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| Nielsen's shootout tally gives Isles win over Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
11/18/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Frans Nielsen scored the lone goal in the shootout, and the New York Islanders edged the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1. Joey MacDonald stopped 31-of-32 shots for the Isles, who won their third straight after a three-game losing streak. Doug Weight tallied the lone regulation score for New York. Roberto Luongo, just recently removed from his amazing team-record shutout streak that topped 240 minutes, had 34 saves for the Canucks but let in Nielsen's score in the shootout. Pavol Demitra |
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| Canucks aim to stay hot versus Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
11/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks will shoot for their fifth win in six games when they visit the New York Islanders for this evening's interconference matchup at Nassau Coliseum. The Canucks are coming off a 4-1-1 homestand in which they picked up victories in four of the last five games. Vancouver, which is 4-4-0 as the visitor this year, is now beginning a four-game road trip with tonight's outing on Long Island. Vancouver picked up a win its last time out, posting a victory over visiting Toronto on S |
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| Demitra returns to help Canucks down Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
11/16/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Roberto Luongo halted 28-of-30 Toronto shots as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Maple Leafs, 4-2, at General Motors Place. Kyle Wellwood, Ryan Kesler, Willie Mitchell and Daniel Sedin each notched goals for Vancouver, which had a three-game winning streak snapped with a shootout loss to Colorado Wednesday. Pavol Demitra, who had missed the previous 10 games with a rib contusion, had three assists. "We've got the best goalie in the league and that always helps. I think it's so f |
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| Leafs end western Canadian trip in Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
11/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will complete their three-game tour of western Canada tonight, when they visit the Vancouver Canucks for a battle at General Motors Place. The Maple Leafs are 1-1 so far on the swing after losing a 4-3 decision in Calgary on Tuesday and posting a 5-2 victory over Edmonton on Thursday. Toronto has won two of three overall, but is just 2-3-1 over it its last six contests. Tomas Kaberle led the way in Thursday's win over the Oilers as he had a goal and two assists to help |
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| Canucks' Bieksa out 2-to-4 weeks |
NHL Hockey |
11/14/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Vancouver Canucks defensemen Kevin Bieksa will miss 2-to-4 weeks with a fracture of the metatarsal bone in his left foot. Bieksa was injured while blocking a shot in a November 4 contest against Nashville, but initial x-rays did not detect the hairline fracture. The 27-year-old, Grimsby, Ontario native has three goals and 11 points and is a plus-five through the Canucks' first 13 games this season. In 167 career games, Bieksa has collected 17 goals and 71 assists over four seaso |
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| Caps G Johnson leaves with injury |
NHL Hockey |
11/12/2008 |
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| the pipes. He stopped 13-of-14 first-period shots and is being labeled as day- to-day while Theodore halted each of the 13 shots faced over the final two periods. Johnson, who was acquired by the Capitals in 2005 after being placed on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks, came into the game 4-1-2 in the early- going this season, carrying a 2.11 goals-against average and .931 save percentage over seven games. The 6-foot-3 native of Farmington, Michigan, is a career 103-89-11 -- including 13 ties -- with a 2.60 GAA an |
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| Ottawa recalls Shannon from Binghamton |
MLH |
11/12/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators recalled right-winger Ryan Shannon from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, it was announced on Wednesday. After 12 games this season with Binghamton, the 25-year-old Shannon is second in team scoring with five goals and nine assists. He also has six penalty minutes and a plus-eight rating. The Senators acquired Shannon from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat on Sept. 2. |
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| Luongo tops NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
11/10/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo's dominant performance between the pipes earned the netminder top billing on the NHL's 'Three Stars' list for the week ending November 9. Luongo posted three consecutive shutouts during the week in contests against Nashville, Phoenix and Minnesota. He turned away 81 combined shots in the three bouts and now has five shutouts on the season for a 9-5-0 record with a 2.34 goals-against average. The 29-year-old has an active shutout streak |
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| Luongo picks up third straight shutout as Canucks down Wild |
NHL Hockey |
11/09/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Roberto Luongo logged his third consecutive shutout as the Vancouver Canucks blanked the Minnesota Wild, 2-0, at General Motors Place. Luongo stopped all 29 of Minnesota's shots and has held opponents scoreless for 201 minutes and eight seconds dating back to the second period of a 3-2 loss to Detroit last Sunday. The star netminder went on to log shutouts against Nashville and Phoenix and will go for his own franchise record of 210 minutes and 34 seconds, set last year, Wednesd |
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| Canucks welcome Wild to B.C. |
NHL Hockey |
11/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks will take aim at a third consecutive victory tonight, when they host the Minnesota Wild in a Northwest Division battle at General Motors Place. The Canucks have won two straight and four of their last five games and come into Saturday's action just one point behind Minnesota and Calgary for first place in the division. Vancouver's star goaltender Roberto Luongo comes into this evening's game with a lengthy shutout streak of 141 minutes, 8 seconds on the line. He has notc |
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