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| Time | Wed. 6:30 PM PST |
TV | Sportsnet Pac. |
| Season Series | 0 - 0 |
Last Meeting |
4-2 Canucks (Mar.16/11) |
| The Enemy | Mile High Hockey, Jibblescribbits | Scoring Leaders |
D. Sedin: 6-18-24 Duchene: 9-7-16 |
| Canucks |
Category | Avalanche |
| 10-9-1 | Season Record | 9-11-1 |
| 11th |
Conference Position | 12th |
| Won 1 |
Streak | Lost 1 |
| 5-6-0 |
< Road Record / Home Record > |
3-7-0 |
| 6-4-0 |
Last 10 | 2-7-1 |
| +1 |
Goals For / Against +/- | -9 |
| 58 (9) |
Goals Scored | 53 (13) |
| 56 (18) |
Goals Against |
65 (25) |
| 0.80 (24) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 0.72 (28) |
| 26.7 (1) |
Power Play % |
25.7 (2) |
| 85.4 (11) |
Penalty Kill % |
77.5 (26) |
| 72.7 (10) |
Winning % When Scoring First | 54.5 (27) |
| 83.3 (11) |
Winning % When Leading After 1 | 66.7 (22) |
| 100 |
Winning % When Leading After 2 | 83.3 |
| 52.3 (4) |
Faceoffs % | 52.5 (3) |
| 430 (11) |
Hits |
441 (10) |
| 208 (30) |
Blocked Shots |
284 (14) |
| 130 (21) |
Giveaways |
113 (29) |
| 128 (20) |
Takeaways |
187 (3) |
| 14.4 (25) |
PIM's Per Game Average |
11.0 (7) |
| NHL.com |
Funny how the Canucks' 2-1 win over Ottawa didn't inspire a lot of joy from many Canucks fans. It wasn't the most convincing win, and the guys almost blew the game with seconds left, plus a golden fail moments before that. But Cory Schneider saved the day and for that performance, he gets to start yet again with Roberto Luongo watching from the bench. This is a reward for
Ginger Jesus, but also, (as Alain Vigneault said today) a chance for Luongo to get a few more practices in after missing time with an upper body injury. Still though, is this the first time AV has rode the hot Schneider consecutively like this? And no, that didn't come out right.
At this point there is nothing inside of me that can convince me that this current Canucks squad is ready to snap out of mediocrity. Not with the 5 on 5 being so pathetic. Still a bit of puzzling defence in front of our goaltending. Still a Ryan Kesler who cannot snap out of his funk. Still line-swapping deluxe going on. But hey, a winning streak can start in the blink of an eye.
A quick look at Colorado's stats can be a bit of consolation. Lousy 5 on 5 like us. 2-7-1 record in their last 10, including a 1-4 record in their last 5. They have scored 10 goals in those last 5 games and given up 15. They are 3-7-0 on home ice. All this after going 6-2-0 in the first 8 games of their season. More woes: as brought up at Mile High Hockey, the Avs' top D pairing of Jan Hejda and Erik Johnson are a combined -28. Ouch. But don't worry, Avs fans. The Canucks have a way of helping struggling teams snap out of their funks. Got a player mired in a slump? WE CAN HELP! Or not. It depends on what kind of mood our boys are in tonight.
PROJECTED ROSTERS
Dank-Hank-Burrows
Booth-Kesler-Higgins
Hansen-Hodgson-Lapierre
Volpatti-Malhotra-Weise
We'll be lucky if Mason Raymond plays against the Avalanche. It's more likely he plays on the weekend.
Hamhuis-Bieksa
Edler-Salo
Rome-Alberts
Porter-Stastny-Yip
Jones-O'Reilly-Winnik
Galiardi-McClement-Kobasew
Hejda-Johnson
O'Brien-Quincy (SOB..who is that guy?)
Wilson-O'Byrne
STATS
-Milan Hejduk has 36 goals and 66 points in 72 career games against Vancouver. 9 of those goals are game winners. A true Canuck killer.
-Paul Stastny is 7-20-27 in 30 career games against the Canucks.
-Cory Schneider has a 2-0-0-1 record career vs the Avalanche.
-Daniel Sedin is 24-25-49 and a -10 in 58 career games vs Colorado. 5 of those goals are game winners.
-Henrik Sedin is 17-34-51 and a -6 in 63 career games vs the Avs.
-Canucks are 3-9 in their last 12 games following a win. WTF!?
-Canucks are 1-4 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. FUKT!
-Canucks are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. DOOMED!
-Canucks are 0-5 in their last 5 Wednesday games. DON'T EVEN WASTE YOUR TIME WATCHING!
-Avalanche are 14-40 in their last 54 overall. WHA?
-Avalanche are 12-39 in their last 51 vs. Western Conference. WAIT A MINUTE!
-Avalanche are 13-43 in their last 56 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game. WE GOT 'EM BY THE BALLS!
-Avalanche are 6-21 in their last 27 home games. THESE GUYS A F***ING DEAD!
-Cover.com, you rock.
VIDEO
The last Canucks-Avs meeting:
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