Thursday, March 23, 2006
GAME 71: CANUCKS 4, OILERS 3 (SO)
Canucks 4, Oilers 3 (SO)
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The Canucks came off a must-win game in Edmonton and for the first time in a long time came away with a great win against a non-inferior opponent. Even better, the Canucks had finally beaten the Oilers after being unsuccessful in five tries. What had felled the Canucks lately, however, is being able to sustain momentum after getting a win that looked like it could right the slump. Had the Canucks turned the corner?
1st period
»» 1, VANCOUVER, Todd Bertuzzi 22 (Ryan Kesler, Matt Cooke) 9:47
2nd period
»» 2, VANCOUVER, Henrik Sedin 18 (Anson Carter, Daniel Sedin) 4:50
»» 3, EDMONTON, Raffi Torres 24 (Sergei Samsonov, Jarret Stoll) 8:33
»» 4, EDMONTON, Torres 25 (Samsonov, Stoll) 18:08
»» 5, EDMONTON, Fernando Pisani 17 (unassisted) 18:56
3rd period
»» 6, VANCOUVER, Markus Naslund 30 (Bertuzzi, Kesler) 11:36
overtime
none
shootout
Hemsky -- NO
Naslund -- YES
Smyth -- YES
Ruutu -- YES
Peca -- YES
Bertuzzi -- YES
Three stars -- (1) Kesler, (2) Edmonton's Raffi Torres, (3) Bertuzzi
skater, goals-assists-points
Bertuzzi 1-1-2
Kesler 0-2-2
Naslund 1-0-1
H Sedin 1-0-1
Cooke 0-1-1
Carter 0-1-1
D Sedin 0-1-1
If there was one bad thing about the win, it's that the game had to go to overtime, since Edmonton came away with a point as well. The Canucks are now 38-27-6 (4-3 shootout, three overtime losses), good for 82 points, leaving them tied pointswise with Anaheim for sixth in the West, as well as one behind Colorado for second in the Northwest Division and four behind division-leading Calgary and the third seed. Edmonton lies two behind the Canucks, Los Angeles is three behind, and the Sharks are four down.
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