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STARS | ||||
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| Time | 5:00 PM PST |
TV | Sportsnet P, CSN-NW |
| Season Series | (09/10): 3-1 Canucks |
Last Meeting |
4-3 Canucks (Jan.21/10) |
| The Enemy | Defending Big D | Scoring Leaders |
H Sedin: 8-39-47 Richards: 17-25-42 |
| Canucks |
Category | Stars |
| 22-8-5 | Season Record | 22-12-4 |
| 2nd |
Conference Position | 3rd |
| Won 3 |
Streak | Lost 1 |
| 9-5-3 |
< Road Record / Home Record > |
12-5-3 |
| 8-0-2 |
Last 10 | 5-3-2 |
| +31 |
Goals For / Against +/- | +4 |
| 3.43 (2) |
Goals Per Game | 2.76 (14) |
| 2.51 (7) |
Goals Against Per Game | 2.68 (12) |
| 1.24 (6) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 1.13 (9) |
| 24.1 (2) |
Power Play % |
16.4 (20) |
| 85.3 (4) |
Penalty Kill % |
80.3 (20) |
| 31.3 (13) |
Shots Per Game | 27.3 (28) |
| 29.2 (10) |
Shots Against Per Game | 31.5 (22) |
| 85.7 (4) |
Winning % When Scoring First | 89.5 (1) |
| 93.8 (2) |
Winning % When Leading After 1 | 92.9 (4) |
| 88.9 (15) |
Winning % When Leading After 2 | 100 |
| 57.3 (1) |
Faceoffs % | 48.2 (24) |
| 11.5 (8) |
PIM's Per Game | 14.7 (22) |
| NHL.com |
-This is the first of a 3 game road trip for the Canucks who will also play the Avalanche on Sunday and the Sharks on Monday to begin a crazy 5 games in 7 night schedule.
-The Canucks are 5-0-1 in their last 6 road games.
-The Stars have lost 3 of their last 4 games, but have won their last 4 at home.
-Will Mason Raymond make his return to the lineup? We'll know soon enough. Alain Vigneault will not say that Raymond's return makes it a guarantee that Jannik Hansen will be bumped to the 4th line. But really, Raymond is the better scoring forward.
-With Crosby's scoring streak (and the media's strokefest over it) all complete, Ryan Kesler now has the current longest point streak at 9 games (tonight's game is the 9th game). (Vancouver Sun)
-The Canucks are 7-3-2 against the Stars since their classic series with Dallas in 2007.
-Is it just me, or is there not a lot of talk about the Stars this year even considering their success? The Stars can claim second spot in the West from the Canucks with a win in regulation. Dallas has played 3 more games than the Canucks thus far.
-Check out Dallas' record when scoring first and leading after 2 periods above.
STARTING GOALIES
WHO'S HOT/COLD
CANUCKS
Hot
-Henrik Sedin: 6 goals and 17 assists in his last 15 games played
-Daniel Sedin: 7 goals and 14 assists in his last 15.
-Ryan Kesler: 9 goals and 8 assists in his last 10.
-Jeff Tambellini: 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 6.
-Raffi Torres: 2 goals and 2 assists in his last 3.
-Christian Ehrhoff: 2 goals and 5 assists in his last 7.
Cold
None
STARS
Hot
-Brad Richards: 5 goals and 3 assists in his last 8.
-Loui Eriksson: 4 goals and 7 assists in his last 8.
-Jamie Benn: 2 goals and 5 assists in his last 6.
Cold
-James Neal: 1 assist in his last 9 games.
INJURIES
CANUCKS
-Mason Raymond (thumb, day-to-day)
STARS
-None
VIDEO
The last time these teams butted heads:
Canucks-Stars Game 7 in 2007, and you know what happened here!
Check out this Canucks-Stars Shootout from 4 years ago:
The Mother Of All Elbows: Bure vs Churla:
Funny: Gino Odjick talks about The Elbow.
The Canucks gave us fans an early Xmas gift with a 7-3 win over Columbus. Can they keep our spirits high for New Year's Eve? Here's hopin'!
Go Canucks!
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