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Vancouver Looks To Take A Bite Out Of Sharks In Key Division Match-Up

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    FEBRUARY 28, 2016

The Vancouver Canucks (24-24-12) host the San Jose Sharks (32-22-6) this afternoon at Rogers Place, in a key divisional game, with the Canucks looking to make it three consecutive wins in game three of their five game home stand.

The game is the first of 5 games the two teams will play in the next month (including three times in the next seven days), as both teams attempt to lock down playoff spots, with the Sharks chances brighter at this point of the season, than Vancouver.

Both teams have played 60 games, with the Sharks 10 points better than Vancouver with 22 games remaining, so the five games they will play against each other over the next month will figure prominently in whether one or both teams will make the playoffs.

The Canucks are 5-6-2 in their last 13 at home; and 4-5-1 overall in their last 10 games.

The Sharks are  6-4-2 in their last 12 games, including three straight wins  in that span between February 13 and February 18.

San Jose enters the game coming off a 3-1 loss to Buffalo at home, and have lost 3 of their last 4 games (1-2-1).

Sharks are 3-1-1 in their last 5 road games, with a 15.4 PP% and a 60.0 PK%; with a 27.8 Shots For% and a 31.2 Shots Against%.

The Canucks are 8-8-2 in their last 18 games overall.

Since January 6, Vancouver boasts the 3rd-highest penalty kill percentage overall in the NHL at 89.1 percent (49 for 55), with a record of 9-8-3.

Since January 8, at Rogers Place, the Canucks own the NHL’s 3rd-highest home power play percentage at 28.6 percent (8 for 28).

CANUCKS PREVIOUS GAME

The Ottawa Senators arrived in Vancouver riding a four game winning streak, and left the Pacific Coast with saddle soars, as the Canucks were not gracious hosts, winning their second straight 5-3, to inch closer to the Colorado Avalanche and the last NHL Western conference wild card spot.

Emerson Etem with two goals; Matt Bartkowski with two goals and an assist; Jake Virtanen with a goal and an assist; Linden Vey with two assists; helpers from Derek Dorsett, Dan Hamhuis, Bo Horvat, Jared McCann and newcomer Markus Granland, led the Canucks to the win.

Ryan Miller stopped 27 of 30 shots for a .900 Sv% for his 14th win of the season, and second consecutive victory.

Both Daniel Sedin and Jannick Hansen both had their point streaks come to an end.  Sedin was 1-7=8 pts in his previous 5 consecutive games; while Hansen was 3-1=4 in his previous 3 consecutive games.

Ryan Miller has registered a .931 save percentage over his last 8 games and is 3-4-1 with a 2.13 GAA.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

  • Canucks have the second fewest wins (24) in the Western Conference, and are  8 points behind Colorado for the last  Western conference wild card playoff spot, with 3 games in-hand on the Avalanche.
  • Canuck Point Leaders In 2016:
    • Bo Horvat: 8-9=17 in 22 games played
    • Daniel Sedin: 6-9=15 in 22 games played
    • Henrik Sedin: 1-12=13 in 18 games played
    • Linden Vey: 2-9=11 in 20 games played
    • Chris Tanev: 3-7=10 in 21 games played
    • Sven Baertschi: 7-3=10 in 20 games played
    • Jannick Hansen: 7-3=10 in 18 games played
  • Power play is 5 for 18 in last 6 games for 27.8 percent, 5th best in the NHL since February 12.
  • Penalty kill is 16 for 18 in last 6 games for 88.9 percent, 7th best in the NHL since February 12.
  • Penalty kill: 30 for 34 for 88.2 percent in last 11 games, 4th best in the NHL since January 25.
  • Canucks are averaging 2.38 goals per game. For an 82 game schedule the estimate is Vancouver will finish with 195 goals. The least number of goals ever scored by a Vancouver team in a full season of 82 games are 192 by the 1998-99 Canucks. 
    • Vancouver need to average 2.27 goals per game over their last 22 games for a minimum 193 goals, to avoid 2015-16 being the season for the least number of goals ever scored by a Vancouver team.
  • Vancouver has held their opponents under two or fewer goals 24 times this season (19-2-3 record overall).
  • The Canucks penalty kill ranks 14th in the NHL at 81.6%.
  • Vancouver power play is 5 for 15 in the last 5 games for 33.3 percent, 3rd best in the NHL since February 14.
  • Canucks were out shot in seven consecutive games, from February 9th to 21rst, and are 17-13-6 this season when being out-shot.
  • Daniel Sedin needs one more goal to become the 60th player in NHL history to reach 350 career goals (will become 5th Swede to do so).
  • On the injury front,  Radim Vrbata (lower body) is day-to-day.  Brandon Sutter (fractured jaw) and Alexander Edler (fibula fracture) are on the injured reserve list.
  • Vancouver in 2016 so far:
    • 10-9-3 in 22 games for 23 points:  21rst in the NHL
    • 52 goals for:  3rd worst in the NHL
    • 61 goals against: 16th best in the NHL
    • Power play is 11 for 54 @ 20.4 percent:  12th best in the NHL
    • Penalty kill is 51 for 59 @ 86.4 percent:  6th best in the NHL
    • Shots for:  608–2nd worst in the NHL: 27.6 average per game
    • Shots against:  732– 21rst in the NHL: 33.3 average per game
    • FOW%: 45.4 percent– worst in the NHL

PACIFIC DIVISION STANDINGS

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VANCOUVER CANUCKS ADVANCED STATISTICS

FEBRUARY 1, 2016  TO  FEBRUARY 27, 2016

EVEN STRENGTH 5V5

ALL TEAM STRENGTHS

FEBRUARY 2016 RESULTS

WESTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD STANDINGS

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CANUCKS PLAYER STATS

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SENATORS PLAYER STATS

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STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE NHL AND VANCOUVER CANUCKS

 

Canucks Youth Movement Dominate Senators In 5-3 Win

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    FEBRUARY 25, 2016

CANUCKS EXTEND WIN STREAK TO TWO GAMES

ETEM, BARTKOWSKI SCORE TWO GOALS EACH

GRANLUND GETS FIRST POINT AS CANUCK

The Ottawa Senators arrived in Vancouver riding a four game winning streak, and left the Pacific Coast with saddle soars, as the Canucks were not gracious hosts, winning their second straight 5-3, to inch closer to the Colorado Avalanche and the last NHL Western conference wild card spot.

VANCOUVER, BC - FEBRUARY 25: Bo Horvat #53 and Sven Baertschi #47 congratulate Matt Bartkowski #44 of the Vancouver Canucks of the Vancouver Canucks who scored two goals against the Ottawa Senators during their NHL game at Rogers Arena February 25, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 5-3. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, BC – FEBRUARY 25: Bo Horvat #53 and Sven Baertschi #47 congratulate Matt Bartkowski #44 of the Vancouver Canucks of the Vancouver Canucks who scored two goals against the Ottawa Senators during their NHL game at Rogers Arena February 25, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 5-3. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

Emerson Etem with two goals; Matt Bartkowski with two goals and an assist; Jake Virtanen with a goal and an assist; Linden Vey with two assists; helpers from Derek Dorsett, Dan Hamhuis, Bo Horvat, Jared McCann and newcomer Markus Granland, led the Canucks to the win.

Ryan Miller stopped 27 of 30 shots for a .900 Sv% for his 14th win of the season, and second consecutive victory.

Ryan Miller has registered a .931 save percentage over his last 8 games and is 3-4-1 with a 2.13 GAA.

The Canucks moved within 8 points of Colorado for the final Western conference playoff wild card position with the win and have three games in-hand on the Avalanche.

VANCOUVER, BC - FEBRUARY 25: Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks peers through a crowd for the puck during their NHL game against the Ottawa Senators at Rogers Arena February 25, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, BC – FEBRUARY 25: Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks peers through a crowd for the puck during their NHL game against the Ottawa Senators at Rogers Arena February 25, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

Both Daniel Sedin and Jannick Hansen both had their point streaks come to an end.  Sedin was 1-7=8 pts in his previous 5 consecutive games; while Hansen was 3-1=4 in his previous 3 consecutive games.

GAME REVIEW

The Canucks entered the game hoping to build on their victory over the Colorado Avalanche and they struck first with the opening goal against Ottawa.

Emerson Etem, with his 2nd goal of the season, on a backhand shot, buried it behind Senator’s goalie Craig Anderson at 4:38; assisted by Linden Vey (8) and Matt Bartkowski (10).

Ottawa responded with a goal of their own, after a review, less than five minutes later. Mike Hoffman, his 25th goal of the season, assisted by Dion Phaneuf (25) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (14) at 9:25, to even the score at 1-1.

With 3:36 left in the period, Vancouver was out shooting the Senators 8-7, but were terrible on face-offs, winning only 3 of 11 draws. Canucks were laying the body down though, out hitting Ottawa 7-3.

With under a minute left in the opening period, the Canucks went on the power play, as Erik Karlsson at 19:11 was penalized for slashing on Henrik Sedin.

The period would end 1-1.

After one period:

  • Team Shots On Net: Senators-9; Canucks-8;  Team Hits: Senators-6; Canucks-9
  • Team Face-offs: Senators -9/17; Canucks-8/17; Team Blocked Shots: Canucks-3; Senators-1
  • Team Takeaways: Senators-3; Canucks-2;  Team Giveaways: Senators-3; Canucks-1
  • Power Play: Senators: 0/1;   Penalty Kill: Canucks: 1/1
  • Canucks Individual Shots:D.Dorsett & L.Vey: 2 each;  Canucks Individual Hits: 1 hit by 9 Canucks
  • Canucks Individual Face-offs: H.Sedin: 5/7; B.Horvat: 2/4; L.Vey: 1/2
  • Teams Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—Senators-14; Canucks-10
    • All Strengths—Senators-16; Canucks-11
  • Canucks Individual Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—J.Virtanen +2; 6 players with +1
    • All Strengths—J.Virtanen +2; 5 players with +1

Vancouver started the middle period with the power play for the first 1:12 but the Senators continued where they left off in the opening period as they had a couple of shorthanded scoring opportunities and took the play to the Canucks. The Canucks were scoreless on their man advantage.

Less than three minutes into the second period, the Canucks were being out shot 6-1 and were shorthanded as Derek Dorsett went to the sin bin for tripping Curtis Lazar at 2:38. Canucks would kill the penalty.

Alex Burrows of the Canucks and Zack Smith of Ottawa, would get penalties for roughing at 11:48, with Smith picking up an extra two minutes, putting Vancouver on their second power play of the game.

However, it would be the Senators who would score shorthanded, as Mark Stone would finally score on a shorthanded opportunity, at 13:02, assisted by Dion Phaneuf (26) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (15), to make it 2-1 Ottawa.

Vancouver would get that goal back, less than a minute and a half later, as Matt Bartkowski would even up the score at 2-2, with his 4rth goal of the season, on a slapshot, at 14:25,; assisted by Markus Granlund (4) and Derek Dorsett (8).

Ottawa would retake the lead at 3-2 when Bobby Ryan would score his 21rst goal of the season at 17:25; assisted by Marc Methot (6).

The period would end with the Senators up 3-2.

After two periods:

  • Team Shots On Net: Senators-21; Canucks-21;  Team Hits: Senators-12; Canucks-17
  • Team Face-offs: Senators -16/31; Canucks-15/31;  Team Blocked Shots: Canucks-6; Senators-5
  • Team Takeaways: Senators-6; Canucks-4;  Team Giveaways: Senators-5; Canucks-6
  • Power Play: Senators: 0/2; Canucks: 0/2    Penalty Kill: Canucks: 2/2; Senators: 2/2
  • Canucks Individual Shots: D.Sedin-4; B.Horvat-3; Canucks Individual Hits: J.Virtanen-5; A.Biega-3
  • Canucks Individual Face-offs: H.Sedin-6/11; B.Horvat-5/8; L.Vey-3/4
  • Teams Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—Senators-25; Canucks-27
    • All Strengths—Senators-32; Canucks-30
  • Canucks Individual Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—M.Bartkowski +9; S.Baertschi +5; B.Horvat +4
    • All Strengths—M.Bartkowski +9; S.Baertschi +5; D.Sedin +3

Vancouver came into the final period of the game looking for a winning effort, and Matt Bartkowski tried his best on a disputed goal, scoring at 4:01, that the Senators claimed was offside, that tied the game at 3-3. The referees took a long time to make a decision and finally ruled that it was a good goal.

Bartkowski, his second goal of the game, his 5th goal of the season, on a slapshot, assisted by Jake Virtanen (4) and Dan Hamhuis (6).

At the six minute mark of the period, Canucks were out shooting Ottawa 7-2 and were 18 for 35 on face-offs for the game.

Vancouver would get their third power play of the game at with a chance to score with the man advantage and take the lead in the game. Zack Smith at 9:09 was sent off for high sticking Jared McCann.

The Canucks would not disappoint and finally score with the man advantage, as Jake Virtanen, his 5th goal of the season, with 10 seconds left in the power play, to make it 4-3 Vancouver. Assists would go to Bo Horvat (17) and Jared McCann (7) at 10:59.

Daniel Sedin would get an interference penalty, giving the Senators an opportunity to square the game up at four goals apiece, at 12:30, but the Canucks would kill the penalty.

With 2:34 left in the game, Ottawa pulled their goalie for a sixth attacker, to get the tying goal. Vancouver got a face-off with 1:51 left to pause the Senator’s attack.

Anderson came back in net for Ottawa and would stop a Canucks clearing out of their end, after the face-off. Soon after the Senators had their sixth attacker back on the ice, and with less than half a minute left, Emerson Etem would score an empty netter to seal the victory for the Canucks, making the score 5-3 Vancouver. His second goal of the game.

Etem, his 3rd goal of the season, assisted by Linden Vey (9) at 19:31.

After three periods:

  • Team Shots On Net: Senators-30; Canucks-36;   Team Hits: Senators-15; Canucks-23
  • Team Face-offs: Senators-27/49; Canucks-22/49; Team Blocked Shots: Canucks-12; Senators-8
  • Team Takeaways: Senators-8; Canucks-6;   Team Giveaways: Senators-8; Canucks-7
  • Power Play: Senators: 0/3; Canucks: 1/3    Penalty Kill: Canucks: 3/3; Senators: 2/3
  • Canucks Individual Shots: E.Etem & D.Sedin: 4 each;   Canucks Individual Hits: J.Virtanen-6; A.Biega & B.Horvat-3 each
  • Canucks Individual Face-offs: L.Vey-6/9; H.Sedin-7/15; B.Horvat-7/12; M.Granlund-0/6; J.McCann-2/7
  • Teams Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—Senators-43; Canucks-44
    • All Strengths—Senators-50; Canucks-49
  • Canucks Individual Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—S.Baertschi, J.McCann, H.Sedin, M.Bartkowski: +6 each; D.Sedin +5
    • All Strengths—J.McCann, S.Baertschi, M.Bartkowski: +7 each; H.Sedin & D.Sedin +6 each

Ottawa Senators @ Vancouver Canucks

2016-02-25
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Canucks Take On Ottawa Tonight

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    FEBRUARY 25, 2016

CANUCKS GO FOR SECOND STRAIGHT HOME WIN

GRANLUND TO PLAY AGAINST SENATORS


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The Vancouver Canucks (23-24-12) entertain the Ottawa Senators (29-26-6) tonight in the second game of a five game home stand.

Canucks look for second straight home win. Vancouver is 10-13-5 at home this season, while Ottawa sports a road record of 12-16-2.

Ottawa, with former Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf, visits Vancouver in their second game of a three game Western road swing, after a 4-1 road win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. It was Ottawa’s fourth victory in a row to match a season-high win streak from late November.

Twenty-two year-old centre Markus Granlund, is expected to make his Canucks’ debut tonight on a line with Linden Vey and Emerson Etem, after being picked up in a trade with Calgary for Hunter Shinkaruk.

“Going in, we want to see where he’s at. It’s a new situation and new linemates and we’re excited to see him play” – Desjardins on Granlund

Source: Vancouver Canucks Twitter

CANUCKS PREVIOUS GAME

Vancouver found a way to win against the Colorado Avalanche, winning 5-1 in the first of five straight home games, ending a four game losing streak all by the score of 5-2. The Canucks had gone 30 games since they last scored five goals, that coming in a 5-2 victory against Buffalo on December 7.

Jannick Hansen had two goals; Henrik Sedin, four assists; Daniel Sedin, three helpers; Adam Cracknell, Radim Vrbata and Chris Tanev, had a goal each; while Ben Hutton, Derek Dorsett and Emerson Etem, had an assist each. Bo Horvat led the Canucks in shots with 5; Chris Tanev had 4 blocked shots; and Horvat was 14 for 21 on face-offs.

Both Daniel Sedin and Jannick Hansen extended their point streaks to 5 and 3 games respectively. Sedin is 1-7=8 pts in his last 5 games; while Hansen is 3-1=4 in his last 3 games.

Ryan Miller stopped 37 of 38 shots for a .974 Sv%, for his 13th win of the season.

VANCOUVER, BC - FEBRUARY 21: Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks makes a glove save against the Colorado Avalanche during their NHL game at Rogers Arena February 21, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 5-1. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, BC – FEBRUARY 21: Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks makes a glove save against the Colorado Avalanche during their NHL game at Rogers Arena February 21, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 5-1. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

  • Canucks have the second fewest wins (23) in the Pacific division, and are  10 points behind Colorado for a Western conference wild card playoff spot, with 4 games in-hand on the Avalanche.
  • Canuck Point Leaders In 2016:
    • Bo Horvat: 8-8=16 in 21 games played
    • Daniel Sedin: 6-9=15 in 21 games played
    • Henrik Sedin: 1-12=13 in 17 games played
    • Chris Tanev: 3-7=10 in 21 games played
    • Sven Baertschi: 7-3=10 in 19 games played
    • Jannick Hansen: 7-3=10 in 17 games played
    • Linden Vey: 2-7=9 in 19 games played
  • Power play is 4 for 15 in last 5 games for 26.7 percent, 6th best in the NHL since February 12.
  • Penalty kill: 27 for 31 for 89.7 percent in last 10 games.
  • Canucks are averaging 2.41 goals per game. For an 82 game schedule the estimate is Vancouver will finish with 198 goals. The least number of goals ever scored by a Vancouver team in a full season of 82 games are 192 by the 1998-99 Canucks. 
    • Vancouver need to average 2.3 goals per game over their last 23 games for a minimum 193 goals, to avoid 2015-16 being the season for the least number of goals ever scored by a Vancouver team.
  • Ryan Miller has registered a .935 save percentage over his last 7 games and is 2-4-1 with a 2.00 GAA.
  • Vancouver has held their opponents under two or fewer goals 24 times this season (19-2-3 record overall).
  • The Canucks penalty kill ranks 15th in the NHL at 81.3%.
  • Vancouver power play is 4 for 12 in the last 4 games for 33.3 percent.
  • Canucks have been out shot in seven straight games and are 17-13-6 this season when being out-shot.
  • Daniel Sedin needs one more goal to become the 60th player in NHL history to reach 350 career goals (will become 5th Swede to do so).
  • On the injury front,  Radim Vrbata (lower body) is day-to-day.  Brandon Sutter (fractured jaw) and Alexander Edler (fibula fracture) are on the injured reserve list.
  • The Canucks are 12-11-7 against Eastern conference opponents, while Ottawa is 12-7-1 against the Western conference.

PACIFIC DIVISION STANDINGS

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VANCOUVER CANUCKS ADVANCED STATISTICS

FEBRUARY 1, 2016  TO  FEBRUARY 24, 2016

EVEN STRENGTH 5V5

ALL TEAM STRENGTHS

FEBRUARY 2016 RESULTS

WESTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD STANDINGS

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CANUCKS PLAYER STATS

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SENATORS PLAYER STATS

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STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE NHL AND VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Vancouver Looks To Move Into 4rth Place In Pacific Division With Win Over Arizona

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The Vancouver Canucks (21-20-12) take on the Arizona Coyotes (24-22-6) tonight at Gila River Arena.

Both Pacific division opponents are tied for 4rth in the division, 5 points behind Anaheim.

Vancouver is looking to move all alone into 4rth place in the Pacific division with a win over the Coyotes, to keep pace with Anaheim, who occupy 3rd and the final playoff position in the division with 59 points.

VANCOUVER, BC - JANUARY 4: Bo Horvat #53 of the Vancouver Canucks scores on Louis Domingue #35 of the Arizona Coyotes during their NHL game at Rogers Arena January 4, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 4: Bo Horvat #53 of the Vancouver Canucks scores on Louis Domingue #35 of the Arizona Coyotes during their NHL game at Rogers Arena January 4, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canucks come into the game fresh off a 3-1 victory over Colorado last night, ending a four game losing streak in the process and looking at making it two wins in consecutive nights on the short two-game road trip.

Vancouver is 12-10-7 on the road, and 4-4-2 in their last 10 games over-all.

In their last 10 games, the Canucks have averaged 2.1 goals per game, while giving up an average of 2.5 goals per game. In those same games, their power play is 2 for 16: 12.5 percent; penalty kill, 23 for 26: 88.5 percent.

Arizona is 13-10-4 at home, and 2-6-2 in their last 10 game over-all.

In their last 10 games, the Coyotes have averaged 1.8 goals per game, while surrendering an average of 3.4 goal per game. In those games, their power play is 5 for 40: 12.5 percent; penalty kill, 26 for 36: 72.2 percent.

PACIFIC DIVISION STANDINGS

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CANUCKS PREVIOUS GAME

Bo Horvat with a goal and an assist (8-7=15 in last 15 games); Ben Hutton with two assists (1-5=6 in last 15 games); Matt Bartkowski (1-2=3 in last 15 games) and Sven Baertschi (5-3=8 in last 13 games) with a goal each; Alex Burrows (2-3=5 in last 15 games) with a helper; Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 of 28 shots for a .964 Sv%., to lead the Canucks to the 3-1 win.

Jacob Markstrom improved his record to 6-1-1 in his last 8 game starts, with a 2.00 GAA and .935 Sv%., with the victory.

Vancouver lost defenseman Alex Edler and center Brandon Sutter in the second period of the Colorado game, and it is not known at this time what their status is for the game tonight.

Ryan Miller is expected to start against the Coyotes. Miller hasn’t won in his last five games, but the Canucks have totaled 3 goals in his last 3 games.

Miller is 8-1-0 with a 1.65 goals-against average all-time against the Coyotes, including 5-0-0 with 1.39 GAA in Arizona.

Louis Domingue is expected to be in goal for the Coyotes. Domingue has given up 15 goals in his last three starts (0-2-1) for a 6.10 GAA and .833 Sv%.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

  • Daniel Sedin has been limited to an assist in his last 5 games; Henrik Sedin is without a point in his last 5 games; and Jannik Hansen is pointless in 4 straight games.
  • Only Toronto has fewer wins (19) than Vancouver (20) in the NHL.
  • Canucks are tied with Edmonton for the fewest wins (21) in the Pacific division, and are just 3 points ahead of Calgary and 7 points in front of Edmonton. Calgary has 1 game in hand on Vancouver; Canucks have 2 games in hand on the Oilers.
  • Canuck Point Leaders In 2016:
    • Bo Horvat: 8-7=13 in 15 games played
    • Daniel Sedin: 5-2=7 in 14 games played
    • Chris Tanev: 1-6=7 in 14 games played
    • Linden Vey: 2-6=8 in 15 games played
    • Sven Baertschi: 5-3=8 in 13 games played
    • Ben Hutton: 1-5=6 in 15 games played
  • Power play is 1 for 13 in last 9 games.
  • Penalty kill: 30 for 33 for 91 percent in last 13 games.
  • Canucks are averaging 2.32 goals per game. For an 82 game schedule the estimate is Vancouver will finish with 190 goals. The least number of goals ever scored by a Vancouver team in a full season of 82 games are 192 by the 1998-99 Canucks. 
    • Vancouver needs to average 2.41 goals per game over their last 30 games for a minimum 193 goals, to avoid 2015-16 being the season for the least number of goals ever scored by a Vancouver team.

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES

  • Arizona has not played since February 5, when they lost 5-2 against the Anaheim Ducks, and have lost their last four games, giving up 21 goals in that span.
  • The Coyotes have taken 27 penalties on the current losing streak and gone 17 of 22 on the penalty kill, and they’ve also allowed an average of 37.6 shots per game in the last five.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS ADVANCED STATISTICS

FEBRUARY 1, 2016  TO  FEBRUARY 5, 2016

EVEN STRENGTH 5V5

ALL TEAM STRENGTHS

CANUCKS PLAYER STATS

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COYOTES PLAYER STATS

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STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE NHL AND VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Vancouver Survives Avalanche For 3-1 Win In First Of Two On Road Trip

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CANUCKS END FOUR GAME LOSING STREAK,

HAND AVALANCHE FOURTH STRAIGHT LOSS

The Vancouver Canucks (21-20-12) hit the road to play the Colorado Avalanche (27-25-4) tonight.

Simply put, the Canucks entered the game looking to end a 4-game losing streak with a victory against the Avalanche handing Colorado their 4rth straight loss.

Anything less would be unacceptable, and further indication that golf would be waiting for Vancouver in the Spring.

Vancouver could not find a way to win against division rival Calgary Flames, but they did against Colorado, ending their four game losing streak with a 3-1 win.

Bo Horvat with a goal and an assist (8-7=15 in last 15 games); Ben Hutton with two assists (1-5=6 in last 15 games); Matt Bartkowski (1-2=3 in last 15 games) and Sven Baertschi (5-3=8 in last 11 games) with a goal each; Alex Burrows (2-3=5 in last 15 games) with a helper; Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 of 28 shots for a .964 Sv%. to lead the Canucks, who lost defenseman Alex Edler and center Brandon Sutter for the game in the second period.

Jacob Markstrom is now 6-1-1 in his last 8 game starts, with a 2.00 GAA and .935 Sv%.

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 09: Goalie Jacob Markstrom #25 of the Vancouver Canucks defends the goal as Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Bartkowski #44 of the Vancouver Canucks look to control the puck at Pepsi Center on February 9, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 09: Goalie Jacob Markstrom #25 of the Vancouver Canucks defends the goal as Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Bartkowski #44 of the Vancouver Canucks look to control the puck at Pepsi Center on February 9, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Vancouver is 6-4-3 in their last 13 games; 4-2-1 in their last 7 road games.

Arizona is up next for Vancouver, tomorrow night.

GAME REVIEW

Canucks did not have a good start to the opening period as the Avalanche were able to put a little pressure on the Canucks in their end, and make trouble around the Vancouver net.

Canucks would get the first 3 shots on net, trying to jump on the rebounds given up. Colorado got their first shot on net at 4:18.

After getting their first shot on net, the Avalanche turned up the heat, trapping the Canucks in their end, and putting shots on Markstrom who was forced to make a couple of impressive saves to keep the game scoreless.

With 11:32 remaining, Colorado was 6 for 8 on face-off wins, with the Canucks having an 4-3 edge on shots.

Last half of the opening period was being dominated by Colorado early and well into it, as they kept Vancouver in their end for a lot of time while working their magic but with Markstrom’s help, Vancouver kept frustrating the Avalanche, eventually getting some scoring chances of their own.

The Avalanche would get the first power play of the game, when Sven Baertschi would be sent off for elbowing Andrew Bodnarchuk at 16:24.

With the Avalanche with a few scoring opportunities, and pressing for more, they would get a two-man advantage when Bo Horvat would be penalized for high sticking Nathan MacKinnon at 17:47.

With one penalty killed off, and the other almost done, Luca Sbisa would receive two minutes for holding the stick of Gabriel Landeskog at 19:20, giving the Avalanche another 5-on-3 advantage, this time for 20 seconds.

The Canucks would end the period shorthanded, with the score 0-0.

After one period:

  • Team Shots On Net: Colorado-10; Canucks-8; Team Hits: Colorado-6; Canucks-3
  • Team Face-offs: Colorado -12/17; Canucks-5/17; Team Blocked Shots: Canucks-8; Colorado-4
  • Team Takeaways: Colorado-2 ; Canucks-4 ; Team Giveaways: Colorado-4 ; Canucks-2
  • Power Play: Colorado: 0/3; Penalty Kill: Canucks: 3/3
  • Canucks Individual Shots:; E.Etem-2 shots; Canucks Individual Hits: l.Sbisa-2hits
  • Canucks Individual Face-offs: H.Sedin: 2/6; B.Sutter: 2/7; B.Horvat: 1/4
  • Teams Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—Colorado-14; Canucks-14
    • All Strengths—Colorado-21; Canucks-15
  • Canucks Individual Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—D.Hamhuis +4; A.Burrows & L.Sbisa +3 each
    • All Strengths—A.Burrows & L.Vey +4 each; H.Sedin +2

In the middle period, the Avalanche would score early but not on the power play they came into the period with.

Francois Beauchemin, his 7th of the season, at 2:26, on a wrist shot, assisted by Jarome Iginla (15) and Alex Tanguay (17), to make it 1-0 Colorado.

The opening game goal was the second game in a row that Vancouver surrendered the opening goal.

The Canucks would get their first power play of the game when Nick Holden would be called for holding at 7:39 off a rush by Derek Dorsett who would go in on the Avalanche goalie trying to even up the score.

Just four seconds after the power play, Matt Bartkowski would get Vancouver’s tying goal, his 3rd goal of the season, to make it 1-1, at 9:43, on a snap shot, assisted by Alex Burrows (9) and Ben Hutton (13).

Sven Baertschi would be in the sin bin for the second time in the game at 10:32 for high sticking Tyson Barrie; Colorado’s fourth power play of the game. Canucks would kill their fourth penalty of the game but Brandon Sutter would be lost after getting hit in the face with a puck.

Canucks would get some good scoring chances to go up by a goal, to by stymied by the Avalanche goalie.

But persistence would pay off, as Vancouver would finally score. There would be some discussion by the referees, and the Avalanche would put a challenge in,claiming interference, but it was ruled a good goal.

Sven Baertschi, his 10th of the season, assisted by Ben Hutton (14) and Bo Horvat (15) at 16:22, to make it 2-1 Canucks.

After two periods:

  • Team Shots On Net: Colorado-19; Canucks-21; Team Hits: Colorado-15; Canucks-5
  • Team Face-offs: Colorado -23/34; Canucks-11/34; Team Blocked Shots: Canucks8-; Colorado-5
  • Team Takeaways: Colorado-5 ; Canucks-9 ; Team Giveaways: Colorado-8 ; Canucks-4
  • Power Play: Colorado: 0/4;Canucks: 0/1 Penalty Kill: Canucks: 4/4; Colorado: 1/1
  • Canucks Individual Shots: J.Virtanen-3; 5 Canucks with 2 each. Canucks Individual Hits: L.Sbisa-2.
  • Canucks Individual Face-offs: L.Vey: 5/8; B.Sutter: 2/11; H.Sedin: 2/7; B.Horvat: 1/7.
  • Teams Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—Colorado-22; Canucks-27
    • All Strengths—Colorado-33; Canucks-32
  • Canucks Individual Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—A.Burrows, J.Virtanen & L.Vey +5 each; A.Edler, H.Sedin, D.Sedin, C.Tanev-+4 each.
    • All Strengths—H.Sedin +8; D.Sedin +7; J.Virtanen & R.Vrbata- +5 each.

Canucks started the final period without Alex Edler or Brandon Sutter, both injured in the second period.

Vancouver looking to finish the period the way they started it, with the lead, and end their four game losing streak.

Luca Sbisa, would get the puck from Jacob Markstrom, who make a great rush down the ice, setting up Bo Horvat for the 3-1 goal, to go up by two goal over Colorado.

Horvat, his 10th goal of the season, on a wrist shot at 4:30, assisted by Luca Sbisa (5) and Jacob Markstrom (2).

With 8:04 left in the game, shots in the period were even at 5 each but the Avalanche were leading in face-off wins at this point of the game, 31 to 13.

Colorado pulled their goalie Varlamov with 3:38 left to get an extra attacker in an effort to get within a goal of Vancouver.

The ploy would not work for the Avalanche and Vancouver would win the game 3-1.

After three periods:

  • Team Shots On Net: Colorado-30; Canucks-28; Team Hits: Colorado-25; Canucks-8
  • Team Face-offs: Colorado-35/53; Canucks-18/53; Team Blocked Shots: Canucks-13; Colorado-7
  • Team Takeaways: Colorado-7 ; Canucks-9;  Team Giveaways: Colorado-11 ; Canucks-5
  • Power Play: Colorado: 0/4; Canucks: 0/1.   Penalty Kill: Canucks: 4/4 Colorado: 1/1
  • Canucks Individual Shots: B.Hutton, M.Bartkowski, J.Virtanen: 3 each.  Canucks Individual Hits: L.Sbisa: 3.
  • Canucks Individual Face-offs: L.Vey: 6/10; H.Sedin: 6/15; B.Horvat: 3/16; B.Sutter: 2/11
  • Teams Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—Colorado-41; Canucks-41
    • All Strengths—Colorado-52; Canucks-46
  • Canucks Individual Corsi For:
    • EV 5v5—J.Virtanen +6; H.Sedin, D.Sedin, A.Burrows, A.Edler: +4 each; L.Vey & C.Tanev: +3 each.
    • All Strengths—H.Sedin +8; D.Sedin +7; J.Virtanen +6; A.Burrows +3