Wednesday, November 05, 2003
CANUCKS 4, PREDATORS 3
The Canucks take one in the Music City tonight, as expected. The unbeaten streak is now at 9 games (7-0-2).
Goal scorers tonight include Sami Salo (with one assist), Jason King (this guy is good), Trevor Linden, and Brendan Morrison.
Three assists tonight for Canuck captain Markus Naslund, who (from what the radio guys were saying) really took the leadership role in this game.
Also props to be given to the Moose, Johan Hedberg, who was finally given time to keep himself sharp tonight. Hedberg stopped 23 of 26 shots.
One streak was broken tonight -- the Preds scored first tonight, so the Canucks streak of scoring first in games to start a season was stopped at 12 games. The NHL's Plus-minus leader Marek Malik gave up the puck and giftwrapped the Predator goal for Predator Scott Hartnell.
Two streaks continued for Brendan Morrison. He now has a 9-game point streak and a 4-game goal-scoring streak.
The Canucks also got the help of two two-man advantages -- one in the first period on which the Salo goal came, and the other in the third with the Linden goal. Other assists were to the Sedins, Todd Bertuzzi, and Ed Jovanovski.
So to basically recap this, the Canucks got better as the game went on.
Game photos (the Preds were wearing their vomit-colored jerseys tonight): one, two, three
The Canucks sit at 9-2-2 with a big game at Saint Louis tomorrow.
Goal scorers tonight include Sami Salo (with one assist), Jason King (this guy is good), Trevor Linden, and Brendan Morrison.
Three assists tonight for Canuck captain Markus Naslund, who (from what the radio guys were saying) really took the leadership role in this game.
Also props to be given to the Moose, Johan Hedberg, who was finally given time to keep himself sharp tonight. Hedberg stopped 23 of 26 shots.
One streak was broken tonight -- the Preds scored first tonight, so the Canucks streak of scoring first in games to start a season was stopped at 12 games. The NHL's Plus-minus leader Marek Malik gave up the puck and giftwrapped the Predator goal for Predator Scott Hartnell.
Two streaks continued for Brendan Morrison. He now has a 9-game point streak and a 4-game goal-scoring streak.
The Canucks also got the help of two two-man advantages -- one in the first period on which the Salo goal came, and the other in the third with the Linden goal. Other assists were to the Sedins, Todd Bertuzzi, and Ed Jovanovski.
So to basically recap this, the Canucks got better as the game went on.
Game photos (the Preds were wearing their vomit-colored jerseys tonight): one, two, three
The Canucks sit at 9-2-2 with a big game at Saint Louis tomorrow.
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