Game 33: Wild At Canucks Preview: Home Sweet Home
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 18, 2011 10:40 PM PST
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Print| WILD |
CANUCKS | ||||
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AT |  |
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| Time | Mon. 7:00 PM PST |
TV | Sportsnet Pac. |
| Season Series | 1-1 |
Last Meeting |
5-1 Wild Nov.3/11 |
| The Enemy | Hockey Wilderness | Scoring Leaders | H. Sedin: 8-28-36 Koivu: 8-20-28 |
| Wild |
Category | Canucks |
| 20-8-5 | Season Record | 19-11-2 |
| 2nd |
Conference Position | 6th |
| Lost 3 |
Streak | Won 1 |
| 10-4-2 |
< Road Record / Home Record > |
8-4-1 |
| 7-1-2 |
Last 10 | 7-2-1 |
| +12 |
Goals For / Against +/- | +26 |
| 80 (25) |
Goals Scored | 105 (4) |
| 69 (5) |
Goals Against |
78 (8) |
| 1.06 (9) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 1.19 (7) |
| 16.8 (17) |
Power Play % |
25.2 (1) |
| 85.6 (8) |
Penalty Kill % |
85.7 (7) |
| 51.5 (6) |
Faceoffs % | 52.4 (4) |
| 743 (9) |
Hits |
699 (15) |
| 551 (2) |
Blocked Shots |
371 (28) |
| 236 (17) |
Giveaways |
211 (23) |
| 220 (15) |
Takeaways |
203 (20) |
| 11.7 (16) |
PIM's Per Game Average |
14.3 (26) |
| NHL.com |
UPDATE: Aaron Rome out 3-4 weeks with another broken thumb. Keith Ballard out with back spasms. That means Andrew Alberts and Alexander Sulzer draw into the lineup.
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When the Wild thumped the Canucks 5-1 in early November who would have thought that they'd go on a tear and take complete ownership of the Northwest Division? Vancouver is slowly narrowing the gap but still trail them by 5 points. Losses to 2 shitty teams in Carolina and Columbus didn't help. The Wild are
going through their usual injury plague again. And may be showing signs of slowing down.
Mikko Koivu (leg), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (upper body) and Casey Wellman (wrist) are day-to-day, while Devin Setoguchi (knee) and Guillaume Latendresse (concussion) are out.
That from the Canucks.com preview.
The Projected Wild Line Up:
Cal Clutterbuck - Matt Cullen - Dany Heatley
Nick Johnson - Kyle Brodziak - Darroll Powe
Jarod Palmer - Warren Peters - Colton Gillies
Chad Rau -Jed Ortmeyer - Brad Staubitz
Nick Shultz - Mike Lundin
Clayton Stoner - Marek Zidlicky
Jared Spurgeon - Marco Scandella
In goal: Niklas Backstrom. But that's not official. The Wild may start Josh Harding.
There isn't any word out there who the Canucks will start in net. No word on if Mark Mancari will stay in the lineup in place of Andrew Ebett either.
TRENDS
- Wild are 6-0 in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Wild are 7-1 in their last 8 road games.
- Wild are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Wild are 10-3 in their last 13 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Wild are 13-4 in their last 17 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Wild are 20-8 in their last 28 vs. Western Conference.
- Wild are 17-7 in their last 24 overall.
- Canucks are 14-3 in their last 17 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Canucks are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Canucks are 7-2 in their last 9 games following a win.
- Canucks are 10-3 in their last 13 overall.
- Canucks are 6-2 in their last 8 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Canucks are 20-8 in their last 28 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Canucks are 7-3 in their last 10 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
- Canucks are 7-3 in their last 10 Monday games.
- Covers.com, I love you.
VIDEO
A new Chris Higgins tribute courtesy of armansm21:
Clutterbuck punches a ref:
Clutterbuck fails:
Home Sweet Home:
GO CANUCKS GO!
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Score Predicting Wizards: 2011-12
(Updated December 18)
Twitchy2010: 10
HockeyFanInColorado: 9
andrew21nz: 8
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nucklord: 8
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kiyotok: 6
Sean Zandberg: 6
vancitydan: 6
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Canuckles: 5
jabraham: 5
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Dank gwg
"Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn."
4-2 canucks kesler gwg
you can't wear your heart on your sleeve, if you're just gonna leave...
by kiyotok on Dec 18, 2011 11:58 PM PST via mobile reply actions
prediction
a 7:0 shutout.
LOL. go! canucsk! go!
3-1 Wild
First game after a road trip. Hey, I don’t make up the rules.
Warm winds blowing, heating blue sky, and a road that goes forever...
3-1 Canucks
Silent G.
The sexiest Canucks Fan in Mississauga, Ontario. Or something like that.
by jabraham on Dec 19, 2011 12:31 AM PST via mobile reply actions
4-3 Nucks
Lapierre GWG
"Let's be honest - I watched you walk away
You went off to find - anything else - anything less
On your own..."
4-3 Vancouver
Alex MF Burrows FTW
"Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do."
Dropping F-bombs since the early 70's.
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well we know
he’s not a hawks or leafs fan, or he woulda said kessler.
"Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do."
Dropping F-bombs since the early 70's.
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Imagine the photoshop fun with him as Kelso!!
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 19, 2011 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
return the favour
5-1
Burrows with the GWG
Nuck’s Misconduct Bishop, 1st United Church of Luongod. "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Ghandi. I think he was a Canucks fan...
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2-0 Canucks
Hodgsen GWG
The Nucks never seem to take the Wild seriously (which pisses off the Wild) – I’m hoping tonight that’s finally going to change.
5-1 Canucks
KesLORD
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
Almond was sent down
And Chad Rau and Jed Ortmeyer called up for fourth/third line duty. One of the D you have listed will be scratched, my guess is Zanon.
thanks:)
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 19, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Roberto Luongo 5-0 in his last 5 @ home vs Wild
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@KentBaskyNM
Holy crap. Look at Rome!!- Sean Zandberg
me likey!
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 19, 2011 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
4--3 Canucks!
KesLORD GWG
Let's Go Pens! Let's Go Nucks!
Sometimes the hockey Gods smiles on us. Other times they shit vomit.
Sometimes we have to make our own luck.
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by HockeyFanInColorado on Dec 19, 2011 12:23 PM PST reply actions
I was thinking
If Rome is “God” does he have an Achilles Thumb? or is it an Aaron’s Thumb? “The Aaron’s thumb of the Canucks has been persistent injuries year after year.”
by mechanixfetch on Dec 19, 2011 4:30 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
“aaron’s thumb” definitely, haha
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 19, 2011 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
4-2 dun yell
"It doesn't matter where they put us. Everybody hates us."
—Henrik Sedin on re-alignment
by eightyseven on Dec 19, 2011 5:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions
4-3 Canucks
OLD MAN SALO WITH THE WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Dec 19, 2011 6:01 PM PST reply actions
Canucks 5-1
Raymond with the GWG.
The Contenders show the Pretenders that the Northwest Division Title is NOT up for discussion.
holy crap
I don’t think anyone gets spw points!
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
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