Tuesday, November 25, 2003
CANUCKS 5, CANADIENS 2
Well, I listened to a little over the first hour of this game before I had to attend my ill-timed 6-to-9pm airphoto interpretation class. Luckily, I did listen long enough to hear the Canucks take the lead at 2-1 which they would never (thankfully) relinquish. This was the first win regulation win that the Canucks have had in eight games. It is also the first big game on the road that the Canucks have won all season. Hopefully it's the first of many for a team that got 54 of their 104 points last year on the road.
Tonight's Canuck goal scorers: Markus Naslund twice (10), Todd Bertuzzi (8), Jason King (11 to lead all rookies), Mike Keane (first Canuck goal, first goal in 39 games)
The Canucks have had trouble lately getting behind early in the first period and having to dig themselves out of the hole. Tonight, they scored the first goal, which they did so many times during their early-season tear last month. 3:21 later, The momentum flagged a bit with under 10 minutes left in the first when Canuck blueliner Jarkko Ruutu gave the puck away, which led to a tie game on the Richard Zednik goal. To paraphrase the Canucks' radio guys (Shorthouse and Larscheid), Ruutu made the type of play for which coach Marc Crawford would usually bench him for the rest of the period. No word on if that actually happened.
Naslund gave the Canucks the permanent lead with the Canucks' second goal of the night with 5:03 left in the second period. It was a very big night for the Canucks' top line, who had lied dormant lately, as had the Mattress Line.
Naslund (2 G, 1 A)/Morrison (2 A)/Bertuzzi (1 G, 2 A) = EIGHT POINTS for the top line
D Sedin (1 A)/H Sedin (1 A)/King (1 G) = 3 pts
It should also be noted that the Canucks peppered Habs goalie Jose Theodore for a high total of 40 shots, with Naslund tallying seven. Also, Canuck 2003 first-round draft pick Ryan Kesler recorded his first point when he was given the helper on the Keane goal. Lastly, Jason King, as noted, leads all rookies with 11 goals and leads all rookies in scoring with 14 points.
The Canucks are at Ottawa Thursday and at Calgary on Saturday.
Game photos: one, two, three, four
Hey, the Canucks snapped their road funk for at least one game. Now how about those Seahawks...
Tonight's Canuck goal scorers: Markus Naslund twice (10), Todd Bertuzzi (8), Jason King (11 to lead all rookies), Mike Keane (first Canuck goal, first goal in 39 games)
The Canucks have had trouble lately getting behind early in the first period and having to dig themselves out of the hole. Tonight, they scored the first goal, which they did so many times during their early-season tear last month. 3:21 later, The momentum flagged a bit with under 10 minutes left in the first when Canuck blueliner Jarkko Ruutu gave the puck away, which led to a tie game on the Richard Zednik goal. To paraphrase the Canucks' radio guys (Shorthouse and Larscheid), Ruutu made the type of play for which coach Marc Crawford would usually bench him for the rest of the period. No word on if that actually happened.
Naslund gave the Canucks the permanent lead with the Canucks' second goal of the night with 5:03 left in the second period. It was a very big night for the Canucks' top line, who had lied dormant lately, as had the Mattress Line.
Naslund (2 G, 1 A)/Morrison (2 A)/Bertuzzi (1 G, 2 A) = EIGHT POINTS for the top line
D Sedin (1 A)/H Sedin (1 A)/King (1 G) = 3 pts
It should also be noted that the Canucks peppered Habs goalie Jose Theodore for a high total of 40 shots, with Naslund tallying seven. Also, Canuck 2003 first-round draft pick Ryan Kesler recorded his first point when he was given the helper on the Keane goal. Lastly, Jason King, as noted, leads all rookies with 11 goals and leads all rookies in scoring with 14 points.
The Canucks are at Ottawa Thursday and at Calgary on Saturday.
Game photos: one, two, three, four
Hey, the Canucks snapped their road funk for at least one game. Now how about those Seahawks...
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