Vancouver Canucks

Three Stars: 1) Mason Raymond 3 goals, 1 assist, 4 points. 2) Jeff Tambellini 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points. 3) Henrik Sedin. 2 assists, 2 points. Won 69% of his faceoffs. Mason Raymond had three goals, his second career hat trick in a 7-2 thrashing of the Calgary Flames Wednesday night, and the Canucks won their third straight game. Not only was it a third straight win, it was a second straight dominant win. Four nights ago, the Canucks blasted the Sharks 6-1; tonight, it was the Flames turn to feel the burn. Alex Burrows scored for the third straight game, Jeff Tambellini for the second straight, and Dan Hamhuis and Daniel Sedin...

The Canucks exorcised some demons friday night, absolutley dominating the San Jose Sharks 6 to 1. It was a nice change of pace for the Canucks, who had struggled mightily against Joe Thornton's squad, going 2-9-2 in their last 11 against them. It was a different story tonight. The top three lines all generated goals, with Alex Burrows, Mikael Samuelsson twice, Jeff Tambellini, and Raffi Torres tickling the twine. Keith Ballard, in what had to be his best game of the season, had the other goal. The Canucks started strongly, with Tambellini depositing his third of the season past Antii Neimi only nine minutes into the game. The Sharks simply didn't have their "A" game tonight,...

If the Canucks played in a non Canadian market, hell even a non Vancouver market, many would be pleased with the team's progress so far. They are currently tied for first place in the northwest division with Colorado, Their top two forwards are producing at more than a point per game rate, their second line has shown flashes of brilliance, their third line has been praised for most of the season, and their defense is deeper than it has been in years, possibly ever. However, the Canucks still have one monkey of King Kong-esque proportions on their backs; The play of Roberto Luongo. He came out of the gate this season running, a welcome change from his usual October doldrums. The team didn...

Vancouver face off against the Oilers in what will be the first of a two game road trip. Last night the Canucks beat the Devils 3-0 with goals from Torres, Kesler and Henrik Sedin. Luongo started the month of November on the right foot by registering his first shutout of the season. The good news is that Alex Burrows will return to the line up after spending October on LTIR recovering from a shoulder injury. The bad news is that Vancouver’s road record isn’t quite as impressive as when playing at home. The Canucks are 0-3-1 when they play away; this is obviously an area that needs improvement. Edmonton last played on Friday 29 October when they beat the Hawks 7-4. The Oilers young ...