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CANUCKS BANTER: Vancouver Visits Buffalo In Early Morning Game At 10am PST Saturday

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    November 6, 2015

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The Vancouver Canucks begin an intense 7-game road trip after a disappointing 3-2 home loss to Pittsburgh, while the Buffalo Sabres, after being beaten by Tampa Bay for the third time this year 4-1, attempt to get back on the winning track at home after losing both games of a brief 2-game road trip.

The Canucks are 1-4 in their last 5-meetings in Buffalo.

In their last 17-home games against the Canucks, the Sabres are 13-3-1.

The game is the first of two meetings with the Sabres this season. Buffalo visits Vancouver December 7. Vancouver split last season’s two-game series, losing 6-3 in Buffalo and winning 5-2 at Rogers Arena.

Vancouver goalie Ryan Miller will start his first game as a Canucks against his former team, as Vancouver looks for a win to get back on the winning track after splitting their last 6-games.

The Canucks are 4-1 in their last 5-road games and 1-5 in their last 6-Saturday games.

Daniel Sedin has scored 2-goals in his last 3-games; recording 6-points on 2-goals and 4-assists in 5-road games this season.

Henrik Sedin enters the game with a point in each of his last 4-games.

Daniel Sedin leads the Canucks in assists with 6-assists, while rookie Jared McCann is the top sniper with 5-goals.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

Vancouver is:

  • 12-4 in their last 16 games playing on two days rest
  • 5-2 their last seven vs the Atlantic

Buffalo is:

  • 15-46 in their last 61 games following a loss of three or more goals
  • 14-42 in their last 56 vs. Western Conference

From: http://winnersandwhiners.com

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CANUCKS BANTER: Pittsburgh Visits Vancouver To End Two Game Home Stand

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CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    November 4, 2015

Canucks Go For Three Consecutive Wins At Home Tonight

The Canucks end their 2-game home stand and go for their 7th win of the season tonight, as they try to keep up with the Los Angeles Kings both tied atop the Pacific Division.

Vancouver enters the game having defeated the Philadelphia Flyers on November 2 by a 4-1 margin, extending their winning streak to 2-games. Vancouver is 5-2-3 in their last 10-games.

The Penguins come into the game riding a 4-game winning streak, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in their last game by a 4-0 score. Pittsburgh is 7-3 in their last 10-games.

Marc-Andre Fleury’s second shutout of the season ties him for the NHL lead. That gives Fleury 17 shutouts over the last three seasons, tied for the NHL lead with Carey Price.

This is the fifth game in a stretch that will see the Penguins play six of seven games on the road (4-0 thus far).

Tonight marks the first of two meetings this season between the Canucks and Penguins. Vancouver will travel to Pittsburgh on Jan. 23rd.

Last year the Canucks swept the Penguins, 2-0, as Eddie Lack and Ryan Miller each posted shutouts, outscoring Pittsburgh 8-0. Those wins by the Canucks snapped the Penguins’ four-game winning streak in the series.

The Penguins have been victorious in three of their last five visits to Vancouver.

Overall the Canucks are 5-4-1 in their last 10 meetings with the Penguins. They have gone seven consecutive games without a regulation loss against Pittsburgh (4-0-3) with their last regulation lost coming on Nov. 3, 2000.

CANUCKS AT A GLANCE

  • Radim Vrbata (2-2-4) has a four game point streak entering tonight’s game. Henrik Sedin (0-3-3) has a three game assist streak entering tonight’s game.
  • Through Nov. 4, Jared McCann leads the team in goals and ranks t-second among rookies in that category (5); he is also the first Canucks player since Dane Jackson in 1993 to have at least five consecutive goals to start his career (no assists). McCann currently ranks fifth among rookies in shooting percentage (29.4%).
  • Ben Hutton ranks t-fourth among NHL rookies in assists (5).
  • Alex Edler leads VAN in time on ice (24:52) and has led the team in that category in nine of 11 games he’s played. He currently ranks 9th in the NHL in TOI/GP. Last season, Edler ranked first on the team in average ice time per game (23:58) and led the team in TOI on 59 separate occasions including 26 games where led all skaters in TOI.
  • Ryan Miller has an NHL-best 53 wins in games decided by a shootout; he sits t-23rd all-time in wins with 328 and is in a tie with Carey Price for 46th all-time in shutouts (36).

The Canucks are currently tied for 1rst place with Los Angeles ,in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, with 16-points; 4-points ahead of San Jose, who are alone in second place. Arizona currently is in 3rd place with 11-points, 1-point ahead of Edmonton in 4th place with 10-points.

Vancouver, San Jose, and Los Angeles both have a game in-hand on Edmonton and Calgary. Arizona and Anaheim both have a game in-hand on on Los Angeles, Vancouver, San Jose; two games in-hand on Edmonton and Calgary.

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Vancouver is among the top 6-teams in the Western Conference, and are tied for the 3rd best team in the conference with their 16-points. The Dallas Stars are at the  top of the conference with 20-points, currently sporting an 8-2 record in their last 10-games.

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Canucks are among the top 10-teams in the NHL, and are tied for the 5th best team in the league with their 16-points. The Montreal Canadians are the top team with 23-points, with a record of 11-2-1, all wins in regulation play.

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Pittsburgh is in 4rth-place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, with 14-points. The New York Rangers are at top spot in the division, with 18-points; followed by the New York Islanders with 17-points, and the Philadelphia Flyers with 16-points. New Jersey is currently in 5th place in the division with 13-points. 

Pittsburgh and Washington both have a game in-hand on the Rangers, Devils, Panthers and Flyers; 2-games in-hand on the Islanders and Blue Jackets. The Rangers, Devils, Panthers, and Flyers all have 1-game in-hand on the Islanders and Blue Jackets.

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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 and Henrik Sedin are next with 7-points.  Radim Vrbata closely follows with 6-points. Brandon Prust, Alex Edler; rookies rookie Jared McCann and Ben Hutton; Jannik Hansen are on their skate blades with 5-points.

Rookie Jared McCann leads the Canucks as the top sniper with 5-goals in 10-games played.

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For the Penguins, Evgeni Malkin leads Philadelphia with 10-points, followed by Phil Kessel with 6-points and Sidney Crosby with 5-points.

Malkin and Kessel lead Pittsburgh with goals scored with 4-goals each.

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GAME JOTTINGS

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CANUCKS BANTER: Philadelphia Visits Vancouver Tonight In First Match Up Of Season

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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GAME JOTTINGS

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CANUCKS BANTER: Vancouver Visits Dallas Stars Tonight To Start Two Game Road Trip

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. CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    October 29, 2015

Canucks Look To Stay Undefeated On The Road

With 4rth Straight Win.

Canucks Toyota Road Game Day Report:

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The Canucks enter the game fresh off a 5-1 victory at home against the Montreal Canadians, ending their consecutive win streak from the start of the season at 9-games.

The Stars last game was a defeat of the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on October 27, evening up their current 4-game home stand at 1-1 after a 6-2 loss to Florida on October 24.

The Canucks have lost their last four games at the American Airlines Center, and are looking to change that by extending their current winning streak to two.

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  • The Canuck’s power play is currently 16th best at 17.2 per cent, up from 14.8 per cent, on October 26 when they were 22nd in the league.
  • As for penalty killing the Canucks are at 88 per cent, 6th place, up two spots from October 26, when they were in 8th spot.
  • Dallas power play is currently ranked 2nd at 30 per cent, and their penalty killing is tied for 4rth best with Nashville at 88.5 per cent.
  • The Canucks are tied with Florida and Los Angeles for allowing the 3rd least goals against in the NHL with 18-goals.
  • The Stars are tied with Anaheim and Detroit for the 8th least goals against in the NHL with with 24 goals.
  • Dallas has scored 31 goals, good for 3rd best in the NHL, while Vancouver is tied for 9th best with Edmonton having scored 24 goals so far this season.

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 2nd-place, with Arizona, in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference with 11-points; 1-point behind Los Angeles, who are alone in first place. San Jose is currently in 3rd sport with 10-points. Vancouver, Los Angeles and San Jose all have a game in hand on Arizona.

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Vancouver is among the top 14-teams in the NHL, and are tied for 6th best team in the league with their 11-points. The Montreal Canadians are the  top team with 18-points, with 1-loss and 9-wins, all wins in regulation play.

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Dallas is currently in 2nd-place in the Central Division of the Western Conference, with 14-points, 1-point behind first place Nashville who lead the division with 15-points. St. Louis and Minnesota are tied for 3rd-place with 13-points, one point ahead of Chicago who have 12-points in 4rth.

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Brandon Sutter leads the Canucks in scoring with 7-points; Alex Burrows and Daniel Sedin are next with 6-points each, closely  followed by Brandon Prust with 5-points. Rookies Ben Hutton and Jared McCann, Jannik Hansen, and Henrik Sedin, closely follow with 4-points.

McCann tops Canucks in goals scored with 4-goals followed by Sutter with 3-goals.

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For the Stars, Jamie Benn leads Dallas with 15-points, and 8-goals. Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza have 13-points and 9-points respectively. Seguin leads the team with 9-assists.

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Wins Make A Difference….Montreal Have Nine….Canucks Need Another…Just Saying

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By Andrew Phillip Chernoff  October 26, 2015 Just Saying….

Just-saying

The Canucks end their disappointing 5-game home stand Tuesday, October 27, 2015 against the Montreal Canadians.

The Canucks have lost four games in a row (three of them in regulation play), all of them at home.

The Canadians come into the game on a nine game winning streak from the start of the season; all wins in regulation.

Frustration from Vancouver reporters and Canuck fans stemming over blown leads entering the third-period; and questions on coach Willie Desjardins strategy behind proportioning game minutes, is providing interesting fodder for hot discussion.

The Canucks lost only four games last season when taking a lead into the final period, going 30-1-3.

Vancouver has already lost three games by blowing 3rd-period leads in their first 5-games at home, and they have only played eight games so far this season.

The loss of Kevin Bieksa, G Eddie Lack,  F Nick Bonino, D Adam Clendening, F Shawn Matthias, F Brad Richardson; the injection of youth in the likes of Jarred McCann, Jake Virtanen and Sven Baertschi; and the line juggling to find those productive line combinations, is proving difficult, more so than anticipated.

The injury of Chris Higgins as well has not helped.

The youth movement, an unproven back-up goalie, and the inability of the Canucks to score timely goals were identified by myself in their season preview as areas of concern. I would like to add problems with player chemistry, injuries (more so later in the season) and the power play.

The Canucks do not have the same team in the locker room and on the ice they had last season. For good or bad, reporters and fans alike knew there was a real chance the Canucks may not come out at the start of the season moving on all cylinders’. Yet alas, all that is out the window….so much for patience and long suffering.

Have not heard much about the Canuck’s power play which is currently 14.8 per cent, good for 22nd in the league. As for penalty killing the Canucks are at 87 per cent, 8th place.

The Canucks 3-on-3 effort in overtime has also been a learning curve for Desjardins and the players: the effort put out is at the end of the game when the players have already expended plenty of calories, energy and water at a high paced level. Tough to hold something back when the object is to win….normally….in regulation.

The adjustments to be made entering the season were obvious, but like most things, being aware of needs, things to be done; and how things should work out, are different from actual game execution results.

By the way, how about those Los Angeles Kings?

Five game winning streak, after losing their first three games of the season…Amazing….Just need to get that one win, and good things happen….Just Saying….