Coyotes 1 - 4 Canucks F - Game 76 - 03.30.10
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Coyotes 1 - 4 Canucks F - Game 76 - 03.30.10
Last night the Canucks went head to head against one of the leagues top teams, the surprisingly good Phoenix Coyotes.
At least that's what most of the people think. Personally, I think that the Coyotes are extremely overrated and they'll be eliminated in the first couple of weeks of the playoffs.
Don't get me wrong, their record says otherwise, but don't let that fool you. They have won 12 times out of 17 shootout attempts. Unfortunately for the Yotes, there won't be any shootout in the playoffs to save them.
They'll have to grind it out 5 on 5 in overtime and score in-order to win the game.
Altho they did beat the Canucks twice this year, both of their wins came in shootout. The 2 losing points were enough for the Canucks to win the season series with 6 points to 4.
They're also lacking big name players. The most recognizable names on the Coyotes roster are Shane Doan, Ilya Bryzgalov, Robert Lang, Adrian Aucoin and Ed Jovanovski. The rest are average players that have been playing the best hockey of their lives to this point, but don't expect that to carry over to the playoffs.
I will be the first person to take that back and admit that I was wrong, if they win a single series come April 15th.
Here's a short review of the game along with clips of of what took place last night in General Motors Place.
With Shane O'Brien out due to not following certain club policies, the newly acquired Andrew Alberts stepped in after sitting out 5 games.
The Canucks captain, Roberto Luongo was in net for the second consecutive start as he looked for his 38th win of the season.
On the other end, The 6'3, 210 pounder Ilya Bryzgalov was in net for the Coyotes.
With less than a minute in, it was obvious that the Canucks caught the Russian netminder off his game. Alex Burrows blew the puck right by Bryzgalov to open the scoring for the Canucks.
Shortly after the Burrows goal, Mason Raymond turned around and rifled a shot toward the net. The puck deflected off Matthew Lombardi and skipped by Bryzgalov for the 2-0 Canucks lead.
Ryan Kesler who we all know and love, threw a hit from behind on Derek Morris which resulted in Kesler being ejected from the game.
Derek Morris was at fault for seeing Kesler coming and not putting himself in a less vulnerable position.
Fortunately Morris was alright and the refs penalized Kesler with a 5 minute major and a game misconduct.
With the Man advantage, Radim Vrbata scored to cut the deficit in half for the Coyotes.
The NHL scoring leader, Henrik Sedin never shies away from a challenge as he forced Bryzgalov to turnover the puck and scored to make it 3-1 for the Canucks.
In the second period, the twins teamed up to score one of the prettiest goals ever. A sweet backhand pass from Henrik to brother Daniel and all Danny had to do was tuck it in under Bryzgalov's pads for the 4-1 Canucks lead.
Roberto Luongo stood his ground and made several key saves as he was outstanding in his clubs 46th win of the season.
The Canucks now travel to California for a two game road trip as they'll meet the Kings and the Ducks on back to back nights.
Catch the Canucks Vs Kings game this coming Thursday at 7:00 PM on Sportnet Pacific HD.
GO Canucks GO 
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