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| Vancouver targets 14-game unbeaten streak |
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02/25/2003 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - The red hot Vancouver Canucks will aim to extend their franchise-record unbeaten streak to 14 games this evening, when they host the Atlanta Thrashers at GM Place. Vancouver is 9-0-4 in its last 13 games, without a loss since falling to Detroit on January 24. The Canucks added to their unbeaten run on Sunday with a 7-2 shellacking of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Markus Naslund scored twice to become the league's first 40-goal scorer and added two assists in the win o |
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| Vancouver's Morrison receives NHL weekly honor |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Vancouver Canucks center Brendan Morrison was named NHL Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, February 23. Morrison scored three goals and added five assists in four games last week, as the Canucks extended their club-record and league-high unbeaten streak to 13 games (9-0-4). He also had a rating of plus-eight during the four victories. Morrison increased his season total to 55 points (17 goals, 38 assists) in 62 games. The 27-year-old Pitt Meadows, British Columbia n |
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| Teams to beat in the NHL? Still the usual suspects |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2003 |
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| in the National Hockey League. Finally there are teams to challenge the dominance the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche have established over the past eight years. Looks can, however, be a bit deceiving as we all know. The Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks are the clubs who have broken down the wall that separates the middle of the road and those teams of elite status. After years of being either a low seed or not living up to postseason expectations, the Sens and Canucks lead their respective divisio |
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| Avalanche Team Report: Streaks squashed on Long Island |
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02/22/2003 |
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| surge, though, Colorado is right back in the mix of the Northwest Division race and the Western Conference standings, as it attempts to win its NHL-record ninth-straight division title. After a slow start, the Avs, with 73 points, are six behind the Vancouver Canucks in the Northwest and have climbed their way to fifth in the conference, just one point back of the Red Wings. "We put ourselves in a deep hole at the beginning of the year," said Peter Forsberg. "Vancouver's playing well, too, so it's tough to catch |
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| Canucks put record streak on the line in Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2003 |
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| Edmonton, Alberta (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks put their franchise-record 11-game unbeaten streak on the line tonight when they visit the Edmonton Oilers at Skyreach Centre. Vancouver is 7-0-4 during the tear, including consecutive wins over fellow Western Conference powers Detroit and St. Louis. On Thursday against the Blues, playing the third portion of a four-game road trip, the Canucks posted a 4-2 victory. Vancouver's special teams were on turbo, scoring two power-play goals and one shorthanded |
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| Division leaders face off in St. Louis |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - A pair of division leaders face off tonight in St. Louis, as the Central-leading Blues welcome the Northwest Division's top-team and the hottest club in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks, to the Savvis Center. Vancouver is currently in the midst of a 10-game unbeaten string (6-0-4) and comes into Thursday's clash on the heels of Tuesday's exciting 4-3 come-from- behind overtime win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Another win or a tie tonight will give |
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| Red Wings Team Report: Motown letdown |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Sometimes certain teams just have your number. Detroit Red Wings goaltender Curtis Joseph has to be getting that feeling regarding this year's Vancouver Canucks. Cujo allowed four goals on 18 shots in a 4-1 loss November 22 to the Canucks, and another four on 34 shots in a 4-1 defeat January 19. So when his team grabbed a three-goal lead early in the third period of Tuesday's contest with Vancouver, he had to like his chances of getting his first win of the season over the Northwest Division |
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| Wild target first-ever win over Blueshirts |
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02/19/2003 |
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| , the Wild suffered their second straight setback with a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Jim Dowd and Pascal Dupuis scored for the Wild, who have dropped to third in the Northwest Division with 67 points -- 14 back of the first-place Vancouver Canucks. Manny Fernandez turned aside 19 shots in the setback. Dupuis, who is second on the club in scoring (15g, 23a), has five points in his last six games (4g, 1a) and will establish a new personal mark for goals in a season with his next tally. Dwayne R |
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| Blues Team Report: A rallying effort |
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02/18/2003 |
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| Tyson Nash also scored for St. Louis, which now has 75 points and leads the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings by four points in the Central Division, while tying for second in the Western Conference with the Northwest Division-leading Vancouver Canucks. The Blues trailed 3-2 after the opening period, but Tkachuk scored his second goal of the contest just 3:25 into the second to tie it. Jeff Finley's shot was stopped by former Blues goaltender Roman Turek, but Tkachuk knocked in the rebound for his |
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| Red Wings, Canucks set for Motown showdown |
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02/18/2003 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Two of the best teams in the Western Conference, and all of the NHL, face off tonight when the Detroit Red Wings welcome the Northwest Division-leading Vancouver Canucks to Joe Louis Arena. The Canucks, who are tied for second in the West with 75 points, are currently riding a nine-game unbeaten streak (5-0-4) after Saturday's 2-2 tie with the Calgary Flames. Ed Jovanovski scored with 7:59 left in regulation to force the stalemate. Brent Sopel also scored for the Canucks, while Da |
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