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| Flyers' Gagne leaves game |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne left Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks with an upper body injury and did not return. Gagne absorbed a questionable hit only 15 seconds into the contest from Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa and left the ice. |
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| Canucks' Pyatt out indefinitely |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Vancouver Canucks forward Taylor Pyatt will be sidelined indefinitely after breaking a bone in his right foot during a loss to Edmonton on Friday. Pyatt suffered the injury after blocking a second period shot. Ryan Johnson, Kevin Bieksa, and Darcy Hordichuk have all suffered similar foot injuries this season as a result of blocked shots. "It's definitely tough," said Hordichuk, who broke a bone in late November. "Once you get your boot off the foot just swells up so much. All th |
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| Sens, Canucks battle in BC |
NHL Hockey |
12/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to get back in the win column tonight when they welcome the Ottawa Senators for an interconference battle at General Motors Place. The Canucks have lost their last two games and tonight will try to avoid dropping three in a row for the first time since a four-game skid from November 27 to December 4. Vancouver's most-recent setback came Friday against Edmonton in the opener of a three-game homestand for the Canucks. Sheldon Souray's power-play goal late in the s |
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| Souray, Oilers hold off late rally by Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Sheldon Souray's power-play goal late in the second period proved to be the game-winner, as the Edmonton Oilers fended off the Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, at GM Place. Marc-Antoine Pouliot and Shawn Horcoff also tallied for the Oilers, who have won two games in a row on the heels of a three-game slide. Ales Hemsky and Lubomir Visnovsky both collected two assists, while Dwayne Roloson made 26 saves, including 13 in a frantic third period. Mason Raymond and Kyle Wellwood each had a go |
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| Souray, Canucks hold off late rally by Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Sheldon Souray's power-play goal late in the second period proved to be the game-winner, as the Edmonton Oilers fended off the Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, at GM Place. Marc-Antoine Pouliot and Shawn Horcoff also tallied for the Oilers, who have won two games in a row on the heels of a three-game slide. Ales Hemsky and Lubomir Visnovsky both collected two assists, while Dwayne Roloson made 26 saves, including 13 in a frantic third period. Mason Raymond and Kyle Wellwood each had a go |
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| Oilers visit Canucks, shoot for back-to-back wins |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to win consecutive games for the first time since earlier in the month, as they visit the Vancouver Canucks tonight at GM Place. The Oilers snapped a three-game losing streak on Monday with a 4-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. It was just Edmonton's second win in its last six games and the Oilers haven't won back-to-back tests since a three-game winning streak from December 3-6. Sheldon Souray notched his first goal since November 29 -- a span of nine games wit |
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| Kiprusoff, Flames welcome Ducks to town |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| Ducks 15 times in his career, going 8-7-0 with a 2.27 GAA. The Ducks played their first game last night since Teemu Selanne suffered a laceration to his left quadriceps muscle that is expected to sideline him for four-to-six weeks. They visited the Vancouver Canucks and were dealt a 4-3 setback. Bobby Ryan had a goal and two assists while Scott Niedermayer notched a goal and assisted on another for Anaheim, which fell to 1-1 on a five-game road trip and lost for the fourth time in its last five as the visiting |
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| Sharks, Canucks clash in San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks will try for their fifth straight win over the Vancouver Canucks tonight, when the two teams get together in California at HP Pavilion. The Sharks swept their four-game series with the Canucks last year, outscoring them 15-6. San Jose has won seven of its last 10 against Vancouver and two straight as the host. Joe Thornton had three goals and six assists in four games versus the Canucks last year, while Nabokov won all four meetings while posting a 1.51 goals against avera |
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| Sedin scores twice as Canucks hold off Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Daniel Sedin scored twice, including a breakaway goal in the third period that turned out be the game-winner, and the Vancouver Canucks staved off a late charge from the Anaheim Ducks for a 4-3 win at GM Place. Mason Raymond posted a score and an assist while Ryan Kesler also lit the lamp for the Canucks, who put the wraps on a successful four-game homestand Monday, finishing 3-1. Vancouver, which moved ahead of Calgary by one point for first place in the Northwest Division with |
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| Canucks sign Sundin |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks signed free agent center Mats Sundin, the club announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sundin, 37, played the last 13 of his 17 NHL seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 1,305 regular season games, Sundin has recorded 555 goals and 766 assists, and ranks 22nd all-time in career goals. He also holds the Maple Leafs' franchise records for most goals and points. "Playing previously in two Canadian markets and consistently being among team |
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