Friday, March 31, 2006
GAME 75: WILD 2, CANUCKS 1 (SO)
Wild 2, Canucks 1 (SO)
[initial partial post]
Just two nights earlier, the Canucks got some last-second heroics to net a win against the Minnesota Wild. With the end of the regular season drawing ever so closer, the Canucks need every point they can get to sew up a playoff spot. They could use another two points in this rematch against the Wild. Could the Canucks nab those points and break through the Minnesota trap?
1st period
none
2nd period
»» 1, MINNESOTA, powerplay, Marc Chouinard 13 (Randy Robitaille, Filip Kuba) 9:45
»» 2, VANCOUVER, Anson Carter 31 (Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin) 14:59
3rd period
none
overtime
none
shootout
Koivu -- YES; deke to backhand, roof and score
Naslund -- NO; forehand hit outside of post
Rolston -- NO; finesse on backhand, toe sv Auld
Ruutu -- NO; deke to backhand, rolled off stick
Gaborik -- NO; hit post
D Sedin -- NO; Fernandez stops
Three stars -- (1) Minnesota's Mikko Koivu, (2) Minnesota's Manny Fernandez, (3) Carney
skater, goals-assists-points
Carter 1-0-1
D Sedin 0-1-1
H Sedin 0-1-1
The Canucks gained the single point for forcing overtime, though they really could have used the second point. They are now 40-28-7 (4-4 shootout, three overtime ties), good for 87 points. This leaves them in third place in the Northwest Division, one point behind Colorado (Avalanche have a game in hand), who they could have tied. The Canucks are three back of Calgary (two games in hand on Vancouver) for the division lead and the third seed. In the conference picture, the Canucks are seventh, one point up on Edmonton (Oilers with a game in hand), and a point behind Anaheim (two in hand), who is in fifth while Colorado is sixth.
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