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| Time | Fri. 6:00 PM PST |
TV | Sportsnet Pac. |
| Season Series | 0 - 0 |
Last Meeting |
3-1 Coyotes (Mar.18/11) |
| The Enemy | Five For Howling | Scoring Leaders |
D. Sedin: 6-18-24 Vrbata: 11-7-18 |
| Canucks |
Category | Coyotes |
| 11-9-1 | Season Record | 11-6-3 |
| 11th |
Conference Position | 7th |
| Won 2 |
Streak | Won 1 |
| 6-6-0 |
< Road Record / Home Record > |
5-3-2 |
| 6-4-0 |
Last 10 | 6-3-1 |
| +4 |
Goals For / Against +/- | +7 |
| 61 (8) |
Goals Scored | 57 (14) |
| 56 (15) |
Goals Against |
49 (9) |
| 0.85 (22) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 1.11 (12) |
| 25.8 (1) |
Power Play % |
13.0 (26) |
| 86.0 (8) |
Penalty Kill % |
87.9 (5) |
| 75.0 (6) |
Winning % When Scoring First | 69.2 (12) |
| 85.7 (8) |
Winning % When Leading After 1 | 75.0 (17) |
| 100 |
Winning % When Leading After 2 | 100 |
| 52.4 (3) |
Faceoffs % | 51.3 (8) |
| 446 (15) |
Hits |
449 (14) |
| 221 (30) |
Blocked Shots |
289 (17) |
| 131 (25) |
Giveaways |
126 (27) |
| 132 (20) |
Takeaways |
127 (24) |
| 14.0 (24) |
PIM's Per Game Average |
8.5 (1) |
| NHL.com |
Stifling defence, opportunistic goals and exceptional goaltending from Mike Smith have the Coyotes
ranked higher in the standings than most people would have thought. They dropped Ilya Bryzgalov, Ed Jovanovski and Vernon Fiddler in the summer and added Smith, Dave Schlemko and Boyd Gordon. Looks unimpressive and like a recipe for failure. Except Gordon has 10 points in 20 games, Smith has been stellar, and Schlemko is a +7 and checking other teams' top lines. More on the Coyotes' early success here.
The Canucks managed 2 goals 5 on 5 and none on the power play in their 3-0 win over the Avalanche. That was backwards from what they have been doing, but also a welcomed change. Ryan Kesler scored an empty net goal to relieve some of the pressure he is putting on himself to score. We'll see if that load is off his shoulders.
PROJECTED ROSTERS
Booth-Kesler-Higgins
Malhotra-Hodgson-Hansen
Volpatti-Lapierre-Weise
Hamhuis-Bieksa (day-to-day)
Edler-Salo
Sulzer-???? (doubt that Ballard and Rome will be ready)
No word on Mason Raymond returning...yet.
Pyatt-Hanzal-Vrbata
Korpikoski-O'Reilly-Boedker
Torres-Chipchura-O'Sullivan (ah Raffi I still miss thee. Go easy on us, dammit)
Yandle-Morris
Ekman-Larsson - Aucoin
Klesla-Schlemko
STATS
-Canucks are 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest.
-Canucks are 18-5 in their last 23 vs. Pacific.
-Canucks are 10-4 in their last 14 Friday games.
-Coyotes are 5-0 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
-Coyotes are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. Western Conference. Impressive.
-Coyotes are 6-2 in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest. Exceptional.
-Coyotes are 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win. Bingo! They are fukt!!!
-Covers.com, ladies and gentlemen!
VIDEO
The last time these 2 teams battled:
Ah Raffi Torres. We never should have let you go:
I miss summer already. But I'm not sure I'd do this without liquid courage: