GAME THREAD: NHL: VANCOUVER (10-10) at MINNESOTA (11-9)

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 2
MINNESOTA 2 15:35 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
MINNESOTA 2
3RD PRD: VAN - MARKUS NASLUND 9 (HENRIK SEDIN, DANIEL SEDIN) 5:04</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
MINNESOTA 2 8:36 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
MINNESOTA 2 7:45 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 3
MINNESOTA 2 4:52 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 4
MINNESOTA 2
3RD PRD: VAN - MARKUS NASLUND 10 (HENRIK SEDIN, DANIEL SEDIN) 16:27</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 4
MINNESOTA 2 1:00 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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VANCOUVER 2 0 2 4
MINNESOTA 2 0 0 2 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: VAN - (PP) MARKUS NASLUND 8 (ALEXANDER EDLER, BRENDAN
MORRISON) 6:27
VAN - RYAN KESLER 4 (AARON MILLER, CURTIS SANFORD) 6:49
MIN - MARIAN GABORIK 6 (ERIC BELANGER, NICK SCHULTZ) 7:20
MIN - (PP) MARIAN GABORIK 7 (BRIAN ROLSTON, PIERRE-MARC
BOUCHARD) 10:30
2ND PRD: NONE
3RD PRD: VAN - MARKUS NASLUND 9 (HENRIK SEDIN, DANIEL SEDIN) 5:04
VAN - MARKUS NASLUND 10 (HENRIK SEDIN, DANIEL SEDIN) 16:27

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: VAN - 1 OF 4, MIN - 1 OF 3.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
VAN 6 8 12 26
MIN 5 6 9 20

GOALIES: VAN - CURTIS SANFORD
MIN - JOSH HARDING

OFFICIALS: REF - GREG KIMMERLY, MICK MCGEOUGH
LIN - LYLE SEITZ, THOR NELSON

ATT: 18,568</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

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Vancouver 2 0 2 --4
Minnesota 2 0 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 8 (power play)
(Alexander Edler, Brendan Morrison), 6:27. 2, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 4
(Aaron Miller, Curtis Sanford), 6:49. 3, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 6
(Eric Belanger, Nick Schultz), 7:20. 4, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 7
(power play) (Brian Rolston, Pierre-Marc Bouchard), 10:30. Penalties:
S Veilleux, Min (charging), 5:30; M Brown, Van (major fighting), 7:22;
A Voros, Min (major fighting), 7:22; R Kesler, Van (tripping), 8:26; W
Mitchell, Van (high sticking), 9:51; N Schultz, Min (hooking), 12:14;
M Cooke, Van (unsportsmanlike cond), 15:19; N Schultz, Min
(unsportsmanlike cond), 15:19; B Morrison, Van (tripping), 16:06; M
Gaborik, Min (slashing), 17:16.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: S Hill, Min (holding stick), 15:27; M
Naslund, Van (holding), 19:32.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 9 (Henrik Sedin,
Daniel Sedin), 5:04. 6, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 10 (Henrik Sedin,
Daniel Sedin), 16:27.

Shots on goal:
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Vancouver 6 8 12 --26
Minnesota 5 6 9 --20
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Power-play Conversions: Vancouver - 1 of 4, Minnesota - 1 of 3.
Goalies : Vancouver, Curtis Sanford (20 shots, 18 saves; record:
2-0-0). Minnesota, Josh Harding (26 shots, 22 saves; record: 3-5-1).
A: 18,568. Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Mick Mcgeough. Linesmen: Lyle
Seitz, Thor Nelson.</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
VANCOUVER 4
MINNESOTA 2</div>

 

By Mike Weimerskirch
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Ticker) -- Markus Naslund recorded his firsthat trick of the season to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.


Naslund snapped a 2-2 tie just over five minutes into the thirdperiod when he deflected a pass from Daniel Sedin while on a3-on-2 rush for his fifth goal in the past four games.

He capped the scoring and recorded the 11th hat trick of hiscareer when he beat Minnesota goaltender Josh Harding high tothe glove side with 3:33 left in the final session.

The Canucks completed a stretch of eight consecutive gamesagainst Northwest Division rivals, compiling a 6-0-2 record.They are 9-0-2 against division foes this season.


Both teams took advantage of power play opportunities in theearly going.


Naslund poked in a carom off the end boards at 6:27 of the firstperiod to give the Canucks an early 1-0 lead. A minute earlier,Naslund had drawn a charging penalty against Minnesota'sStephane Veilleux.


The teams exchanged even strength goals 31 seconds apart, beforeMarian Gaborik scored a power play goal of his own. Gaborikfired a wrist shot over the glove hand of Vancouver goaltenderCurtis Sanford at 10:30 of the first period to tie the game 2-2.

Gaborik had been high-sticked by Willie Mitchell less than aminute earlier. Both teams had 11 minutes in penalties andthree power play opportunities in the period.


The win comes six days after a 6-2 win in Vancouver, in whichthe Canucks Mattias Ohlund slashed Mikko Koivu late in the thirdperiod, breaking the Finn's left leg.


The bad blood spilled over to tonight's game, with Wild rookieAaron Voros squaring off with Mike Brown midway through thefirst period.


Curtis Sanford got the win in the nets for Vancouver, making 18saves. Sanford won his only other start, beating Columbus 4-1 onOctober 21.

 

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Vancouver 2 0 2 --4
Minnesota 2 0 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 8 (power play)
(Alexander Edler, Brendan Morrison), 6:27. 2, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 4
(Aaron Miller, Curtis Sanford), 6:49. 3, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 6
(Eric Belanger, Nick Schultz), 7:20. 4, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 7
(power play) (Brian Rolston, Pierre-Marc Bouchard), 10:30. Penalties:
S Veilleux, Min (charging), 5:30; M Brown, Van (major fighting), 7:22;
A Voros, Min (major fighting), 7:22; R Kesler, Van (tripping), 8:26; W
Mitchell, Van (high sticking), 9:51; N Schultz, Min (hooking), 12:14;
M Cooke, Van (unsportsmanlike cond), 15:19; N Schultz, Min
(unsportsmanlike cond), 15:19; B Morrison, Van (tripping), 16:06; M
Gaborik, Min (slashing), 17:16.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: S Hill, Min (holding stick), 15:27; M
Naslund, Van (holding), 19:32.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 9 (Daniel Sedin,
Henrik Sedin), 5:04. 6, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 10 (Henrik Sedin,
Daniel Sedin), 16:27.

Shots on goal:
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Vancouver 6 8 12 --26
Minnesota 5 6 9 --20
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Power-play Conversions: Vancouver - 1 of 4, Minnesota - 1 of 3.
Goalies : Vancouver, Curtis Sanford (20 shots, 18 saves; record:
2-0-0). Minnesota, Josh Harding (26 shots, 22 saves; record: 3-5-1).
A: 18,568. Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Mick Mcgeough. Linesmen: Lyle
Seitz, Thor Nelson.</div>

 

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VANCOUVER 2 0 2 --4
MINNESOTA 2 0 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 8 (power play)
(Alexander Edler, Brendan Morrison), 6:27. 2, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 4
(Aaron Miller, Curtis Sanford), 6:49. 3, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 6
(Eric Belanger, Nick Schultz), 7:20. 4, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 7
(power play) (Brian Rolston, Pierre-Marc Bouchard), 10:30. Penalties:
S Veilleux, Min (charging), 5:30; M Brown, Van (major fighting), 7:22;
A Voros, Min (major fighting), 7:22; R Kesler, Van (tripping), 8:26; W
Mitchell, Van (high sticking), 9:51; N Schultz, Min (hooking), 12:14;
M Cooke, Van (unsportsmanlike cond), 15:19; N Schultz, Min
(unsportsmanlike cond), 15:19; B Morrison, Van (tripping), 16:06; M
Gaborik, Min (slashing), 17:16.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: S Hill, Min (holding stick), 15:27; M
Naslund, Van (holding), 19:32.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 9 (Daniel Sedin,
Henrik Sedin), 5:04. 6, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 10 (Henrik Sedin,
Daniel Sedin), 16:27.

Shots on goal:
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VANCOUVER 6 8 12 --26
MINNESOTA 5 6 9 --20
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Power-play Conversions: VAN - 1 of 4, MIN - 1 of 3. Goalies :
Vancouver, Curtis Sanford (20 shots, 18 saves; record: 2-0-0).
Minnesota, Josh Harding (26 shots, 22 saves; record: 3-5-1). A:
18,568. Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Mick Mcgeough. Linesmen: Lyle Seitz,
Thor Nelson.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

VANCOUVER MINNESOTA
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
A Burrows 0 0 -1 0 M Gaborik 2 0 even 6
B Ritchie 0 0 even 4 B Rolston 0 1 even 3
R Kesler 1 0 +1 1 D Moore 0 0 -1 0
M Naslund 3 0 +2 3 S Veilleux 0 0 -1 0
J Cowan 0 0 even 0 M Parrish 0 0 even 0
D Sedin 0 2 +2 2 D Boogaard 0 0 -1 0
A Edler 0 1 +1 0 E Belanger 0 1 even 0
M Cooke 0 0 -1 0 K Carney 0 0 -1 0
B Isbister 0 0 +1 2 P Nummelin 0 0 -1 0
H Sedin 0 2 +2 0 M Skoula 0 0 -2 1
A Miller 0 1 +1 0 A Voros 0 0 even 1
C Sanford 0 1 -- 0 K Johnsson 0 0 -2 1
M Weaver 0 0 even 6 N Schultz 0 1 +1 0
M Brown 0 0 even 1 S Hill 0 0 +1 1
L Krajicek 0 0 +1 1 J Sheppard 0 0 -1 2
B Morrison 0 1 -1 1 B Burns 0 0 -1 3
W Mitchell 0 0 even 0 B Radivojevic 0 0 -1 0
T Pyatt 0 0 +1 3 P Bouchard 0 1 even 2
L Bourdon 0 0 +1 2 K Foster HEALTHY
M Ohlund SUSPENDED NHL M Foy HEALTHY
T Linden HEALTHY M Koivu BROKEN LEG</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at MINNESOTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
VANCOUVER 4
MINNESOTA 2</div>

 

By Mike Weimerskirch
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Ticker) -- Markus Naslund recorded his firsthat trick of the season to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.


Naslund snapped a 2-2 tie just over five minutes into the thirdperiod when he deflected a pass from Daniel Sedin while on a3-on-2 rush for his fifth goal in the past four games.

The Vancouver captain capped the scoring and recorded the 11thhat trick of his career when he beat Minnesota goaltender JoshHarding high to the glove side with 3:33 left in the finalsession.


"Before, when he got chances, he sometimes shot just to get thepuck to the net," said linemate Daniel Sedin, who had twoassists. "Now he's shooting to score."


"He's been playing really well, and scoring key goals at keytimes," said Canucks Head Coach Alain Vigneault. "He's gotconfidence and is contributing, we need that from him."

The Canucks completed a stretch of eight consecutive gamesagainst Northwest Division rivals, compiling a 6-0-2 record.They are 9-0-2 against division foes this season.


"Any divisional game is so important," said Naslund.

"We're confident playing against teams in our division," addeddefenseman Willie Mitchell. "We've got a bit of roll going."

Both teams took advantage of power play opportunities in theearly going.


Naslund poked in a carom off the end boards at 6:27 of the firstperiod to give the Canucks an early 1-0 lead. A minute earlier,Naslund had drawn a charging penalty against Minnesota'sStephane Veilleux.


"I told them to play hard and to play smart," Canucks coachAlain Vigneault. "It was nice to get the lead."


The teams exchanged even strength goals 31 seconds apart, beforeMarian Gaborik scored a power play goal of his own. Gaborikfired a wrist shot over the glove hand of Vancouver goaltenderCurtis Sanford at 10:30 of the first period to tie the game 2-2.

"We got right back in the game, which is good," said BrianRolston, who assisted on Gaborik's goal. "At that point, wejust have to stay patient."


Gaborik had been high-sticked by Willie Mitchell less than aminute earlier. Both teams had 11 minutes in penalties andthree power play opportunities in the period.


"They got a 5-on-3 there and capitalized on it at the tail end,"said Mitchell, who played parts of five seasons in Minnesota.

The win comes six days after a 6-2 win in Vancouver, in whichthe Canucks' Mattias Ohlund slashed Mikko Koivu late in thethird period, breaking the Finn's left leg.


The bad blood spilled over to tonight's game, with Wild rookieAaron Voros squaring off with Mike Brown midway through thefirst period.


"The build-up to this game was all about revenge," saidVigneault. "You can't intimidate Naslund and the (Sedins), theyproved it tonight."


Curtis Sanford got the win in the nets for Vancouver, making 18saves. Sanford won his only other start, beating Columbus 4-1 onOctober 21.