Beware Of Avalanche: Canucks-Avalanche Preview
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 9, 2010 11:00 AM PST
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| Canucks (40-23-2) |
Avalanche (37-22-6) | ||||
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| Time | 6:00 PM PST |
TV | Sportsnet Pacific |
| Season Series | 3 - 1 Canucks |
Last Meeting | 5-2 Canucks (11-20-09) |
| The Enemy | Mile High Hockey | Scoring Leaders | H. Sedin: 26-59-85
Stastny: 12-49-61 |
| Canucks | Category | Avalanche |
| 3rd | Conference Position | 6th |
| 6-4-0 |
Last 10 | 6-4-0 |
| 3.20 (3rd) |
Goals Per Game | 2.88 (9th) |
| 2.52 (8th) |
Least Goals Against Per Game | 2.54 (9th) |
| 1.30 (2nd) | 5 On 5 GF/GA | 1.14 (6th) |
| 21.3% (5th) | Power Play % |
17.7% (18th) |
| 80.9% (20th) | Penalty Kill % |
82.7% (12th) |
| 30.4 (12th) | Shots Per Game | 27.1 (30th) |
| 29.1 (9th) | Least Shots Against Per Game | 31.9 (25th) |
| 80% (4th) | Winning % When Scoring First | 68.8% (15th) |
| 86.4% (3rd) | Winning % When Leading After 1 | 81.5% (8th) |
| 45.7% (5th) |
Winning % When Trailing After 1 | 45.5% (6th) |
| 96.2% (3rd) | Winning % When Leading After 2 | 81.8% (20th) |
| 34.6% (2nd) | Winning % When Trailing After2 | 23.5% (5th) |
| 51.1% (9th) | Faceoffs % | 47.6% (28th) |
| 15.7 (26th) | Least PIM's Per Game | 13.2 (17th) |
| +37 (3rd) | + / - GF/GA | +20 (5th) |
The Canucks have only played a division rival once (a 6-2 loss to Minny) since January 21. They are 12-6 against NW division foes. More after the jump.
Many had expected Craig Anderson to board the suck boat by now but he has not. Problem there is that the Canucks have his number this season:
-a 5-2 win on November 20.
-an 8-2 killing of the Avs on November 14 that saw Anderson get chased from the net after 39:00 played, easily his worst performance of the season.
-a 3-0 to the Canucks on November 1
-to his credit (finally) a 3-0 Avs win on October 3.
So far, Vancouver is nearly his worst enemy, but make no mistake, Anderson is the real deal. Check out his game-by-game stats here.
Let's see who's cookin' for the Avs lately. In their 4 games since the Olympic Break:
-Chris Stewart has 5 goals and 4 assists. Good god.
-Paul Stastny has 7 assists
-T.J. Galiardi has 3 goals and 2 assists
-New Av Peter Mueller has 1 goal and 3 assists. He ain't slowing down on his new team. Not on a line with Hejduk and Duchene.
-Matt Duchene has 1 goal and 2 assists
-Canuck "killer" Milan Hejduk has 2 goals. Not gonna kill anybody that way, Milan.
Who is this Chris Stewart guy?
-NHL player of the week...named yesterday..no shit.
-drafted in the 1st round in the 2006 draft by the Avs
-has 24 goals and 51 points in 60 games for the Avs this season. Money money, yeah yeah
This will be no easy task for Vancouver. Sure I say that nearly every time we play them and we beat their asses this season, but I get this feeling that this game will be different. If Vancouver beats the Avs in regulation tonight, they will hold the NW Division lead by 4 points. Wouldn't that be sweet?
A funny stat, considering that the Canucks are now nicknamed the Comeback Kids, is that the Avs are 20th in the NHL when leading after 2 periods.
Stats be damned. Luongo has to outplay Anderson. The Sedins have to start rolling. Even though Colorado's PP is ranked 18th there is no point in giving them too many chances. Check out the Avs' scoring depth.
Alright...a couple clips to get you into the groove:
The last meeting between the 2 teams (highlights):
Henrik Sedin's first career hatty came against Colorado in November:
Rypien fights McLeod:
Rypien, where have you gone???
OLD SCHOOL: Joe Sakic AND Trevor Linden score hat tricks in the 1996 playoffs, in the same game. Bite me, Corey Hirsch. Sakic won that war.
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Corey Hirsch still has one of the best goalie helmets. Ever.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
Psycho.
Please allow me to adjust my pants, so that I may dance the good time dance, and lead the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance.
Brilliant
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Mar 9, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
5-2 Canucks just like last game…. Burr.
by Beantown Canuck on Mar 9, 2010 11:25 AM PST reply actions
Avs win 3-1. Maybe.
Please allow me to adjust my pants, so that I may dance the good time dance, and lead the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance.
5-3 Nucks. Eff Sweden, 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
by eightyseven on Mar 9, 2010 11:49 AM PST via mobile reply actions
I’ve always love that name. Hejduk. Hey Duke.
"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
by eightyseven on Mar 9, 2010 12:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
-Canuck “killer” Milan Hejduk has 2 goals. Not gonna kill anybody that way, Milan.
He got those 2 goals in the only game he’s played in since Jan. 11…
4-2, Wellfed with the winner.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Mar 9, 2010 2:19 PM PST reply actions
Is Sean even updating the leaderboard any more?
I haven’t noticed any changes after the Olympics ended.
Poutine & Meatballs
you bet, I’m still updating. Only 2 people have gotten points since the Olympics if you can believe that
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 9, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
5-1 canucks, kesler with the gwg.
Official Ambassador for Nucks Misconduct.
Canadian beer is better than Miller, but I really like my vodka.
Warning: I'm bad at catching on to sarcasm and jokes.
GO CANUCKS GO!
Good change.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Mar 9, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Bad news for eightyseven. Yip’s not playing.
Please allow me to adjust my pants, so that I may dance the good time dance, and lead the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance.
Boooooooooooooooooooooo. I wanted to “Yip Yip, Hooray.”
Oh well, have to miss this one anyways. Got called to work. Least we’ve got radio.
"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
Not to worry, pamangkin. There’s more young Asian-Canadians playing high levels of hockey all the time. There’s a young man named Chris Santiago playing in the BCHL who may amount to something. I believe he’s Filipino.
Please allow me to adjust my pants, so that I may dance the good time dance, and lead the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance.
Hejduk
Has 2 goals… and only played in one game since the OLY break FYI!
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
Hejduk
Still a good player but no longer a guy you have to worry about. You used to have to figure out how you were going to stop him. Now I don’t think you have to game plan for him. Still good but not as good as he used to be. And now that I have said that he will probably score 4 goals tonight.
"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
True
But he still has something like 17 goals in 41 games this year. You gotta respect a guy that’s scoring at a 34 goal pace.
I think I did and do respect him. But respecting him and gearing your D to try to stop him are two different things.
"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
Hrmm…we’re far ahead of the avs in this poll. Nice to see toronto beating us in something other than population and stink for once… http://www.motherpucker.ca/nhl-news/most-annoying-nhl-fans/
(j/k I don’t hate Toronto, EXCEPt for the hockey team)
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..."
How are the Oilers fans so low? They are the most annoying fans I have ever met. They all seem to hate the Canucks for some reason and always tell me that the Canucks will never win a cup ever. With an incredible amount of certainty. There is just no way you can justify being that stupid or cocky or arrogant or whatever the word for it is. And they go on and on about Cups won 20 years ago when they stumbled into 3 or 4 of the best players ever by accident. Gretzky should have gone into the NHL entry draft and not just been able to sign with Indianapolis. But whatever, they have won a bunch of cups, good for them. I am happy for them. But to constantly bring those wins up even now when your team is a laughing stock? It’s embarrassing.
"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
Those who live in the past, die in the past.
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
100 things to do before I die -- I dare to dream.
I can’t say that i’ve ever found oilers fans to be all that annoying, even the Canucks haters ones. The ones that make me want to kick a puppy are the Flames Fans, all iggy-cocky and kipperproud…
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..."
Yes, Flames fans are the absolute fucking worst.
T.O. fans used to be pretty bad, but now they’re so depressed due to the Laffs being a joke and being 2-3 years out of the playoffs, let alone a cup contender, I almost feel bad for them.
Oilers fans have yet to irk me, they seem to be less deadpan versions of Leafs fans. But Flames fans are the absolute worst.
Thats why I cheering for the Wings tonight so the Flames (hopefully) dont make the playoffs.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Mar 9, 2010 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
Go to GM Place to watch a game against the Oilers. Your tune will change.
"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
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