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| Quenneville, Blackhawks host Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Blackhawks will try to get their first win under new head coach Joel Quenneville tonight, when they welcome the Vancouver Canucks to the United Center. The Blackhawks played their first game under Quenneville in St. Louis on Saturday -- two days after Denis Savard was fired after leading Chicago to a 1-2-1 start to the season. Quenneville, who is the all-time winningest coach in Blues history, couldn't get the victory against his former club, but the Blackhawks did earn a point in |
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| Vanek and unbeaten Sabres host Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
10/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Thomas Vanek will try to help the Buffalo Sabres remain unbeaten on the season when they welcome the Vancouver Canucks to town this evening for a showdown at HSBC Arena. Vanek leads the team with five goals and scored twice in a 3-1 win over the previously-unbeaten New York Rangers on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. Vanek has 13 goals in as many games dating back to last season. Goaltender Ryan Miller stopped 19-of-20 shots in the win to improve to 2-0-0 with a 0.96 goals-against average. |
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| Burrows lifts Canucks to overtime win over Red Wings |
NHL Hockey |
10/17/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Alex Burrows' goal less than a minute into overtime lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. In the opening stages of the extra session, a shot in the Detroit end bounced off the end boards and back out to the left circle. Burrows skated to the disc and slapped it past Chris Osgood to end the game just 27 seconds into overtime. "When I got the rebound, I tried to get a quick shot off and I think I surprised (Osgood)," Burrows sai |
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| Red Wings welcome Canucks to the Joe |
NHL Hockey |
10/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings will shoot for their third straight win when they welcome the Vancouver Canucks to Joe Louis Arena this evening. After losing their season opener versus Toronto, the Red Wings have won consecutive road games against the Ottawa Senators and Carolina Panthers. In Monday's 3-1 triumph at Carolina, Tomas Holmstrom posted a power-play goal in the second period to put Detroit ahead and Ty Conklin made 27 saves. Conklin signed with the Red Wings i |
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| Flames deal Avalanche another one-goal loss |
NHL Hockey |
10/15/2008 |
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| ion, as the Calgary Flames topped the Colorado Avalanche, 5-4, in a Northwest Division clash from the Pengrowth Saddledome. Jarome Iginla registered a goal and an assist for Calgary, which yielded 11 goals in dropping a home-and-home series with the Vancouver Canucks to open the 2008-09 campaign. Daymond Langkow, Dion Phaneuf and Mike Cammalleri each collected two assists, while Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 25-of-29 shots to get the win. "We didn't get the start to the year that we wanted," said Phaneuf. "Now we tur |
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| Flames, Avs' meet in Northwest Division clash |
NHL Hockey |
10/14/2008 |
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| e Avalanche began the season with back-to-back regulation losses, losing 5-4 to visiting Boston on Thursday and dropping a 3-2 decision at Edmonton on Sunday. Calgary is 0-1-1 after beginning the 2008-09 campaign with a home-and-home series with the Vancouver Canucks. The Flames were pounded, 6-0, Thursday in Vancouver and then were dealt a 5-4 setback Saturday in Calgary. Dustin Penner's tip-in with 5.4 seconds remaining in regulation gave the Oilers the close victory over the Avalanche on Sunday. Penner had al |
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| Sedin, Booth, Brodeur selected as NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
10/13/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Vancouver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin, Florida Panthers left wing David Booth and New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending October 12. Sedin garnered first star honors as he led all scores over the week with two goals and three assists in the Canucks' two victories over the weekend. In Vancouver's home opener on October 9, Sedin recorded three assists in a 6-0 win over Calgary. On October 11, Sedin lit the lamp twice |
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| Demitra, Canucks extinguish Flames |
NHL Hockey |
10/12/2008 |
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| Calgary, AB (MySportsbook) - Pavol Demitra netted the overtime winner and the Vancouver Canucks took the back end of a season-opening home-and-home series from the Calgary Flames, 5-4, at the Saddledome. Daniel Sedin had a pair of goals and his brother Henrik set up both for Vancouver, which wiped out an early 3-1 deficit with second period goals from Ryan Kesler and Rick Rypien. Roberto Luongo stopped 25-of-29 shots to get the win. "It was a good come from behind win," Rypien said. "It shows how much guys wa |
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| Flames, Canucks wrap home-and-home set in Calgary |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames will try to exact revenge on the Vancouver Canucks tonight, as the teams play the back end of a season-opening home-and-home series at the Saddledome. The clubs opened their season against each other Thursday evening in Vancouver and the Canucks pounded the Flames by a 6-0 count. Alex Burrows scored a pair of goals and Roberto Luongo stopped all 25 shots he saw, as Vancouver rolled to the easy victory. Mattias Ohlund notched a goal and assist, while Daniel Sedin added three |
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| Lightning try again for first win of season vs. Hurricanes |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| in 49 career games against the Hurricanes, 48 of those starts. Tampa Bay, which has yet to win under new head coach Barry Melrose, made a roster move on Monday following the trek, acquiring defenseman Lukas Krajicek and forward Juraj Simek from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Shane O'Brien and forward Michel Ouellet. It is unknown if Krajicek will make his debut tonight for the Lightning, who host the New York Islanders on Thursday. Meanwhile, Carolina used balanced scoring to win its season opener on Frid |
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