING SKATE – NOV. 27, 2015

Welcome to the “NHL Morning Skate,” a daily collection of the latest news and notes from around the League.

HOWE’S IN MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE

Mark and Marty Howe, sporting Flyers and Whalers respectively, represented the NHL in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.  The brothers were aboard the Discover Float, the “Frozen Fall Fun”. They both wore the number nine on the backs of their hockey jerseys to honor their father, “Mr Hockey”, Gordie Howe.

Crowds wave at the 2015 Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown float at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 6, 2015 in New York, NY. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/NHLI via Getty Images)

Crowds wave at the 2015 Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown float at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 6, 2015 in New York, NY. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/NHLI via Getty Images)

 

SNEAK PEEK AT FRIDAY’S ACTION

All Times Eastern
NY Rangers @ Boston, 1:00 p.m., NBC, SN
Nashville @ Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., SN, FS-TN, CSN-PH
Winnipeg @ Minnesota, 4:00 p.m., TSN3, FS-N, FS-WI
Chicago @ Anaheim, 5:00 p.m., NBCSN, WGN
Tampa Bay @ Washington, 5:00 p.m., SUN, CSN-DC
Carolina @ Buffalo, 7:00 p.m., FS-CR, MSG-B, BELL TV
Montreal @ New Jersey, 7:00 p.m., RDS, SNE, MSG+
Pittsburgh @ Columbus, 7:00 p.m., SNO, ROOT, FS-O
Edmonton @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m., TVAS, SNW, FS-D+
NY Islanders @ Florida, 7:30 p.m., MSG+2, FS-F
Vancouver @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m., NHLN-US, SNP, FS-SW
Calgary @ Arizona, 9:00 p.m., SNF, FS-A PLUS

DISCOVER NHL THANKSGIVING SHOWDOWN ON NBC

The Boston Bruins host the New York Rangers at the TD Garden in a matchup of Original Six teams. Boston has won four in a row, matching its longest winning streak of the season. New York has posted a 13-2-2 record in its last 17 games, including an 11-2-0 record in its last 13 games. Since Mar. 24, 2007, 22 of the 30 meetings between the Rangers and Bruins have been decided by one goal, and eight of those contests have been decided in either overtime or a shootout.

BLACKHAWKS FACE DUCKS IN WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL REMATCH

The Anaheim Ducks begin a six-game homestand against the Chicago Blackhawks at Honda Center. This is the ninth time the Ducks have hosted the Blackhawks on Black Friday, with the Ducks posting a 4-3-1 record in those eight previous contests. Patrick Kane is on a career-high 17 game point streak (10-18—28). He leads the league with 34 points and 21 assists; he is tied for second with 13 goals. Since returning from a four-game absence due to an appendectomy on Nov. 6, Ryan Getzlaf  (1-13—14) leads the NHL in assists and is tied for third in scoring.

LIGHTNING VISIT CAPITALS IN A BATTLE OF STREAKING TEAMS

Washington concludes its season-long, five-game homestand against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Both teams are riding three game winning streaks. The Capitals are 15-5-1 (31 points) this season, marking the team’s second best start (in terms of points and wins) in franchise history. Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos, who have combined to win the Maurice Richard Trophy seven times, have faced each other 31 times in regular-season play and the Capitals have posted a 22-7-2 record in those games. Ovechkin has scored a goal in 15 of those 31 games and is (19-25—44), while Stamkos has (13-12—25).

CANUCKS TAKE ON THE WESTERN CONFERENCE’S TOP TEAM IN DALLAS

The Stars 17-5-0 record is the team’s best mark through the first 22 games of a season in franchise history.  Jamie Benn is riding a six game point streak (6-5—11) as is Tyler Seguin (3-5—8). Meanwhile, the Sedin Twins are also hot, Daniel Sedin has a six game point streak on the line (5-5—10) and Henrik Sedin has (2-7—9) during a five game run. Dallas is riding an eight-game winning streak against the Canucks.

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Cape to declare water disaster

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Johannesburg – South Africa’s Western Cape province will ask the national government to classify the region’s water shortages as a disaster, enabling farmers to apply for financial assistance, it said.

“Our assessments of the provincial water situation found more than one region or district municipality in the province is experiencing very dry and water-stressed conditions,” Anton Bredell, the minister of local government, environmental affairs and development planning, said in an emailed statement.

“This led to the request to the provincial cabinet for a disaster classification.”

Part of the request will be for funding to be made available for relief in the province, whose Disaster Management Centre is updating its preparation plans in case the situation worsens, it said. Farmers who haven’t adopted conservation agriculture are reporting a possible 50 percent decline in yields, it said.

Agri Western Cape, a farmer lobby in the province, said it’s in the process of determining where the need for feed in the region is and where feed is available.

“Conditions in especially the West Coast District Municipality and the Central Karoo are extremely worrying and the rural economies that were affected by the drought will need a long period of time to recover,” it said in an emailed statement.

South Africa’s worst drought since 1992 is damaging crops and livestock, with the nation’s weather service predicting below-normal rain for the next four months.

The government has already declared disaster areas in several provinces of the country that’s the continent’s biggest corn and sugar grower.

The Western Cape produces the bulk of the country’s wheat and wine grapes.

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