3KBieksa Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Vancouver Canucks 15-10-5 9TH in Western Conference Where to watch? SNET-P or Rogers Arena Puck drop 7PM PST or 10PM EST Canuck's LAST 10: 4-4-2 WHO IS HOT? FORWARDS GOALIE INJURIES Phoenix Coyotes 16-8-4 8TH in Western Conference PREVIEW COYOTES (16-8-4) at CANUCKS (15-10-5) TV: FS-A PLUS, SNET-P Last 10: Phoenix 4-4-2; Vancouver 4-3-3 Season series: This is the second of five games between the Phoenix Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks. Antoine Vermette had the shootout winner for Phoenix in a 3-2 win at Jobing.com Arena on Nov. 5. Big story: The Canucks are aiming for a third consecutive victory. If they can pull it off in regulation, they'll move past the Coyotes into fourth place in the Pacific Division. Team Scope: Coyotes: Entering the game Wednesday against the Calgary Flames, goalie Mike Smith trailed only the Canucks'Roberto Luongo with 24 starts. Phoenix coach Dave Tippett elected to give his No. 1 a rare breather on the second night of a back-to-back, but Thomas Greiss (14 saves) had a rough go in a 4-1 loss. It wasn't all his fault, as a late first-period goal by the Flames deflected in off Coyotes defenseman David Schlemko and another goal hit off Vermette's stick before beating Greiss. "I didn't think we were too bad tonight, especially for a back-to-back," Schlemko said. "They got two, maybe three fluky ones, but if we come with the same effort on Friday, play a little bit harder, hopefully we'll get a few bounces." Canucks: This is the start of a five-game homestand for Vancouver, which is looking to improve on a pedestrian 5-5-3 record at Rogers Arena. The Canucks come off a 3-1 win against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, but they lost a key player for the second game in a row. First it was forward Alexandre Burrows suffering a broken jaw Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes, then defenseman Alexander Edler left in the first period with an apparent leg injury. Veteran Andrew Alberts is expected to take Edler's spot in the lineup. The news Thursday didn't sound particularly promising. "We got a little [update] this morning but it's the same, he is still being evaluated," assistant coach Glen Gulutzan said. "He is out indefinitely, but still being evaluated by our guys today again." Who's hot: Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle has goals in consecutive games. Captain Shane Doan has one goal and two assists in the past two games. … Canucks forward Ryan Kesler has consecutive multi-goal games, while defenseman Jason Garrison has back-to-back games with two assists. Injury report: Phoenix defenseman Zbynek Michalek (lower body) and forward Lauri Korpikoski (upper body) are on injured reserve. … In addition to Edler and Burrows, forward Jordan Schroeder (ankle) is sidelined for Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kassquatchian Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Nucks win 4-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 GO CANUCKS GO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Kesler scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Very important game. Phoenix lost last night too. 3 game win streak in the making??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strombone1 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 3-0 Shutout by Luongo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 ^ Your Sig. Wth was the goalie thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kessnasty Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 4-1 Canucks. With my buddy Szwarz potting one for the 'Yotes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Wouldn't have thought I'd be saying this before 2014, but this is a VERY important game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Wouldn't have thought I'd be saying this before 2014, but this is a VERY important game. Means we will lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan kesler the beast Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 3-1 Canucks. Boring game. Cause it's the coyotes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 5-4 nux win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthNinja Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Beat the Coyotes and back to 8th place we go and though the Coyotes have 2 games in hand...still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes we can nucks Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 The Canucks are chasing Phoenix so they'll be extra motivated. Phoenix has become a more offensive minded team and has the 4th highest number of goals in the league. But Luongo plays better when he faces lots of shots. So at the risk of being called a fortune-teller again, I'm calling a 3-1 win for the good guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Beat the Coyotes and back to 8th place we go and though the Coyotes have 2 games in hand...still. It's a process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise! Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Must win game if we want to catch Phoenix. 3-2 Canucks in a close one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Funny thing; I view the Phoenix game as a litmus test for us. If we can navigate their trap it will be one positive sign. We had significant trouble moving the puck up ice last time we played. And if we can contain their D is the second key. OEL and Yandle move the puck in transition, and on the PP as well for Phoenix as any team in the league. And of course they are well coached. Their D has the component ours is missing; puck movement! But we are better up front, missing a top 6 or not. If we can outplay Phoenix, overcoming the issues above, we are a legit play off team IMO. If not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 It's an important game as far as the standings go. Hopefully be a hard fought game we win in regulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yotes always seem to give the Canucks a tough time and games tend to be 'boring' due to the structured style both teams will now play. I'm guessing a 3-1 win and Kess keeps his goal streak going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cucumber Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 nucks come out slow, lu plays great for the first 5mins nucks wake up and play hard the rest of the game and win 5-1 garry(pp) d sedin booth keser richardson short handed doan(pp) lu makes 27 saves for the shutout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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