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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