Canucks Visit Islanders Looking To Make It Two Wins Straight

CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 17, 2016

 

The Vancouver Canucks (18-17-10) play the third game of their 6-game road trip tonight against the New York Islanders ( 20-18-7) at Barclays Center.

Vancouver are going after their second win of the road trip, after splitting games in Washington and Carolina.

The Islanders are looking to sweep their three game home stand as they host the Vancouver Canucks in the first of two meetings between the teams this season. 

Vancouver’s Bo Horvat has been red hot in 2016, and sits tied for 2nd place in NHL scoring with 9 points (6-3=9 PTS), courtesy of a 6 game points streak. He is also tied for the most goals in the New Year with his 6 goals, with Sam Bennett of the Calgary Flames.

RALEIGH, NC – JANUARY 15: Bo Horvat #53 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates with teammates after scoring during an NHL game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on January 15, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Canucks are 7-3-2 in their last 12 games; and 3-1-1 on the road in their last 5 games.

Vancouver is 10-9-5 against Eastern Conference teams; and 5-5-1 against the Metropolitan division.

Luca Sbisa, Jannick Hansen and Derek Dorsett, are expected to be in the lineup tonight. Ryan Miller gets the starts against the Islanders.

Sbisa has missed 18 games since December 3rd with an injured hand; Jannick Hansen missed 4 games since January 6th with an upper body injury; Dorsett missed last game due to the flu.

Ryan Miller is 10-12-6 this season with an 2.75 GAA and .910 Sv%. In his last 10 games, he is 3-5-2, with an 3.22 GAA and .905 Sv%.

In their last game, Carolina took Vancouver to overtime, but in the end, the game would belong to the Canucks, as they would take their third consecutive season sweep of the Hurricanes; snap Carolina’s consecutive winning streak at 5 games; win their third overtime game, in their last 9 games; and win their first game of the road trip, defeating Carolina, 3-2 in OT.

Bo Horvat, with his second goal of the game, and 8th goal of the season, would put the game away for Vancouver in the overtime, at 3:25.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, at 20 years, 256 days old, Bo Horvat became the second-youngest player in Canucks history to score a regular-season overtime goal. The youngest: Tony Tanti (20 years, 198 days) on March 23, 1984 at Winnipeg (4-3 OT win).

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Linden Vey would also score; four different Canucks received assists; and Jacob Markstrom, stopped 38 of 40 shots, for a .950 Sv%.

Bo Horvat’s points streak went to 6 games (6-3=9), while Radim Vrbata took his points streak to 3 games (1-2=3).

Markstrom in his last 9 starts has a record of 6-2-1, and a goals against average of 2.15; and a .930 Sv% during that stretch.

RALEIGH, NC – JANUARY 15: Jacob Markstrom #25 of the Vancouver Canucks goes down in the crease to protect the net while teammate Alexander Edler #23 defends and Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes looks to deflect the puck as it goes just wide of the goal during an NHL game at PNC Arena on January 15, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

• In 2016, so far:
  • Bo Horvat has 9 points in 7 games (6-3=9)
    • Horvat has scored 40% of the Canucks’ goals in this span.
  • Henrik Sedin has 4 points in 7 games (0-4=4)
  • Sven Baertschi has 4 points in 5 games (2-2=4)
  • Chris Tanev has 4 points in 7 games (1-3=4)
  • Daniel Sedin has 3 goals in 7 games.
• Canucks record in 2016:
  • 4-2-1=9 PTS in  7 games played (tied for 8th best in the NHL)
  • They have 15 goals for; 17 goals against.
  • They are 5 for 19 on the power play for 26.3 percent (6th best in the NHL)
  • Their penalty killing is 13 for 16, 81.3 (tied for 12th best in the NHL)
  • Face-off winning percentage is 42.5 percent.
• Canucks are averaging 2.36 goals per game. For an 82 game schedule the estimate is Vancouver will finish with 194 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. 
• Canucks penalty kill is a killer at 22 for 26, 84.6 percent in their last 6 road games. And 37 for 50 in their last road 12 games, 74 percent.
• Vancouver’s power play is 1 for 14, 7.1 percent  in their last 8 road games.
• Vancouver has points in 13 of its last 22 (9-9-4=22 pts) & 18 of its last 32 games (12-14-6=30 pts).
• Vancouver has scored a power play goal in five straight games, where they have had at least one man advantage; they have gone 5 for 16 during that stretch, 31.3 percent.

The Canucks sit in 4rth place with 46 points in the Pacific division, led by the Los Angeles Kings, who have 57 points. The Canucks are 2 points out of 3rd; and 3 points out of 2nd place. Vancouver is 1 point in front of Anaheim; and 2 points ahead of Calgary.

In their last game, the Islanders Brock Nelson and Nick Leddy scored goals  early in the third period, as the Islanders rallied from behind 1-0 for a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers at home. It was only the 2nd time in the last six seasons (154-2-6) that the Rangers had lost a game in regulation after leading through 40 minutes.

Jaroslav Halak stopped 34 shots, and improved to 11-8-3 this season.

New York is 15-7-2 at home and 9-8-3 on the road; and are 6-2-0 vs. the Pacific Division.

The Islanders in their last 7 home games are 4-3-0. In those games, their penalty killing is 20 for 21, 95.2 percent; and their power play, 4 for 27, 14.8 percent. They have given up 22 goals and scored 22 goals.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES

• The Islanders are a perfect 16-of-16 over the last four games.
• Since November 25^th, New York has killed 35 of 36 at home.
• The Islanders are 15-7-2 on home-ice (32 points).  In the past 28 seasons,  New York has earned more than 32 points in the first 24 home games only once (36 in first 24 at home last season).
• The game against Vancouver is one of a ten game stretch in which the Isles will play eight times at home.  The Isles are 3-2-0 in this stretch.
• The Islanders are 14-3-3 when they score at least one power play goal and 10-12-2 when they do not.
• New York is 7-6-1 when they allow at least one power play goal and 17-9-4 when they do not.
• The Islanders are 16-3-2 when they score first and are 8-12-3 when they allow the opening goal.   
• In 2016, so far:
  • Brock Nelson has 7 points in 6 games (5-2=7)
  • Kyle Okposo has 6 points in 6 games (3-3=6)
  • Nick Leddy has 4 points in 6 games (2-2=4)

In the tight Metropolitan division, except for top spot held by the Washington Capitals, positions 2nd thru 7th are wide open for the taking, and the Islanders have been in the thick of things most of the season in battling for one of three playoff spots in the division. They are tied for 2nd with their New York rivals, the Rangers, with 53 points each, 16 points behind division leading Washington.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

The Canucks  6-game road trip will be visiting Eastern Conference opponents:

• Thursday, January 14 against the Washington Captials: 1-4 Loss
• Friday, January 15 against the Carolina Hurricanes: 3-2 Win
• Today, January 17 against the New York Islanders
• Tuesday, January 19 against the New York Rangers
• Thursday, January 21 against the Boston Bruins
• Saturday, January 23 against the Pittsburgh Penguins

VANCOUVER CANUCKS ADVANCED STATISTICS

JANUARY 1, 2015  TO  JANUARY 15, 2015

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Canucks Bounce Hurricanes 3-2 In OT; Horvat Scores Two, Including Winner

CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 15, 2016

 

The Vancouver Canucks (18-17-10) played the second game of their 6-game road trip tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes ( 20-18-8) at PNC Arena.

The Canucks were going for their third consecutive season sweep of the Hurricanes, while Carolina was trying for their 5th win in a row.

The Hurricanes took Vancouver to overtime, but in the end, the game would belong to the Canucks, as they would take their third consecutive season sweep of the Hurricanes; snap Carolina’s consecutive winning streak at 5 games; win their third overtime game, in their last 9 games; and win their first game of the road trip, defeating Carolina, 3-2 in OT.

Vancouver is now 10-9-5 against the Eastern Conference, and and 5-5-1 against Metropolitan division teams.

Bo Horvat, with his second goal of the game, and 8th goal of the season, would put the game away for Vancouver in the overtime, at 3:25.

Linden Vey would also score; four different Canucks received assists; and Jacob Markstrom, stopped 38 of 40 shots, for a .950 Sv%.

Bo Horvat’s points streak goes to 6 games (6-3=9), while Radim Vrbata takes his points streak to 3 games (1-2=3).

Markstrom in his last 9 starts has a record of 6-2-1, and a goals against average of 2.15; .930 save % during that stretch.

For Vancouver, the victory gave them their 6th win in overtime this season; 7th win in 12 games (7-3-2) and their 3rd win on the road in their last 5 games (3-1-1).

And the Canucks would finally score the first goal of a game since just before the Christmas break of 2015.

Vancouver is 1-1-0 on the six-game road trip that continues Sunday at the New York Islanders.

The Canucks had no power play opportunities, the second time this season that has happened. The only other time was on December 15, 2015, on the road against the Minnesota Wild.

Vancouver power play was 2 for 3, 67 percent tonight. It is 25 for 29, 86 percent in their last 9 games; 20 for 23, 87 percent, in their last 5 road games.

Vancouver is in 4rth place in the Pacific division, tied for 3rd place with San Jose; and 3 points behind Arizona, in 2nd. Los Angeles is 11 points in front of Vancouver in 1rst place with 57 points. Anaheim is one point behind the Canucks, who possess 5th place. Vancouver is 4 points ahead of Calgary, who occupy 6th. Edmonton occupies the cellar of the division with 39 points.

The positions of Nos. 2 thru 5 in the Pacific division are separated by 4 points.

The Canucks started the opening period hoping to end their eight consecutive game streak of being scored on for the opening goal of the game.

Bo Horvat had a great scoring chance within the first half minute of the start of the game, as the Canucks got off to a quick start.

The first ten minutes of the period did not have a lot to offer. Shots were 5 to 3 for Carolina.

The last half of the opening period would have more action. Linden Vey would open up the scoring, the first time for the Canucks in 9 games, on their 5th shot of the period, at 13:14.

Vey’s first goal of the season, unassisted, on a wrist shot, to give Vancouver a 1-0 lead.

The first power play of the game went to Carolina, as Brandon Prust went off for holding Nathan Gerbe at 17:01.

Kris Versteeg, on the power play, would even up the game for Carolina, at 1-1 at 18:27. Versteeg, his 8th of the season, assisted by J. Slavin (7) and J. Staal (12)

Before the end of the period, Jake Virtanen would give the Hurricanes their second and third power play’s, at 19:23; a double-minor for high sticking Justin Faulk.

Carolina and Vancouver finish the opening period tied 1-1.

After one period:

• Carolina out shot the Canucks 9 to 6. The Hurricanes had 6 giveaways to the Canucks 1.
• Vancouver had 3 takeaways to the Hurricanes 2 .Carolina had 4 blocked shots to the Canucks 3 .
• Carolina ruled the face-off circle, going 17 for 26 , percent. Matt Bartkowski led Canucks in shots with 2 .
• Four of the top six players in TOI for Canucks, were defensemen: Tanev, Edler, Hutton, Fedun.
• Vancouver and Carolina had 4 hits each

The Canucks would open the second period by killing off the double-minor to Jake Virtanen, hoping for a momentum surge from it; at the very least, giving the penalty kill a rest in order to pursue scoring some more goals.

It didn’t turn out that way exactly. The Canucks were out shot and were struggling in the face-off circle.

But Vancouver would score.

The Canucks would take its second lead of the game at 9:32, as Bo Horvat, on a wrist shot would score his 7th of the season, assisted by Tyler Fedun (1) and Matt Bartkowski (9).

It was Horvat’s 5th goal in his last 6 games, extending his points streak to 6 games.

After two periods:

• Carolina out shot the Canucks 27 to 11 . The Hurricanes had 8 giveaways to the Canucks 2 .
• Canucks had 4 takeaways to the Hurricanes 3 . Both teams had 7 blocked shots.
• Carolina ruled the face-off circle, as Canucks 18 for 47 , 38.3 percent.
• Matt Bartkowski led the Canucks in shots with 3; Daniel Sedin and Bo Horvat had 2 each.
• Matt Bartkowski led the Canucks in hits with 3. Emerson Etem and Linden Vey had 2 blocked shots each.

In the final period, the Canucks were having issues organizing some action in the offensive zone due to showing signs of running out of gas; and getting lots of time in their own end, courtesy of the Hurricanes, who were having an easy time not allowing Vancouver to break out of their end.

Jacob Markstrom routinely made save after save, protecting the Canucks 2-1 lead, as his teammates were having issues generating push back.

RALEIGH, NC – JANUARY 15: Kris Versteeg #32 of the Carolina Hurricanes attempts a backhand shot past Jacob Markstrom #23 of the Vancouver Canucks as Ben Hutton #27 defends during an NHL game at PNC Arena on January 15, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

With nine minutes left, Carolina was out shooting Vancouver, 35 to 15.

Canucks continued to battle hard, doing what they could to get that third goal without putting their one goal lead at risk.

With 2:10 left in regulation, the Hurricanes would even up the score at 2-2, as the puck would deflect in off both Biega and Bartkowski in front of the net.

John-Michael Liles, his 4rth goal of the season, on a deflected shot, at 17:50, assisted by Andrej Nestrasil (9) and Victor Rask (17).

The game would head to overtime.

And in overtime, Bo Horvat, on a delayed penalty, would score the overtime winner, on a steaming slap shot, on the short side of Cam Ward.

Horvat, his second of the game, 8th of the season, assisted by Radim Vrbata (10) and Chris Tanev (7), at 3:25.

RALEIGH, NC – JANUARY 15: Bo Horvat #53 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates with teammates after scoring an overtime goal during an NHL game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on January 15, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

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Vancouver Visits Washington In First Of Six On Road

CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 14, 2016

 

The Vancouver Canucks (17-16-10) play the first game of a 6-game road trip tonight against the Washington Capitals ( 32-7-3) tonight at Verizon Center.

Canucks mission, as self serving as it is, once again, end the Capitals 10 consecutive game winning streak at Verizon Center.

In their last game, Vancouver would once again be spoilers to a team coming into Rogers Place on a long consecutive winning streak (first victim this season, the Montreal Canadians).

The Florida Panthers on Monday night, in an exciting game, had their 12 consecutive game winning streak come to an end, in unlucky game “13”, as the Canucks, in a come from behind win, defeated Florida 3-2 in overtime.

Jacob Markstrom, the Sedins and the youngsters, led the way. Daniel Sedin had two goals, including the overtime winner; Jake Virtanen, with his first goal since returning to the lineup on Saturday night against Tampa Bay; Henrik Sedin with two assists; and Jacob Markstrom, stopped 26 of 28 shots for a .929 Sv%.

Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi had their point streaks continue, with an assist each on Jake Virtanen’s goal. Horvat now has 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 4 games; Baertschi, 2 goals and 2 assists in his last 3 games.

Daniel Sedin will set a Canucks record with his next goal as he tied  Markus Naslund on Monday night with his 346th goal all-time for the Canucks.

Breaking Washington’s home consecutive winning streak, would give Vancouver their 7th win in 11 games (6-2-2 in last 10) and their 3rd win on the road in their last four games (2-0-1 in last 3) tonight.

In the Canucks last 6-game road trip in December, Vancouver was 2-3-1, with 11 goals for and 20 goals against. The power play was 0 for 11, while their penalty kill was 21 for 28 (75%). And their face-off win percentage stunk at 39.3 percent.

Vancouver started that road trip with three straight losses before turning things around in the final three games, going 2-0-1, getting 5 out of a possible 6 points, coming back home to begin a long 7 game home stand, in which they were 4-2-1.

The Canucks are looking for better performances from the players on this road trip, and desperately need two point wins, not single point losses. Been there. Done that. Time to rack up wins.

In their last game, the Capitals defeated the Ottawa Senators 7-1 on Sunday to improve their record to 32-7-3 this season, tops in the NHL in points and wins.

Washington’s 32-7-3 record makes it the team’s best start, in points and wins, in franchise history.

Washington are the sixth team in NHL history to win 32 or more of their first 42 games in a season, joining Boston (1929-30: 36), Montreal (1944-45: 33), Chicago (2012-13: 33), San Jose (2008-09: 32) and Pittsburgh (2012-13: 32).

Ryan Miller will start tonight for the Canucks against the Capitals. It will be his first start since his December 20 start against the Florida Panthers, when he left the game with a groin injury. Miller dressed as the backup the last two games.

VANCOUVER, BC – OCTOBER 22: Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks makes a save on Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals during their NHL game at Rogers Arena October 22, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Washington won 3-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Canucks will have to find a way to neutralize Alex Ovechkin, who recently reached the 500 goal club. When asked about Ovechkin’s ability to score any where in the offensive end on Wednesday, Ryan Miller had this to say:

It’s usualy defense by committee with him out there. Everybody needs to be challenging him; everybody needs to be aware of it

Forward Jannik Hansen and defenseman Luca Sbisa skated at practice Wednesday and each is close to returning to the lineup, coach Willie Desjardins said.

Hansen has missed the past two games with an upper-body injury; Sbisa has missed 17 straight with a hand injury.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

• Bo Horvat has 4 goals, 2 assists in his last four games, including 2 power play goals.
• Canucks are averaging 2.37 goals per game. For an 82 game schedule the estimate is Vancouver will finish with 194 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. 
• In his last 12 games, Horvat has a FOW% of 51.4 percent (131 FOW and 124 FOL); 21 shots, 10 hits, 5 takeaways, 11 blocked shots; 2 PPG; 3 PPP; 8 PTS (4 G-4 A=8 PTS); and a 16.0 shooting percentage.
• Canucks penalty kill is a killer at 26 for 29, 89.7 percent in their last 11 home games. And 32 for 38 in their last 11 games overall, 84.2 percent.
• Vancouver has points in 12 of its last 20 (8-8-4=20 pts) & 15 of its last 26 games (10-11-5=25 pts).
• Vancouver is 7 for 53, 13.2 percent  in their last 18 games overall since December 1, 2015, with the man advantage (6 for 38, 15.8 percent at home in 11 games since December 1).
• Captain Henrik Sedin is 8 games played from tying Trevor Linden (1140) for most games played in a Canucks uniform. Henrik has skated in 1,132 career regular season games and also ranks first in franchise history in points (949), assists (729), and plus/minus (+224).
• Daniel Sedin tied Markus Naslund (346) for first all-time in franchise goals on January 11 against Florida. In the goals department, Daniel ranks first in franchise history in power play goals (121), game-winning goals (77), and overtime goals (14).
• Vancouver has had 144 power play opportunities to date, tied for the 4rth most of any team in the League; 69 of these opportunities have been drawn on the road, tied for 9th in the NHL.
• The Canucks begin their seventh of 13 back-to-back series this season with tonight’s game versus Washington. Thus far, the Canucks have gone 5-4-3 in six previous series this season including a record of 2-3-1 in the first game and 3-1-2 in the second game. Last season, Vancouver played in 12 back-to-back series. They posted a 15-8-1 record in those series going 10-2-0 in the first game and 5-6-1 in the second game.
• Henrik and Daniel Sedin have played in 590 wins together. They have been Vancouver’s top two scorers every season since 2006.07. According to ESB, since 1990.91 the only pairs of teammates to play in more wins together are Niklas Lidstrom and Kris Draper (664); and Lidstrom and
  Tomas Holmstrom (599).
• Alex Edler is 1 game from surpassing Garth Butcher in 13th (610) for most games played in franchise history
• Henrik Sedin is 2 ppg from tying Ryan Kesler (61) for ninth all-time in franchise ppg
• Alex Edler is 2 goals from tying Sami Salo (74) for third all-time amongst defencemen in franchise goals
• According to Elias Sports, with their win on Jan. 11 vs FLA, the Canucks became the first NHL team to end streak of two opponents, each streak of 9+ games, before Feb. 1 of a season
• Vancouver has scored a power play goal in four straight games; they have gone 4 for 13 during that stretch

The Canucks sit in 4rth place of the Pacific division of the Western Conference, tied for 3rd place with San Jose, with 44 points. Canucks are 4 points behind Arizona who occupy 2nd place and with Los Angeles in top spot, 13 points ahead of Vancouver. Anaheim is in 5th place, with 43 points; Calgary in 6th with 42 points. Edmonton is in 7th and last spot, with 38 points.

The Capitals aim for a fifth straight win in their first game against a Western Conference opponent since Dec. 5.

“I’m looking forward to the Canucks,” says Caps coach Barry Trotz. “They’re playing really well right now. They come hard. They’re a hard team, they forecheck hard. They’ve got a good power play. The Sedins I’ve seen, [and they’ve] been fantastic for years and it will be good to play someone out of the conference we don’t know that well, so we’ll spend some time trying to dissect them a little bit.”

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It’s been more than a month since the Capitals have faced a Western Conference opponent, and it’s been 50 days since the Caps have entertained a Western club at Verizon Center.

Braden Holtby will start in goal for the Capitals.

Braden Holtby is 19-0-1 with two shutouts, a 1.80 GAA and a .938 save pct. when the Capitals are playing on one day’s rest. Alex Ovechkin has scored 17 goals (of his total of 26) in the 22 such games in which he has played.

The Capitals are at the top of the league and the Metropolitan division, with 67 points. They have a comfortable 16 point lead on the New York Rangers and Islanders, who occupy 2nd and 3rd place with 51 points each. New Jersey, with 47 points and Pittsburgh with 46 points, sit in 4th and 5th positions respectively. Philadelphia and Carolina, are in 6th and 7th spots, with 45 points each. Columbus brings up 8 and last place, with 36 points.

 

CAPITALS 10-GAME HOME WINNING STREAK

• Washington has won 10 consecutive games at Verizon Center (11/21-1/10), marking the second-longest home winning streak in the NHL this season (Calgary: 11) and the Capitals longest home winning streak since they won a franchise-record 13 consecutive games during the 2009-10 season (1/5/10-3/6/10: 13-0-0).
• Washington has outscored its opponents 41-18 in its last 10 home games and is 12 for 32 (37.5%) on the power play during that span.
• Capitals are 16-3-1 at home this season and have earned a point in 14 of their last 15 games at home (10/30-1/10: 13-1-1).
• Washington leads the NHL in home point percentage (.825), ranks second in goals per game (3.35), goals against per game (2.05) and power-play percentage (30.6), seventh in penalty kill percentage (86.8%), ninth in shots per game (32.2) and tied for ninth in shots against per game (27.5) at home this season.
• Goaltender Braden Holtby ranks second in the NHL in wins (14), goals against average (1.88) and save percentage (.931) on home ice. Alex Ovechkin ranks tied for second in the NHL in goals (16) at home and leads the team in home points (22).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES

• Forward Marcus Johansson returns to the lineup after missing two games as the result of a suspension for an illegal check.
• Defenseman Brooks Orpik, who hasn’t played since Nov. 10 because of a lower-body injury, resumed skating Wednesday.
• Ovechkin has five goals in his past three games.
• The Capitals host the Vancouver Canucks at Verizon Center on Thursday in the second and final meeting between the teams this season. Washington defeated Vancouver 3-2 on Oct. 22 in the team’s last meeting. The Capitals are 41-39-9-1 all-time against the Canucks and 24-17-4-0 at home against Vancouver.
• Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby made 23 saves on Jan. 9 against the Rangers to earn his 128th NHL/Capitals win, tying Don Beaupre for second place on the franchise wins list. Holtby has posted a 19-0-2 record in his last 22 games with two shutouts, a 1.89 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Holtby is the fourth goaltender in the last 20 seasons to post a point streak of 20 games or more, joining Chris Osgood (1995-96: 19-0-2), Jose Theodore (2009-10: 20-0-3) and Roberto Luongo (2010-11: 16-0-5).
• The Capitals have posted an 11-0-2 record against Canadian teams this season and a 6-0-1 record at home against teams from Canada. In addition, Washington has outscored Canadian teams 46-25 this season and has earned a point in 15 straight games against Canadian opponents dating back to last season (12-0-3).
• The Capitals scored two power-play goals on Sunday against Ottawa, marking the 10th time this season Washington has scored two or more power-play goals in a game. In addition, Washington is 20-0-2 this season in games when it scores a power-play goal. The Capitals are 34 for 128 (26.6%) on the power play this season, ranking second in the NHL.
• Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner has played in 418 consecutive games (10/8/10-01/10/16), marking the second-longest consecutive games played streak in franchise history. Alzner sits five games shy of passing Bob Carpenter (422) for first place.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

The Canucks  6-game road trip will be visiting Eastern Conference opponents:

• Tonight, January 14 against the Washington Captials
• Friday, January 15 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
• Sunday, January 17 against the New York Islanders
• Tuesday, January 19 against the New York Rangers
• Thursday, January 21 against the Boston Bruins
• Saturday, January 23 against the Pittsburgh Penguins

COMING INTO TONIGHT…….

POINT STREAKS:

DANIEL SEDIN (2-0-2/ 1 Game

HENRIK SEDIN (0-2-2/ 1 Game

SVEN BAERTSCHI (2-1-3 / 2 Games)

BO HORVAT (4-1-5 / 3 Games)

CANUCKS AND NHL PLAYERS STATS:

• Alex Edler is tied for 16th in the NHL in TOI/G with 24:35.
• Jannick Hansen is tied for 32rd in the NHL in plus/minus with a +11.
• Daniel Sedin is tied for 32nd in the NHL in plus/minus with a +11
• Henrik Sedin is tied for 32nd in the NHL in plus/minus with a +11.
• Bo Horvat is tied for 1rst in the NHL in negative plus/minus with a -20.
• Radim Vrbata is tied for 6th in the NHL in negative plus/minus with a -14.

• Daniel Sedin is tied for 11th in NHL scoring with 40 points (19-21=40).
• Henrik Sedin is tied for 24th in NHL scoring with 36 points (9-27=36).
• Henrik Sedin is tied for 7th in the NHL in assists with 27.

• Derek Dorsett is tied for 49th in NHL hits with 95.
• Chris Tanev is 7th in the NHL in blocked shots with 99.
• Alex Edler is 14th in the NHL in blocked shots with 92.
• Radim Vrbata is tied for 11th in the NHL in shots on goal with 145.
• Daniel Sedin is 8th in the NHL in shots on goal with 149.

• Jacob Markstrom is 8th in the NHL with least goals allowed (13 games or more), with 36.
• Jacob Markstrom is tied for 22nd in the NHL in GAA with 2.48 (13 games or more played).
• Jacob Markstrom is tied for16th in the NHL in Sv% with .920 (13 games or more played).
• Ryan Miller is 10th in the NHL in goals allowed with 76.
• Ryan Miller is 17th in the NHL in shots faced with 836.
• Ryan Miller is 17th in the NHL in saves made with 760.
• Ryan Miller is tied for 33rd in the NHL in GAA with 2.74 (13 games or more played).
• Ryan Miller is tied for 33rd in the NHL in Sv% with .909 (13 games or more played).

• Brandon Prust is tied for 14th in the NHL with 57 penalty minutes.
• Derek Dorsett is 1rst in the NHL with most penalty minutes with 110.
• Derek Dorsett is tied for 6th most minor penalties in the NHL with 20.
• Alex Edler is tied for 7th in the NHL for most minor penalties with 19.
• Derek Dorsett is tied for 2nd in the NHL in roughing penalties with 8.
• Derek Dorsett is tied for 1rst in the NHL in misconducts with 4.
• Derek Dorsett is tied for 3rd most  fighting majors in the NHL with 6.
• Brandon Prust is tied for 2nd in the NHL in most fighting majors with 7.

• Alex Edler is tied for 23rd in the NHL in missed shots with 52.
• Radim Vrbata is tied for 43rd in the NHL in missed shots with 46.
• Daniel Sedin is tied for 43rd in the NHL in missed shots with 46.
• Henrik Sedin is 44rth in the NHL in shooting percentage with 17.3 percent

• Jared McCann is tied for 18th in the NHL in rookie points with 11 (7-4=11)
• Jared McCann is tied for 11th in the NHL in rookie goals with 7.
• Jared McCann is tied for 12th in the NHL in rookie shots on goal with 67.
• Ben Hutton has the 7th most rookie assists in the NHL with 10.
• Ben Hutton is 17th in the NHL in rookie shots on goal with 52.
• Ben Hutton is tied for 21rst in the NHL in rookie points with 10.
• Ben Hutton is 13th in the NHL in rookie TOI/G with 17:50.
• Ben Hutton is 11th in the NHL in rookie blocked shots with 35.
• Ben Hutton is tied for 6th in the NHL in rookie negative plus/minus with -7.
• Jake Virtanen is 13th in the NHL in rookie hits with 59.

GOALS BY PERIOD:

• Canucks are 24th in the NHL in goals scored with 102.
• Canucks are tied for 18th in the NHL in goals scored in 1rst periods with 30.
• Canucks are tied for 26th in the NHL in goals scored in 2nd periods with 32.
• Canucks are tied for 18th in the NHL in goals scored in 3rd periods with 38.

• Canucks are 22nd in least goals against in the NHL with 118.
• Canucks are tied for 21rst in the NHL in least goals against in 1rst periods with 34.
• Canucks are tied for 3rd in the NHL in least goals against in 2nd periods with 33.
• Canucks are tied for 21rst in the NHL in least goals against in 3rd periods with 43.

• Opponents have scored first in 27 of 43 games played, for a record of 14-9-4.
• Canucks have scored first in 16 of 43 games played, for a record of 8-2-6.

REAL TIME:

In the NHL, Vancouver is:

• tied for 27th in hits with 801
• 15th in giveaways with 333
• 21rst in blocked shots with 557
• 25th in takeaways with 217
• 15th in total face-offs with 2608
• 30th in face-off wins with 1179
• 30th in face-off losses with 1429
• 16th in shots for with 1249
• tied for 22nd in shots against with 1318
• 12th in missed shots with 470

LACK OF PRODUCTION:

• Ben Hutton, 36 games without a goal; plus/minus of -7
• Yannick Weber, 34 games without a goal; plus/minus of -14
• Adam Cracknell, 22 games without a goal
• Alex Biega, 18 games without a goal
• Alex Burrows, 21 games without a goal; plus/minus of -7
• Derek Dorsett, 1 goal in last 34 games played
• Brandon Prust, 1 goal in last 32 games played
• Bo Horvat,  4 goals in the last 31 games; plus/minus of -17
• Jared McCann, 1 goal in last 22 games played; plus/minus of -8
• Luca Sbisa, 1 goal in 18 games played
• Radim Vrbata, 1 goal in last 14 games played
• Brandon Prust, 1 assist in last 23 games played
• Chris Tanev, 2 assists in last 26 games played
• Alex Edler, 1 point in last 12 games played; plus/minus of -3
• Yannick Weber, 1 point in last 15 games played; 2 points in last 21 games played
• Ben Hutton, 1 point in last 14 games played; 2 points in last 20 games played
• Matt Bartkowski, 2 goals in 42 games played
• Chris Tanev, 2 goals in 39 games played

THE ROAD TO 25:

The Canucks have never had a season without a 25-goal scorer. Who will it be this year?

• Daniel Sedin, 19 goals in 43 games played
• Jannick Hansen, 12 goals in 41 games played
• Radim Vrbata, 10 goals in 41 games played
• Henrik Sedin, 9 goals in 41 games played
• Jared McCann, 7 goals in 31 games played
• Sven Baertschi, 7 goals in 35 games played

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Poor Change In Overtime Leads To Tampa Bay 3-2 Win Over Vancouver

CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 10, 2016

 

The Vancouver Canucks (16-16-10) lost for the third time on their 7-game home stand against the Tampa Bay Lightning  (21-17-4) Saturday night at Rogers Place, 3-2 in overtime.

Bo Horvat, had a goal and an assist ; and Sven Baertschi, a power play goal, in the losing effort. Vancouver is now 5-3-1 in their last nine games. And 8-8-4 at home this season.

For Horvat, he now has 4 goals in three straight games, two on the power play, and an assist. For Baertschi, he now has 5 goals and 2 assists along with 15 shots on net, in his last 7 games played.

Jacob Markstrom stopped 32 of 35 shots in his 7th straight start, for a Sv% of .914. He is now, 4-2-2 in his last 8 games.

Vancouver was 1 for 2 on the power play, and 4 for 4 on the penalty kill. Canucks are now 3 for 29 in their last 12 games with the man advantage, and 25 for 28 in their last 10 home games on the penalty kill.

VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 9: Nikita Kucherov #86 of the Tampa Bay Lightning scores in overtime on Jacob Markstrom #25 of the Vancouver Canucks during their NHL game January 9, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Tampa Bay won 3-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

Tampa Bay got some early scoring chances putting the Canucks on notice they came to play. Vancouver could not, or just didn’t, make the necessary adjustment and that would lead to something Canuck fans are too used to seeing: the other team score the first goal.

Tampa Bay, on their 4rth unanswered shot of the game, would open the scoring and take a 1-0 lead at 3:41 on a goal by Alex Killorn, his 7th of the season, on a wrist shot, assisted by Nikita Kucherov (17) and Vladislav Namestnikov (11).

Canucks would get their first shot at the 5:53 mark of the opening period, as they continued to play without any push back against the Lightning, who were dominating the period.

Nearing the halfway point of the period, the Lightning had a 5-1 edge on shots, with Vancouver seemingly starting to figure out how to get some offensive play going in the Lightning end.

A penalty by Tampa Bay to Ryan Callahan at 9:21 for holding Ben Hutton, would give Vancouver their first power play of the game, and a chance to get some shots on Andrei Vasilevskiy, the Lightning goaltender. Unfortunately for the Canucks, the power play was anything but polished with little good puck movement and was free of any real scoring threat.

At 14:12, Alex Killorn of the Lightning would be assessed a penalty for hooking Jake Virtanen, putting the Canucks back on the power play.

This time, Vancouver would do a better job with the man advantage, getting the tying goal, on Sven Baertschi’s 7th goal of the season at 15:24, on a backhand shot, assisted by Bo Horvat (9) and Yannick Weber (5).

With a couple of minutes left in the period, Vancouver caught up to the Lightning in shots, surpassing them 7-5, making the last half of the opening period opposite of the first half.

The period would end with both teams tied at 1-1.

After being out shot 5-0, the Canucks ended up out shooting the Lightning 8-6 in the first period. Vancouver was 10 for 19 on face-offs. Bo Horvat was 4 for 5; Adam Cracknell, 4 for 6. Henrik Sedin led Canucks in shots with 2. Jake Virtanen had 2 of Vancouver’s four hits in the opening period and drew one penalty that led to the tying 1-1 power play goal. Vancouver was 1 for 2 on the power play.

In the second period, Vancouver would get some good shots on the Lightning goalie early, but things would settle down with the momentum shifting to Tampa Bay.

The Lightning received a 4 minute power play as the Canucks were assessed a double minor to Alex Edler at 4:03 for high sticking Nikita Kucherov and drawing blood. The Canucks killed the double minor successfuly.

Alex Edler would receive a minor almost five minutes later, for interference at 8:59, handing the Lightning another power play opportunity to get the go ahead goal.

Edler’s teammates bailed him out, killing off the penalty. The penalty kill was 3 for 3 in the period, keeping the game tied at 1-1. Canucks penalty kill improved to 24 for 27, 88.89 percent in their last 10 home games, with the penalty kills.

With five minutes left, both teams would start getting scoring chances, as the special teams gave way to regular lines for both teams, but the game would continue to be tied after two periods.

Shots were 9 to 7 Lightning and even at 15 each after two periods. Face-offs were 9 for 16 for Tampa Bay. Radim Vrbata and Henrik Sedin led Canucks in shots after two periods with 3 each; Sven Baertschi had 2. Alex Edler led the Canucks in penalty minutes after two periods with 6.

Canucks entered the final frame with a record of 9-7-9 in 1-goal games and 6-0-3 when tied after two periods; and 8-5-3, when tied after the 1rst period.

Bo Horvat got himself an breakaway on the Tampa Bay goalie in the opening minute of the 3rd period but his chance was snuffed out.

Nearing the halfway point of the 3rd the Canucks were getting some sustained pressure in the Lightning end.

While there was lots of skating, and play making, shots were 5-3 Tampa Bay, at the 10 minute mark.

Vancouver got into penalty trouble again, and Tampa Bay would get a man advantage at 10:19 when Yannick Weber would be sent off for cross checking Tyler Johnson, and a chance to break the tie.

The Canucks would kill the penalty one second before the Lightning would finally score, and take the lead 2-1, on a goal by Valtteri Filppula (5), on a wrist shot, assisted by Anton Stralman (15) and Ryan CAllahan (9), off the skate of Alex Edler and past Jacob Markstrom.

After the go ahead goal, Tampa Bay dominated the rest of the period, plugging up the neutral zone, and putting up a wall on their blue line.

With under three minutes left, the Lightning were out shooting Vancouver 13-4, and  8 to 1 in the final half of the final frame.

With 2:50 left in the game, Bo Horvat on a seemingly innocent play on the Lightning net, would score to even the game up at 2-2.

Horvat, his 6th goal, on a wrist shot, assisted by Ben Hutton (10) and Alex Biega (4) at 17:10. It was Horvat’s 4rth goal in his last 3 games.

The game would go into overtime tied 2-2 at the end of regulation play.

For the 14th time this season, the Canucks would go into overtime with a chance to improve upon their 1-7 record.

Several Canucks had opportunities to put the game away but it would take a sloppy change to lead to the winning goal.

With Henrik Sedin out of gas and changing, Lightning player Vladislav Namestnikov threw the puck up the ice to Nikita Kucherov, who went in on Markstrom, and scored the winning goal for a 3-2 victory for Tampa Bay.

Nikita Kucherov, his 16th goal of the season, assisted by Vladislav Namestnikov (12) and Anton Stralman (16) at 3:51.

With the loss, Vancouver takes over 3rd place in the Pacific division with 42 points, 4 points behind Arizona in 2nd place. They are 13 points behind Los Angeles;  a point in front of Anaheim. They are two points ahead of San Jose and Calgary;  5 points in front of Edmonton.

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Canucks acquire Emerson Etem from Rangers

CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 8, 2016

Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the Canucks have acquired right wing Emerson Etem from the New York Rangers in exchange for Nicklas Jensen and a 6th round pick in 2017.

Etem, 23, has skated in 19 games with the Rangers this season where he has registered three assists (0-3-3) and two penalty minutes. He skated in 45 games with the Anaheim Ducks last season, registering 10 points (5-5-10) along with four penalty minutes.

Etem established NHL career-highs in games played and shots on goal (77) in 2014.15. In addition, Etem skated in 22 games with the Norfolk Admirals in 2014.15, recording 21 points (13-8-21) and two penalty minutes. Etem also registered three goals (3-0-3) and posted a plus-one rating in 12 games with Anaheim during the 2015 Playoffs. He established NHL playoff career-highs in games played and shots on goal (23), and tied his playoff career-high in goals.

The 6-1, 212-pounder has skated in 131 career NHL games over parts of four seasons, split with Anaheim and the New York Rangers, registering 34 points (15-19-34) and 19 penalty minutes. Etem has also registered eight points (6-2-8) and 14 penalty minutes rating in 23 career playoff games.

Prior to beginning his professional career, Etem played three seasons of junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL. In 202 career WHL games, Etem registered 252 points (143-109-252) and 84 penalty minutes. In 2011.12, Etem led all players in the CHL in goals with 61 and was named to the WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team.

Originally drafted by Anaheim 29th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Long Beach, California native, has represented the United States in several international tournaments. Most recently, Etem tallied four assists (0-4-4) in six games at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship. He also helped Team USA capture a bronze medal at the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Canucks trade Nicklas Jensen, pick to Rangers for Emerson Etem

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

Rangers trade Etem to Canucks for prospect, pick

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

Horvat Leads Canucks With Two Goals As Vancouver Defeats Carolina, 3-2

CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 6, 2016

SPECIAL TEAMS LEAD CANUCKS TO WIN OVER HURRICANES

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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Hurricanes Land In Vancouver, Play Canucks Tonight

CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 6, 2016

EDDIE LACK RETURNS TO VANCOUVER TO PLAY AGAINST FORMER TEAM

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.

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES

• Hurricanes blueliner Justin Faulk is tied for 1rst in the NHL in power-play goals with 12.
• The Carolina Hurricanes rank first in the NHL in faceoff win percentage (53.1).
• Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal ranks fifth among all NHL skaters in faceoff win-percentage (more than 350 faceoffs taken) at 57.7%).
• The Carolina Hurricanes rank first in the NHL in total takeaways with 356 and 12th in the NHL with the least giveaways with 336.
• Carolina is 28th in the NHL with blocked shots with 464.
• Carolina is 2nd in the NHL with the least shots against with 1044, a 26.1 average.
• Carolina is 10th in the NHL with shots on goal with 1190, a 29.75 average.
• The Hurricanes have been shorthanded the least in the NHL, a total of 92 times, 2.3 times per game average.
• Carolina has allowed the 4th least amount of shorthanded goals in the NHL with 19.
• The Hurricanes have the least amount of face-off losses in the NHL with 1059.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

• Canucks are averaging 2.35 goals per game. For an 82 game schedule the estimate is Vancouver will finish with 193 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 is 27th in the NHL as a team in hits with 762; 16th in giveaways with 313; 17th in blocked shots with 532; 26th in takeaways with 194.
• Vancouver is 3 for 37 in their last 14 games with the man advantage (3 for 26 at home). They are 1 for 22 in their last 10 games as well.
• Canucks penalty kill is a killer at 19 for 22, 86.4 percent in their last 8 home games. And 25 for 31 in their last 8 games overall, 80.6 percent.
• Vancouver has points in 8 of its last 15 (6-7-2=14 pts) & 12 of its last 22 games (8-10-4=20 pts).
• Vancouver is 2-2-2=6 pts at home, against the Pacific Division this season, including 4-1-1=9 pts on the road.
• Daniel and Henrik Sedin have 7 points in their last 8 home games (2-5=7 and 1-6=7 respectively).
• Radim Vrbata has 29 shots in his last 8 home games. Daniel Sedin and Alex Edler are next with 17 each.
• Bo Horvat in the last 8 home games has a FOW% of 57.4 percent (78 FOW and 58 FOL); 14 shots, 9 hits, 7 takeaways and 6 blocked shots.
• Daniel Sedin is 2 goals from tying Markus Naslund (346) for first all-time in franchise goals
• Alex Edler is 2 goals from tying Sami Salo (74) for third all-time among defencemen in franchise goals
• Daniel Sedin has 4G and 3A for 7 pts in 12 games against Pacific division opponents, with JannickHansen and Henrik Sedin having 6 pts:  Hansen on 3G and 3A; Henrik on 1G and 5A.
• Ronalds Kenins and Alexandre Grenier were reassigned to Utica of the AHL on Tuesday.
• Alex Burrows collected his 15th shootout goal and 5th career game-deciding goal on Jan. 1 vs Anaheim. He is now the franchise leader for most game-deciding goals in a Canucks uniform.
• Ryan Miller earned his 54th career shootout victory on Dec. 18 at DET. It is the most wins in the shootout by any goaltender in NHL history.
•  Captain Henrik Sedin is 10 games played from tying Trevor Linden (1140) for most games played in a Canucks uniform. Henrik has skated in 1,130 career regular season games and also ranks first in franchise history in points (949), assists (729), and plus/minus (+225).
•  Vancouver has had 133 power play opportunities to date, the t-fifth most of any team in the League; 69 of these opportunities have been drawn on the road (t-3rd in the NHL)

COMING INTO TONIGHT…….

CANUCKS AND NHL PLAYERS STATS

• Daniel Sedin is tied for 9th in NHL scoring with 38 points (17-21=38).
• Henrik Sedin is tied for 22nd in NHL scoring with 34 points (9-25=34).
• Derek Dorsett is tied for 48th in NHL hits with 89.
• Chris Tanev is 7th in the NHL in blocked shots with 97.
• Alex Edler is 11th in the NHL in blocked shots with 88.
• Henrik Sedin is tied for 8th in the NHL in assists with 25.
• Radim Vrbata is 8th in the NHL in shots on goal with 139.
• Daniel Sedin is 9th in the NHL in shots on goal with 138.
• Henrik Sedin is 14th in the NHL in total face-offs with 702. FOW% of 47.6
• Bo Horvat is 16th in the NHL in total face-offs with 695. FOW% of 51.1.
• Jacob Markstrom is tied for the 8th least goals allowed in the NHL, for goalies playing at least 10 games or more, with 29.
• Jacob Markstrom is 24th in the NHL in GAA with 2.49 (minimum 10 games played).
• Jacob Markstrom is 19th in the NHL in Sv% with .921 (minimum 10 games played).
• Ryan Miller is 4rth in the NHL in goals allowed with 76.
• Ryan Miller is 12th in the NHL in shots faced with 836.
• Ryan Miller is 13th in the NHL in saves made with 760.
• Ryan Miller is 1rst in the NHL in overtime losses with 7.

LACK OF PRODUCTION

• Chris Higgins, 21 games without a goal; plus/minus of -14
• Adam Cracknell, 20 games without a goal
• Alex Burrows, 18 games without a goal; plus/minus of -7
• Derek Dorsett, 1 goal in last 31 games played
• Brandon Prust, 1 goal in last 29 games played
• Bo Horvat,  1 goal in the last 28 games; plus/minus of -16
• Jared McCann, 1 goal in last 20 games played; plus/minus of -8
• Radim Vrbata, 1 goal in last 11 games played
• Chris Higgins, 1 assist in last 24 games played
• Brandon Prust, 1 assist in last 20 games played
• Chris Tanev, 2 assists in last 24 games played

THE CANUCKS HAVE NEVER PLAYED A FULL SEASON WITHOUT A  25 GOAL SCORER. WHO WILL IT BE THIS YEAR?

• Daniel Sedin, 17 goals in 40 games played
• Jannick Hansen, 12 goals in 40 games played
• Radim Vrbata, 10 goals in 38 games played
• Henrik Sedin, 9 goals in 38 games played
• Jared McCann, 7 goals in 37 games played

SEASON SNAPSHOT

CANUCKS PLAYER STATS

HURRICANES PLAYER STATS

STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE NHL AND VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Canucks Look To Tame Coyotes

CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    January 4, 2016

CANUCKS 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.

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES

• Mikkel Boedker has produced points (1-6-7) in 4 of his last five games and leads the Coyotes in points with 12-18-30.
• Michael Stone had a career-best 4-game point streak (1-4-5) stopped against Edmonton.
• Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s 10 goals rank tied for 4th in the NHL among League defensemen. The Swedish D-man now has 65 career goals, which pits him tied for 6th among defensemen in franchise history. Ekman-Larsson’s 34 goals since the beginning of last year rank as the most among all NHL defensemen.
• Arizona defensemen are 2nd in the League with the most goals (26). Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads Arizona d-men with 10 goals, while Connor Murphy has tallied 4 goals. Nicklas Grossmann and Michael Stone each have 3 goals. A Coyotes’ defenseman has scored a goal in 14 of the last 20 contests.
• Coyotes’ rookies currently lead NHL teams in rookie points (63) and goals scored (27). In fact, Max Domi and Anthony Duclair’s combined point total alone (48) is more than every team besides CHI (56). Duclair is tied for the 2nd most goals among 1st year skaters with 11; Domi is tied for the 3rd most goals with 10.
• Captain Shane Doan surpassed Dale Hawerchuk (379) for the all-time franchise goals record by scoring a goal in the 1st period on Dec. 31, 2015 vs. WPG . The Coyotes Captain is also just 3 PPG’s behind Hawerchuk (122) and 12 points from Hawerchuk (929) for tying the franchise lead.
• Arizona ranks 6th in the NHL with a 2.82 goals per game and lead the Pacific Division with 107 goals scored.
• Arizona ranks 2nd in the League with a 52.9 percent face-off win percentage. The team finished last season ranked 7th in the League (51.8%).
• Coyotes hold an 11-5-1 record when they allow no power play goals.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

• 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. 
• Back in 2010-2011, Vancouver, after 39 games played, were 38 for 156 on the power play for 24.4 percent, and 2nd in the NHL. This season, after 39 games, Vancouver is 28th in the NHL, 21 for 131 opportunities, for 16.0 percent.
• Vancouver is 27th in the NHL as a team in hits with 749; 16th in giveaways with 305; 17th in blocked shots with 523; 25th in takeaways with 192.
• Vancouver is 2 for 35 in their last 13 games with the man advantage (2 for 24 at home). They are 0 for 20 in their last 9 games as well.
• Canucks power play is a killer at 18 for 20, 90.0 percent in their last 7 home games. And 24 for 29 in their last 7 games overall, 82.8 percent.
• Vancouver has points in 8 of its last 14 (6-6-2=14 pts) & 12 of its last 21 games (8-9-4=20 pts).
• Vancouver is 2-1-2=6 pts at home, against the Pacific Division this season, including 4-1-1=9 pts on the road.
• Daniel and Henrik Sedin have 6 points in their last 7 home games (1-5=6 each).
• Radim Vrbata has 28 shots in his last 7 home games. Daniel Sedin and Alex Edler are next with 15 each.
• Bo Horvat in the last 7 home games has a FOW% of 58.6 percent (68 FOW and 48 FOL); 12 shots, 9 hits, 6 takeaways and 5 blocked shots.
• Radim Vrbata, Brandon Prust and Chris Higgins have no goals  against Pacific division teams.
• Daniel Sedin is 3 goals from tying Markus Naslund (346) for first all-time in franchise goals
• Alex Edler is 2 goals from tying Sami Salo (74) for third all-time among defencemen in franchise goals
• Vancouver entered 2016 with 23 games to play before the February 29th deadline: 14 games at home and 9 games away. The Canucks entered 2015 with 27 games to play before the March 2, 2015 deadline and were 15-12-0: 8-6-0 at home and 7-6-0 on the road.
• Canucks picked up Sven Baertschi from Calgary at the 2015 trade deadline for a 2015 2nd-round pick in the NHL draft.
• Daniel Sedin and Jannick Hansen each have 3G and 3A in 11 games against Pacific division opponents, with Hansen having a plus/minus of +9.
• Bo Horvat ranks 46th among all NHL skaters in faceoff win-percentage (more than 350 faceoffs taken) at 51.1%).

COMING INTO TONIGHT

• CANUCKS AND NHL PLAYERS STATS
  • Daniel Sedin is tied for 10th in NHL scoring with 37 points (16-21=37).
  • Henrik Sedin is tied for 23rd in NHL scoring with 33 points (9-24=33).
  • Derek Dorsett is 52nd in NHL hits with 87.
  • Chris Tanev is tied for 7th in the NHL in blocked shots with 94.
  • Alex Edler is tied for 10th in the NHL in blocked shots with 87.
  • Henrik Sedin is tied for 9th in the NHL in assists with 24.
  • Radim Vrbata is 8th in the NHL in shots on goal with 138.
  • Daniel Sedin is 9th in the NHL in shots on goal with 136.
  • Henrik Sedin is 16th in the NHL in total face-offs with 678. FOW% of 47.8
  • Bo Horvat is 17th in the NHL in total face-offs with 675. FOW% of 51.1.
  • Brandon Prust is tied 1rst in the NHL in fighting majors with 7.
  • Derek Dorsett is tied for 2nd most  fighting majors in the NHL with 6.
  • Derek Dorsett is tied for 1rst in the NHL in misconducts with 4.
  • Derek Dorsett is tied for 2nd in the NHL in roughing penalties with 8.
  • Derek Dorsett is tied for 4rth most minor penalties in the NHL with 19.
  • Derek Dorsett leads the NHL in penalty minutes with 108.
  • Jacob Markstrom has the 5th least goals allowed in the NHL, for goalies playing at least 10 games or more, with 26.
  • Jacob Markstrom is 21rst in the NHL in GAA with 2.44.
  • Jacob Markstrom is tied for 16th in the NHL in Sv% with .921
  • Ryan Miller is 4rth in the NHL in goals allowed with 76.
  • Ryan Miller is 12th in the NHL in shots faced with 836.
  • Ryan Miller is 12th in the NHL in saves made with 760.
  • Ryan Miller is tied for 1rst in the NHL in overtime losses with 6.
  • Alex Edler is tied for16th in the NHL in TOI/G with 24:34.
  • Jannick Hansen is tied for 21rst in the NHL in plus/minus with a +11.
  • Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin are tied for 32nd in the NHL in plus/minus with a +10.
  • Bo Horvat is tied for 2nd in the NHL in negative plus/minus with a -17.
  • Radim Vrbata is 8th in the NHL in negative plus/minus with a -14.

• LACK OF PRODUCTION
  • Bo Horvat, 27 games without a goal; plus/minus of -14
  • Chris Higgins, 20 games without a goal; plus/minus of -12
  • Adam Cracknell, 19 games without a goal
  • Alex Burrows, 17 games without a goal; plus/minus of -7
  • Derek Dorsett, 1 goal in last 30 games played
  • Brandon Prust, 1 goal in last 28 games played
  • Jared McCann, 1 goal in last 19 games played; plus/minus of -8
  • Radim Vrbata, 1 goal in last 10 games played
  • Chris Higgins, 1 assist in last 23 games played
  • Chris Tanev, 1 assist in last 23 games played
  • Brandon Prust, 1 assist in last 19 games played

• THE CANUCKS HAVE NEVER PLAYED A FULL SEASON WITHOUT A 25 GOAL SCORER. WHO WILL IT BE THIS YEAR? 
  • Daniel Sedin, 16 goals in 39 games played
  • Jannick Hansen, 12 goals in 39 games played
  • Radim Vrbata, 10 goals in 37 games played
  • Henrik Sedin, 9 goals in 37 games played
  • Jared McCann, 7 goals in 36 games played

  SEASON SNAPSHOT

  

  

  CANUCKS PLAYER STATS

  

  COYOTES PLAYER STATS

  STATISTICS COURTESY OF THE NHL AND THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS