"The Canucks finally flipped the switch, it just wasn't the one labelled goal-scoring. Owning the ice, and dominating match-ups Saturday, the Canucks proved one thing: They live. OK, maybe not their power play. But the rest of their game, including the forecheck, net presence, open-ice hitting and penalty killing, had a noticeable heartbeat in a 3-1 win against the L.A. Kings. There haven't been moments during the past three weeks where you can say that, unless, of course, you're Henrik Sedin. The Sedins were willing to be more physical on the ice and a little more honest off it. "We haven't been happy with the way we've played for the last couple of weeks," Henrik said. As it should be, because Saturday, the Canucks came significantly closer to playing up to their capabilities. "At home, we were standing still and trying to make plays but (Saturday), we kept going, we kept moving our feet and all of a sudden, things opened up and we played well," said Daniel Sedin, who scored the game-winner, a greasy, playoff-type goal that left the Kings livid. "If you look at the chances we got tonight, they were dirty. We stayed in front and searched for rebounds. It was a fun game and a fun way to score." It wasn't so much fun, however, for the Kings, who were essentially run over and abused down low on the winner by a five-man Canucks cycle. First, Alex Burrows grazed Jonathan Quick's stick in front of the net, which had him bellowing for an interference call (a la the one Troy Brouwer was assessed Feb. 4 against Roberto Luongo). Then, Daniel cross-checked Drew Doughty - yes, that's right - into Quick, before punching in a rebound to break a 1-1 tie. "I wouldn't say I ran into him," Burrows said. "Maybe I nudged his stick a bit. It's a fast game out there. Things are going to happen." Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/h...ty filled afternoon affair/4390674/story.html
