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| Time | Tues. 7:00 PM PST |
TV | Sportsnet Pac. |
| Season Series | 1-0 Stars |
Last Meeting |
3-2 Stars Feb.26/12 |
| The Enemy | Defending Big D | Scoring Leaders |
H. Sedin: 13-53-66 Eriksson: 22-37-59 |
| Stars |
Category | Canucks |
| 35-26-5 | Season Record | 41-17-8 |
| 3rd |
Conference Position | 1st |
| Won 2 |
Streak | Lost 1 |
| 17-14-2 |
< Road Record / Home Record > |
19-7-4 |
| 7-1-2 |
Last 10 | 6-2-2 |
| -4 |
Goals For / Against +/- | +48 |
| 2.56 (18) |
Goals Per Game Average |
3.06 (4) + |
| 2.64 (13) |
Goals Against Per Game Average |
2.33 (6) |
| 1.02 (12) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 1.21 (5) |
| 14.6 (27) |
Power Play % |
21.0 (3) |
| 82.5 (11) |
Penalty Kill % |
86.8 (5) |
| 49.2 (21) |
Faceoffs % | 52.1 (4) |
| 1794 (2) |
Hits |
1457 (18) |
| 1016 (6) |
Blocked Shots |
789 (27) |
| 488 (14) |
Giveaways |
473 (18) |
| 452 (14) |
Takeaways |
429 (19) |
| 11.9 (20) |
PIM's Per Game Average |
13.1 (27) |
| NHL.com |
I thought the first game of the season between these 2 on February 26 might be a little more feisty. It wasn't. It was more of a chess match and a blown 2-0 Canucks lead only to lose in OT. They play 3 times this month. Last time, the Stars were clinging to a playoff berth. Today, Dallas is on top of the pacific (barely) and 3rd in the West. Wow. The Stars have won 6 of their last 7 games, with their only loss coming in a shootout vs Shitsburgh. These guys are cruising.
The Canucks have beaten the Stars 5 straight times at the Rog. Just FYI. If the top line gets going....finally... Booth keeps scoring, Zack Kassian keeps up his massive attack and the team plays a solid 60, they can make it 6. But that's asking a lot lately. Oooo, it's bitter and cold over here!
ICE COLD CANUCKS
The Sedins are mini-slumping again STILL. Unacceptable! STILL! MOVE IT!
-Dank has 1 assist in his last 5.
-Hank has zero points in his last 5.
-Jannik Hansen has no points in his last 7.
-Alex Edler: 1 goal and 1 assist in his last 11.
-Sami Salo: 1 assist in his last 6 games.
CANUCKS HEATING UP
-David Booth: 2 goals against the Sabres.
-Zack Kassian: 1 goal and 1 assist against the Sabres.
-Alexandre Burrows: 1 goal and 2 assists in his last 2 games.
-Kevin Bieksa: 3 assists in his last 2 games.
-Dan Hamhuis: 4 assists in his last 5 games.
PROJECTED ROSTERS
David Booth - KesLORD - Zack Kassian (if AV is smart)
Jannik Hansen - Sammy Pahlsson -Chris Higgins
Mason Raymond - Manny Malhotra - Maxim Lapierre
Dan Hamhuis - Kevin Bieksa
Alex Edler - Sami Salo
Marc-Andre Gragnani - Aaron Rome
Steve Ott - Jamie Benn - Adam Burish
Loui Eriksson - Mike Ribeiro - Michael Ryder
Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak
Ryan Garbutt - Tom Wandell - Tomas Vincour
Sheldon Souray - Stephane Robidas
Alex Goligoski - Philip Larsen
Mark Fistric - Trevor Daley
INJURIES
-Via TSN: The Stars are without Brendan Morrow, Toby Peterson and Jake Dowell. The Canucks are without the usual Keith Ballard, Andrew Ebbett, Steve Pinizotto and Aaron Volpatti. Basically, a bunch of 4th liners and a doghouse guy.
TRENDS
- Stars are 4-0 in their last 4 road games.
- Stars are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. Northwest.
- Stars are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. Western Conference.
- Stars are 6-1 in their last 7 overall.
- Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win.
- Stars are 19-7 in their last 26 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Stars are 21-8 in their last 29 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Stars are 2-5 in their last 7 Tuesday games.
- Stars are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Stars are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Canucks are 13-5 in their last 18 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Canucks are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. Pacific.
- Canucks are 2-6 in their last 8 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
- Canucks are in trouble if their best players don't fucking score.
- Much more at Covers.com.
VIDEO
The Last Meeting Between The Two:
Vernon Fiddler Makes That Game A Little More Interesting
Roberto Luongo: Last Man Standing. Stolen from PITB. Nice how a lot of the haters came out again after the Buffalo game. Yeesh.
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