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| Canucks, Wild meet in Northwest Division clash |
NHL Hockey |
12/07/2002 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks hope to build another streak tonight when they welcome the Minnesota Wild to GM Place for a Northwest Division battle. After having their franchise-record 10-game winning run halted Tuesday against the host Islanders, the Canucks bounced back with a 3-2 overtime win in New Jersey the following night. Todd Bertuzzi scored two goals and Trevor Linden added another as Vancouver concluded a six-game road trip. Markus Naslund assisted on Bertuzzi's |
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| Canucks Team Report: Bouncing back |
NHL Hockey |
12/05/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A night after having their franchise-best 10-game winning streak stopped at the hands of the New York Islanders, the Vancouver Canucks narrowly avoided their first two-game slide in over a month and a half with a 3-2 overtime win against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. After falling behind by a goal entering the final period, Todd Bertuzzi evened the game 6:47 into the third then won it with his 13th goal of the season 56 seconds into the extra session. "We were pretty devastated after th |
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| Canucks are no joke, but depth is still a worry |
NHL Hockey |
12/05/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks have steadily evolved since coach Marc Crawford's first full season with the team in 1999-2000. First they were a young, unpolished group with an abundance of holes. Then an upstart eight seed that had no business being on the same ice with the mighty Avalanche in 2001's opening round. And last year they transformed into an offensive machine that handed the eventual-champion Red Wings the scariest of scares in the West quarters. But looking back on the 2 |
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| Flames try to go 2-0 post-Gilbert |
NHL Hockey |
12/05/2002 |
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| st 13. Roman Turek, who had allowed 16 goals in the previous four games, made 30 saves for the Flames, who, with 20 points, sit last in the Northwest -- seven points behind fourth-place Colorado and 16 points off the pace set by the division-leading Vancouver Canucks. After a scoreless first period, the Flames scored twice in the second to take a 2-0 lead. Saprykin netted the first at 6:37 by burying a one-timer from the slot off a perfect feed from Jerome Iginla. Conroy then scored the game's second goal with 1 |
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| Canucks bounce back with OT win at New Jersey |
NHL Hockey |
12/05/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Todd Bertuzzi scored the tying goal early in the third period and netted the winner 56 seconds into overtime, as the Vancouver Canucks posted a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils at the Meadowlands. Trevor Linden also scored for the Canucks, who bounced back from Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders to earn their 11th win in 12 games. Dan Cloutier made 24 saves for Vancouver, which also completed a six-game road trip at 5-1-0. Scott Niedermayer and Brian Gionta |
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| Canucks hope to rebound in Jersey |
NHL Hockey |
12/04/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - A night after having their franchise- record 10-game winning streak snapped, the Vancouver Canucks try to bounce back when they visit the New Jersey Devils, winners of three straight, at the Meadowlands. Vancouver hadn't lost since November 6 in Dallas, but the host Islanders posted a 2-1 victory at Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday evening. Defenseman Sami Salo tied the game early in the third period, but New York's Alexei Yashin ended broke the deadlock with 1:32 left. The loss |
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| Streaking Oilers look to stay unbeaten all-time versus Wild |
NHL Hockey |
12/03/2002 |
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| ord against the Wild. Edmonton, which has won three straight and is unbeaten in its last six (5-0-1), is currently tied for third with the Colorado Avalanche in the Northwest Division with 27 points, four behind the Wild and seven behind the surging Vancouver Canucks. Tommy Salo made 22 saves and Daniel Cleary scored the game-winning goal early in the second period as the Oilers blanked the Avalanche, 1-0, on Saturday. Salo picked up his second shutout of the season and 32nd of his career as the Oilers extended |
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| Canucks take 10-game winning streak to Long Island |
NHL Hockey |
12/03/2002 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks try to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 11 games tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Vancouver hasn't lost since November 6 in Dallas, and has moved atop the Northwest Division with 34 points. On Saturday, playing the fourth installment of a six-game road trip, the Canucks toppled Florida, 5-2, at the Office Depot Center. Captain Markus Naslund led the way with a goal and two assists, and Todd Bertuzzi, Brendan |
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| Cloutier grabs NHL Player of the Month honors |
NHL Hockey |
12/02/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Vancouver Canucks goaltender Dan Cloutier was named the NHL Player of the Month for November after he helped lead his team to a franchise-best 10-game winning streak. The 26-year-old Cloutier went 11-1-0 with a 2.15 goals-against average and .920 save percentage in the month, as Vancouver (15-5-4-0) moved into first place in the Northwest Division. The six-year veteran started in nine of the games during the winning streak, including making a season-high 35 saves in the Canucks' |
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| Canucks shoot for 10 in a row |
NHL Hockey |
11/30/2002 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The NHL's hottest team, the Vancouver Canucks, take their show to South Florida tonight when they face the Panthers at the Office Depot Center. Vancouver extended its franchise-record winning streak to nine games with a 5-3 triumph over Tampa Bay on Friday night. Daniel Sedin snapped a 3-3 tie with 6:11 remaining for the Canucks, who also received goals from Markus Naslund, Murray Baron, Marek Malik and Trevor Linden (empty net). Backup goaltender Peter Skudra made 32 saves for hi |
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