Canucks 3 Sharks 2: By The Numbers
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 19, 2010 12:51 AM PDT
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Print-After outshooting the Sharks 13-6 in the first period, the Canucks were outshot 28-13 in the final 2 periods.
-Hank, Dank and Bank recorded zero points and 7 shots. They were not much of a factor.
-Ryan Kesler scored a goal and an assist yet finished an even plus-minus. His 20:11 played was more than any other Canuck forward.
-Ryan Johnson scored the winning goal. That was his first tally in 89 games. Don't get me wrong, Balls is a character guy. But he now has 1 goal and 4 assists on the season. He had a 3 assist night in an 8-2 route of Colorado back on November 14. That means he has only recorded a point in 3 games this season. Just sayin'.
-Luongo. That was a money game by Lou, stopping 34 of 36 shots.
-As far as Canuck defencemen ice time goes, only Aaron Rome and Shane O'Brien played less minutes than Christian Ehrhoff (18:59).
Alexander Edler led the way with 23:48 played.
-Michael Grabner's 11:07 played can be attributed to him not seeing any time on special teams presumably.
-Canucks went 2 for 3 on the power play. The Sharks: 0 for 2.
-Thornton-Heatley-Marleau: all played over 20:00, scored no points, all were a -1 and combined for 5 shots.
-Dan Boyle is a freak: a threat nearly every time he was on the ice, no points, an even +/-, and 25:27 played, more than any player on the ice.
-Pavelski, Setoguchi and Clowe: 2 goals and 4 points combined, a combined +5, and 14 shots. Pavelski had 9 shots alone, by far more than anyone on the ice.
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Looks like Jumbo Joe is kind enough to give a good ol’ fashioned reach around.
I have to go. But if I find one single dog hair when I get back, I'll rub... sand... in your dead little eyes. I also need you to buy sand. I don't know if they grade it, but... coarse.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Mar 19, 2010 1:17 AM PDT reply actions
Johnny is awesome and so was his goal.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Mar 19, 2010 1:57 AM PDT reply actions
Dude, you choose this moment—after he scores the game-winner on a nice effort against the top team in our conference—to make a dig a Balls and his lack of scoring prowess? Shame on you! Boo-urns.
by Beantown Canuck on Mar 19, 2010 5:22 AM PDT reply actions
Hey I’m happy for the guy, don’t get me wrong and he’s one of my fave guys. I should have stated that a little more.
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 19, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, what’s up with that, hitting on Johnson at this most unopportune moment? He should get a trophy for yesterday’s win. It was a gutsy effort from him, charging to the net.
Los Angeles, CA
We should be hitting on the Sedin’s instead, they are fading like my grandmother’s donkey in the morning fog, back in Transylvania.
Los Angeles, CA
Sedins have been fine, what are you talking about? They were a bit off the first few games post-olympics, but have been pretty darn good since.
by Beantown Canuck on Mar 19, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Their consistency is not the same as it was a couple of months ago. Last night is an example.
Los Angeles, CA
I’m fairly content that we just beat the best team in the West with the Sedins having a quiet night.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
Quiet night?
Because they didn’t score, right?
That line looked dangerous most the night, kept the Sharkie’s #1 line in their own end for entire shifts…
But they suck because they didn’t score last night?
Man ohmanohman…
They had a good night, they just didn’t score. As point a game or better players, that just means they get more down the road.
Definitely no worries on the Twins.
And Balls is grand!!
Murphy ; "You finished with the Twins against Nashville, and AV elected to keep you guys together for today, were you happy with the decision?"
Mikael Samuelsson ; " I was happy with it...Oh yeah. Sure"
Gotta agree with VCD on this…I thought the Sedins played just fine last night, and really have NOT been inconsistent at all. So they didn’t score in a game…it happens (although we often don’t win if they don’t get points). It was typical Poutine and Meatballs: an absolute danger in the opposition end, and a likely bad obstruction penalty on the rare occasion that they get trapped in ours.
Which leads me to a question: how come if the sedin line takes a faceoff in the defensive zone, it ends up being a fine shift most of the time, but if they face off in the offensive zone and end up back on our side of the ice they run around looking amateurish and can’t seem to get the puck out til it goes into the net, over the netting or whistled dead most of the time? Why is that? There is nothing wrong with the Sedins defensively if thats what they came out to do, but force them back and they seem to fall apart.
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"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
That line looked dangerous most the night, kept the Sharkie’s #1 line in their own end for entire shifts…
OK, fair enough. But they didn’t generate enough chances for my liking, not that it really mattered in the end
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 19, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey wait! The Sedins didn’t take any penalties did they?
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 19, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
likely bad obstruction penalty
Keyword being likely. I was just saying it was typical sedinery, which usually does at some point involve a dumb penalty. Even if it didn’t last night.
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..." Morgan Freeman
"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
Can’t believe Phoenix is now only 3 points behind San Jose / Chicago. Imagine Phoenix being the number one seed in the West?!
I’ve heard that the Phoenix fans quietly believe that this is their year, for the big run. They just don’t want to say it out loud, not to jinx them.
The way San Jose is playing, they have a good shot for the top spot.
Los Angeles, CA
Everything from Phoenix fans is quiet by default.
by Beantown Canuck on Mar 19, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Phoenix and Vancouver seem to be in better shape than San Jose and Chicago coming down the stretch – I don’t think the top seedings in the West have been settled yet by any means.
by British Canuck on Mar 19, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
The Sedins played just fine, creating a number of scoring chances and controlling the puck well. Just because they didn’t show up on the scoresheet does not mean they had a bad game.
Ryan Johnson has been excellent since the Olympic break; the opportunity to rehab his injuries was clearly needed.
Also, saying that Kesler had 2 points BUT had an even plus-minus, strongly implies that he had a poor game defensively. The only reason he was even in this game is because both of his points were on the powerplay.
Not to be rude, but this almost seems like you didn’t actually watch the game and just pulled out a bunch of stats from the boxscore without putting them into context…
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