Put The Medals Away. This Is War. Canucks-Blackhawks Preview
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 5, 2010 11:00 AM PST
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| Canucks (39-22-2) |
Blackhawks (42-16-5) | ||||
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| Time | 5:30 PM PST |
TV | Sportsnet Pacific |
| Season Series | 2 - 1 Canucks |
Last Meeting | 5-1 Canucks (01-23-10) |
| The Enemy | Second City Hockey | Scoring Leaders | H. Sedin: 25-58-83 Kane: 26-46-72 |
| Canucks | Category | Blackhawks |
| 3rd | Conference Position | 2nd |
| 6-4-0 |
Last 10 | 6-3-1 |
| 3.19 (3rd) |
Goals Per Game | 3.16 (4th) |
| 2.48 (7th) |
Least Goals Against Per Game | 2.35 (2nd) |
| 1.32 (2nd) | 5 On 5 GF/GA | 1.19 (4th) |
| 21.7% (5th) | Power Play % |
19.9% (7th) |
| 81% (19th) | Penalty Kill % |
84.5% (6th) |
| 30.5 (12th) | Shots Per Game | 34.2 (1st) |
| 29.1 (8th) | Least Shots Against Per Game | 24.2 (1st) |
| 79.3% (4th) | Winning % When Scoring First | 76.2% (7th) |
| 86.4% (3rd) | Winning % When Leading After 1 | 76.7% (12th) |
| 47.1% (4th) |
Winning % When Trailing After 1 | 47.6% (3rd) |
| 96.2% (3rd) | Winning % When Leading After 2 | 93.1% (8th) |
| 33.3% (2nd) | Winning % When Trailing After2 | 28.6% (3rd) |
| 51.1% (9th) | Faceoffs % | 52.4% (3rd) |
| 15.6 (26th) | Least PIM's Per Game | 11.5 (8th) |
| +36 (3rd) | + / - GF/GA | +39 (2nd) |
This is the final meeting of the regular season between these 2 teams, and when they face eachother it's a loaded situation. There is no love between the 2 teams and let's face it, Chicago is a measuring stick of sorts for Vancouver. Whether it's from the hair-pulling and the Bieksa-Eager tilt, the Hawks defeating of the Canucks in last year's playoffs, or the current comparisons of the 2 teams all season long and who could beat who in a playoff series this year, this game is loaded and worth checking out.
I'm typing this before the Sharks play the Habs tonight. Currently Chicago is the top team in the West, tied with San Jose in points, same amount of games played but the Cocks have 2 more wins. Chicago has played 2 games since the Olympics ended: a 5-3 loss to the Islanders and a 5-2 win over the Oilers on Wednesday night. In those 2 games:
-Patrick Lame has 1 goal and 4 assists
-Jonathan Toes has 1 goal and 3 assists
-Dinkan Keith has 3 assists
-Dustin Buttfucklien has 2 goals
-Cryin' Campbell has 1 goal and 1 assist
A look at the comparative stats above shows why the Hawks are as successful as they are. But the same mostly applies to the Canucks. However the Hawks' PP, PK and shots for and against per game stats are the most disturbing. Vancouver is better off to keep this game 5 on 5 as much as possible.
Hopefully the Canucks continue to get scoring from all 3 lines. Have the Sedins awoken from their slumber? 6 points for them combined last game. All assists. Kesler is turning into a road warrior. He has 5 goals and 10 points in the Canucks' last 10 road games. Kyle Wellwood did something on his Olympic holiday...don't know what it was but it's working so far.
You know that Roberto Luongo gets up for a game against Chicago, with the demons of the past perhaps still haunting him and needing to be exorcised. Patrick Kane claimed to have Lou's number during the Olympics but that did not materialize in the gold medal game. How about now?
As great as the Hawks are, the Canucks only have 3 less wins than them.
How about a few videos to get your blood pumpin' a little?
1. Canucks beat Chicago in January
2. Mitchell kills Toews...then...as the gods would have it...Malkin took out Mitchell weeks later.
3. The Line Brawl that will never be forgotten from last season:
4. Patrick Sharp knows Andrew Alberts.
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I am saying 3-2 Hawks
excellent write up, the stats show something interesting though. everyone agrees the Hawks are an elite team, yet we match them in almost every catagory (and are better in some as well) yet most are hesitant to bestow the same title on the canucks…
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Oh ye of little faith.
It may be a tough game…but I just can’t pick the Hawks.
4-2 Canucks. Demitra with the GWG.
"Of course you know, this means war!!"
Bugs Bunny
are you sure...
he wont miss the open net like he did against the Canadian team?
fisting barry rozner with every goal!!!
by soupy's spin-o-rama on Mar 5, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t understand how people still think he missed the open net or think that joke is funny. The replays clearly show that the shot hit Luongo’s glove. Everyone, including Demitra, said it was a save. And the whole pretending he didn’t save it joke is about as fresh as a joke about Patty Kane’s mama.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
you’re right…it was a helluva save. Not Demo’s fault. All Lou, Lou Louuuuuuuuuuuu. I still think it’s funny tho
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 5, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
6-4 Canucks… Burr. Whoever starts for Chicago gets pulled.
by Beantown Canuck on Mar 5, 2010 11:49 AM PST reply actions
BOOM goes the dynamite!
Vancouver’s not a very fast team, and have a banged-up defence; so if Chicago’s forwards can consistently drive deep behind them and cycle down low, they can open lanes in front of the net. If they focus on stopping the Sedins, well… So does everyone else, and frankly that doesn’t work out so well, especially with the second line firing on all cylinders right now.
For Vancouver, keeping the scoring distributed is going to be the defining factor. If their first goal comes from Kesler or Wellwood or (a boy can dream!) Hansen, then whatever team they’re facing becomes confused, unsure of who to check and who to put their fourth line out against.
Either of Chicago’s goalies can have a hot streak, but they’ll need it against the Canucks. Our forwards are ready to rock, and our 5-6 D are playing for their lives. Vancouver over Chicago 5-2, Raymond getting the winner.
P.S. Playoff hate is the best hate, isn’t it?
Alberts couldn’t have shown up for a better first game as a Canuck.
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3-1 Canucks, Burrows
Alberts with a fight in the 1st period.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
1-0 Nucks…Demo SO winner. I haven’t been right in weeks so let’s just throw out ridiculous predictions and see what happens.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
I;m almost excited about this game as I was Canada/Russia. This will be an epic battle, I think, as far as it can be with the situation as it is. Either that or it will fizzle and crap out. I think lu’s gonna be a beast. 4-1 Vancouver, let’s give Kesler the winner.
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..."
3-2 Nucks, Kes FTW
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
over/under for what? Splt? Total goals? Winning team’s score? Losing team’s score?
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..."
What is the over/under on the total amount of time Patrick Kane’s mouth-guard actually spends in his actual mouth?
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
this has been taken off the board...
they tried to put it at 30 sec. but ppl pounded the under and still won… so they refuse to put it up nemore… but the over/under on goals is 5.5 and the hawks are -160 Canucks +140
fisting barry rozner with every goal!!!
by soupy's spin-o-rama on Mar 5, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'd play the over on goals....but....
What odds can I get that former Red Wings Mikael Samuelson will emulate his old buddy and rip the mouth-guard out of Kane’s mouth?
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
No Temujin, you can’t pick USA to win and get a point. The Olympics are over now.
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 5, 2010 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
WOMENS BEACH VOLLEYBALL ON SNET-PAC RIGHT NOW!! WOOOOOO! it’s boring, but fulla eyecandy, doncha know.
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..."
Jeez, some gender equality please. The guys on the tour should wear skimpy clothings too. XD
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
I think they do when they play…
besides u guys win in swimming, where we lose. Dudes where speedos, girls where body suits. Gender equity achieved!
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..."
4-3 Hawks, Kane.
I feel so fucking dirty for having written that.
Shame on you.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
i’ve already confessed my sins at my shrines to Luongo and Kesler. thankfully They are most wise and merciful, and have said They will spare my flock, save one lamb, whose body i will be forced to wear about my neck, that others may look upon my traitorous person, and know fear.
by Passive Voice on Mar 5, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
“-Patrick Lame has 1 goal and 4 assists
-Jonathan Toes has 1 goal and 3 assists
-Dinkan Keith has 3 assists
-Dustin Buttfucklien has 2 goals
-Cryin’ Campbell has 1 goal and 1 assist"
What happened…run out of funny juice for the last one?
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..."
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