30 Oct
After a disappointing loss at home, the Canucks outlasted the L.A. Kings 2-1 with a shootout victory, backstopped by Andrew ‘Rayzor’ Raycroft.
After Roberto Luongo was diagnosed with a hairline rib fracture on Tuesday, the club called up Cory Schneider from the Manitoba Moose (he currently has the best record in the AHL) to backup Andrew [...]
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28 Oct
The Detroit Red Wings scored four goals in the third period of Tuesday nights match versus the Vancouver Canucks en route to a 5-4 victory.
After jumping out to a 2-0 lead, courtesy of a couple of soft-ish goals on Chris Osgood, the Canucks couldn’t find a way to put away the boys in white and [...]
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27 Oct
With a 2-0 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers Sunday night, captain Roberto Luongo etched his mark on Canuck history.
The 6′3, 205 lb Montreal, Quebec native made Canuck history this past summer, signing a 12 year, $64 M contract. He went right back to the record book, after posting his 21st shutout as a Vancouver [...]
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24 Oct
In an early CBC HNIC edition, the Vancouver Canucks iced a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at General Motors Place Saturday, October 24, 2009.
Special teams factored largely into in the game, which featured a number of early momentum swings as the clubs swapped odd man advantages.
The Canucks capitalized early with the man advantage, [...]
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22 Oct
With their first successful road attempt in five games, the Vancouver Canucks exorcised some demons Wednesday night in Chicago.
The scene was the United Center in Chicago Illinois, the last place the Canucks would play hockey during the 2008-09 season (in May). Many eyes have been on Roberto Luongo during the day, wondering how he would [...]
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20 Oct
Despite a late flurry by the Vancouver Canucks in the third period, the Edmonton Oilers won for the 5th time in 7 games against them at home.
It was a game that had a little bit of everything, with some late drama to put an exclamation mark on a game that didn’t feature a lot of [...]
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18 Oct
For years since their inception into the National Hockey League, the Minnesota Wild have stifled the Vancouver Canucks with trapping, defensive minded hockey. Last night, the roles were somewhat reversed.
To begin with, let’s evaluate the game for what it really boiled down to: Goaltending. Niklas Backstrom, named the games’ Crown Royal 1st star [...]
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