Saturday, December 20, 2003
CANUCKS 3, OILERS 0
Here's the first of two oblivious-toward-obvious-baseball-happenings posts...
Tonight I was within the range of the Comcast cable conglomerate, who shows the CBC as part of their channel lineup. As a result, I was witness to goalie Dan Cloutier's first shutout of the season and the 11th of his career. He made all the stops (24) he needed to and most importantly, didn't screw up.
Scoring goals tonight for the Canucks were Markus Naslund (18th this year), Mike Keane (3rd), and Jarkko Ruutu (2nd)
Naslund's goal came off a Todd Bertuzzi feed. He then wristed it through the legs of Oiler backup goalie Ty Conklin, who just didn't cover up the hole quick enough.
Keane's goal came off a defensive giveaway right in front of Conklin and the net. Keane wristed it in from there.
Ruutu's goal came off an errant Oiler pass. He weaved around the defenseman and deked Conklin, who dove. Ruutu went high and scored.
Oiler captain Jason Smith had a nice battle going all night with Todd Bertuzzi. Lots of hits, board hits, and slashes.
The Canucks found a way to win in regulation tonight, which is a refreshing change from their play of late. They scored three goals, also a refreshing change from their lower-scoring games. What remains unchanged, however, is their crappiness on the power play, as tonight they were 0-for-6. It's horrible, and Bertuzzi only has two power play goals so far. It could be worse -- Edmonton is 28th in the NHL on the power play, converting at a sorry 10.8% clip.
Next game Monday at the Garage...Kings/Canucks
Tonight I was within the range of the Comcast cable conglomerate, who shows the CBC as part of their channel lineup. As a result, I was witness to goalie Dan Cloutier's first shutout of the season and the 11th of his career. He made all the stops (24) he needed to and most importantly, didn't screw up.
Scoring goals tonight for the Canucks were Markus Naslund (18th this year), Mike Keane (3rd), and Jarkko Ruutu (2nd)
Naslund's goal came off a Todd Bertuzzi feed. He then wristed it through the legs of Oiler backup goalie Ty Conklin, who just didn't cover up the hole quick enough.
Keane's goal came off a defensive giveaway right in front of Conklin and the net. Keane wristed it in from there.
Ruutu's goal came off an errant Oiler pass. He weaved around the defenseman and deked Conklin, who dove. Ruutu went high and scored.
Oiler captain Jason Smith had a nice battle going all night with Todd Bertuzzi. Lots of hits, board hits, and slashes.
The Canucks found a way to win in regulation tonight, which is a refreshing change from their play of late. They scored three goals, also a refreshing change from their lower-scoring games. What remains unchanged, however, is their crappiness on the power play, as tonight they were 0-for-6. It's horrible, and Bertuzzi only has two power play goals so far. It could be worse -- Edmonton is 28th in the NHL on the power play, converting at a sorry 10.8% clip.
Next game Monday at the Garage...Kings/Canucks
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