GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: ANAHEIM (11-13) at VANCOUVER (12-11)

NHL: ANAHEIM at VANCOUVER

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Anaheim 0 0 0 --0
Vancouver 0 3 1 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: A Burrows, Van (interference), 10:58.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 11 (Daniel Sedin,
Henrik Sedin), 3:20. 2, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 6 (power play) (Markus
Naslund, Henrik Sedin), 12:38. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 4 (Alexander
Edler, Mattias Ohlund), 16:33. Penalties: B Isbister, Van (major
fighting), 8:23; B Sutherby, Ana (major fighting), 8:23; C Perry, Ana
(holding stick), 9:03; R Getzlaf, Ana (interference), 12:25; S
O'Donnell, Ana (hooking), 12:28; G Parros, Ana (double minor
roughing), 18:41; A Burrows, Van (roughing), 18:41; S O'Donnell, Ana
(cross checking), 19:07.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 7 (power play) (Matt
Cooke, Mattias Ohlund), 5:05. Penalties: C Pronger, Ana (delay of
game), 0:35; R Getzlaf, Ana (double minor roughing, unsportsmanlike
cond), 2:14; D Sedin, Van (goalie interference), 4:39; S O'Donnell,
Ana (cross checking), 4:39; M Schneider, Ana (interference), 16:16; M
Cooke, Van ( misconduct), 17:13; C Pronger, Ana ( misconduct), 17:13;
B Sutherby, Ana ( misconduct), 17:13; A Burrows, Van (holding), 18:17.

Shots on goal:
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Anaheim 15 4 7 --26
Vancouver 5 17 11 --33
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Missed penalty shots: Henrik Sedin, Van, 19:10 third.
Power-play Conversions: Anaheim - 0 of 1, Vancouver - 2 of 10. Goalies
: Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (27 shots, 23 saves; record: 8-6-2).
Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (26 shots, 26 saves; record: 11-9-2). A:
18,630. Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Brian
Murphy, Thor Nelson.</div>

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at VANCOUVER

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ANAHEIM 0 0 0 --0
VANCOUVER 0 3 1 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: A Burrows, Van (interference), 10:58.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 11 (Daniel Sedin,
Henrik Sedin), 3:20. 2, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 6 (power play) (Markus
Naslund, Henrik Sedin), 12:38. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 4 (Alexander
Edler, Mattias Ohlund), 16:33. Penalties: B Isbister, Van (major
fighting), 8:23; B Sutherby, Ana (major fighting), 8:23; C Perry, Ana
(holding stick), 9:03; R Getzlaf, Ana (interference), 12:25; S
O'Donnell, Ana (hooking), 12:28; G Parros, Ana (double minor
roughing), 18:41; A Burrows, Van (roughing), 18:41; S O'Donnell, Ana
(cross checking), 19:07.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 7 (power play) (Matt
Cooke, Mattias Ohlund), 5:05. Penalties: C Pronger, Ana (delay of
game), 0:35; R Getzlaf, Ana (double minor roughing, unsportsmanlike
cond), 2:14; D Sedin, Van (goalie interference), 4:39; S O'Donnell,
Ana (cross checking), 4:39; M Schneider, Ana (interference), 16:16; M
Cooke, Van ( misconduct), 17:13; C Pronger, Ana ( misconduct), 17:13;
B Sutherby, Ana ( misconduct), 17:13; A Burrows, Van (holding), 18:17.

Shots on goal:
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ANAHEIM 15 4 7 --26
VANCOUVER 5 17 11 --33
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Missed penalty shots: Henrik Sedin, Van, 19:10 third.
Power-play Conversions: ANA - 0 of 1, VAN - 2 of 10. Goalies :
Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (27 shots, 23 saves; record: 8-6-2).
Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (26 shots, 26 saves; record: 11-9-2). A:
18,630. Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Brian
Murphy, Thor Nelson.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

ANAHEIM VANCOUVER
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
C Perry 0 0 even 4 A Burrows 0 0 even 2
M Schneider 0 0 even 1 B Ritchie 0 0 even 0
C Kunitz 0 0 -1 2 T Linden 0 0 +1 0
R Getzlaf 0 0 even 2 R Kesler 2 0 even 6
B Sutherby 0 0 even 2 M Naslund 1 1 +1 5
G Parros 0 0 even 1 M Ohlund 0 2 +2 1
A McDonald 0 0 -2 3 J Cowan 0 0 even 0
S O'Donnell 0 0 -1 0 D Sedin 0 1 +1 4
T Marchant 0 0 -1 2 A Edler 0 1 +2 1
F Beauchemin 0 0 even 1 M Cooke 1 1 +1 3
B May 0 0 even 1 B Isbister 0 0 even 0
C Pronger 0 0 -2 2 H Sedin 0 2 +1 4
S Pahlsson 0 0 even 2 A Miller 0 0 even 1
T Moen 0 0 even 1 L Krajicek 0 0 even 0
T Bertuzzi 0 0 -2 0 S Salo 0 0 even 4
K Huskins 0 0 -1 1 B Morrison 0 0 +1 1
R Niedermayer 0 0 even 0 W Mitchell 0 0 even 1
S Hnidy 0 0 even 1 T Pyatt 0 0 even 0
M Mowers HEALTHY M Weaver HEALTHY
J DiPenta HEALTHY M Brown HEALTHY
D Miller KNEE INJURY</div>

 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- A major reason for theVancouver Canucks' success this season has been the resurgenceof Markus Naslund.


Naslund scored a goal and set up another and Roberto Luongo made25 saves en route to his second consecutive shutout as theCanucks cruised to a 4-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks onTuesday night.


"I felt we played a strong," Naslund said. "It was a goodmeasuring stick playing against these guys. We knew that we hadto play a strong game to beat them and I think we pulled itoff."


Ryan Kesler added two tallies and Henrik Sedin had two assistsfor Vancouver, which moved atop the Northwest Division with thewin.


After a scoreless first period, the Canucks' offense came alivein the middle session.


Naslund opened the scoring at 3:20 with his 11th goal of theseason. He took a pass from Daniel Sedin and fired a shot tothe top corner past Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

"It was a good play by Danny," Naslund said. "I just wanted toget a shot off quick and it was nice to see it go in."

The 34-year-old Swede has 11 goals and 22 points in 24 gamesthis season. He is coming off a disappointing 2006-07 campaign,which he had just 24 tallies after scoring at least 32 goals ineach of the previous five seasons.


It was all the offense Luongo needed.


Luongo has not surrendered a goal in over 135 minutes. Heblocked 27 shots in a 2-0 triumph over the Chicago Blackhawks onSunday.


"I thought our guys were playing for the right reasons," Canuckscoach Alain Vigneault said. "Once we got ahead and once we gotthe fourth goal, the focus on our bench was thinking about theright net and that net was Roberto. We made a couple of playsthere that he bailed us out in the third, but I think our guysreally wanted to buckle down and get him another 'zero'."

Luongo was relatively untested after the opening session. Heturned aside 15 shots in the first period, just four in thenext, and six more in the third to record his third shutout ofthe season and 35th career.


"I was able to see pretty much every shot tonight," Luongo said."Even though they got a lot of shots in the first period, theywere mostly off the rush, and whatever shot they did get offfrom the perimeter I was able to see it so kudos to the guys fora good job boxing out."


Kesler doubled Vancouver's lead with 7:22 remaining in thesecond. While on a 5-on-3 advantage, Kesler poked a reboundpast Giguere, who stopped Naslund's initial shot from the top ofthe right circle.


"We had a terrible first 20 (minutes)," Kesler said. "Wecouldn't generate anything offensively and it felt like we werescrambling in our own zone and we turned it around in the<div class="pre">second. And that's what good teams do they find a way to win."</div>

After the goal, Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger delivered a crosscheck to the back of Kesler. Pronger was not penalized on theplay, despite the boos that came from the home crowd.

"Seeing the replay on the jumbotron, you can clearly see that myhands were in the air already," Kesler said of the late hit."He just wanted to get a lick in on me I guess."


The Canucks, however, would exact their revenge on thescoreboard just under four minutes later when blue-linerAlexander Edler notched his second goal of the campaign toextend their lead to 3-0 with 3:27 left in the frame.

Kesler added an insurance goal - his seventh of the season - at5:05 of the third period to give Vancouver a 4-0 lead and chaseGiguere from the game. Jonas Hiller, who replaced Giguere,denied Henrik Sedin on a penalty shot with less than a minute toplay.


Todd Bertuzzi made his first trip to Vancouver since he wastraded in the summer of 2006. Injuries prevented Bertuzzi fromplaying against the Canucks while he was with Detroit andFlorida, the team the Canucks traded him to in a deal thatincluded Luongo.


Bertuzzi, who received a mixture of jeers and cheers each timehe touched the puck, had a fairly uneventful night.

"It's what I thought," Bertuzzi said of the crowd response. "Itwas very nice to come back and see a lot of familiar faces, butlike I said, it's time that everyone moved on and continue."

After receiving a large applause from the sellout crowd atGeneral Motors Palace, Bertuzzi's biggest opportunity came earlyin the second period when he failed to convert a breakaway.

"(Bertuzzi) was like the rest of our team," Ducks coach RandyCarlyle said. "I thought he had a decent first period but afterthat he fit in with the mold of our group. We didn't do verymuch after that point."

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at VANCOUVER

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Anaheim 0 0 0 --0
Vancouver 0 3 1 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: A Burrows, Van (interference), 10:58.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 11 (Daniel Sedin,
Henrik Sedin), 3:20. 2, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 6 (power play) (Markus
Naslund, Henrik Sedin), 12:38. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 4 (Alexander
Edler, Mattias Ohlund), 16:33. Penalties: B Isbister, Van (major
fighting), 8:23; B Sutherby, Ana (major fighting), 8:23; C Perry, Ana
(holding stick), 9:03; R Getzlaf, Ana (interference), 12:25; S
O'Donnell, Ana (hooking), 12:28; G Parros, Ana (double minor
roughing), 18:41; A Burrows, Van (roughing), 18:41; S O'Donnell, Ana
(cross checking), 19:07.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 7 (power play) (Matt
Cooke, Mattias Ohlund), 5:05. Penalties: C Pronger, Ana (delay of
game), 0:35; R Getzlaf, Ana (double minor roughing, unsportsmanlike
cond), 2:14; D Sedin, Van (goalie interference), 4:39; S O'Donnell,
Ana (cross checking), 4:39; M Schneider, Ana (interference), 16:16; B
Sutherby, Ana (roughing, misconduct), 17:13; C Pronger, Ana (roughing,
misconduct), 17:13; M Cooke, Van ( misconduct), 17:13; A Burrows, Van
(holding), 18:17.

Shots on goal:
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Anaheim 15 4 7 --26
Vancouver 5 17 11 --33
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Missed penalty shots: Henrik Sedin, Van, 19:10 third.
Power-play Conversions: Anaheim - 0 of 1, Vancouver - 2 of 10. Goalies
: Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (27 shots, 23 saves; record: 8-6-2).
Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (26 shots, 26 saves; record: 11-9-2). A:
18,630. Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Brian
Murphy, Thor Nelson.</div>

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at VANCOUVER

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ANAHEIM 0 0 0 --0
VANCOUVER 0 3 1 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: A Burrows, Van (interference), 10:58.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 11 (Daniel Sedin,
Henrik Sedin), 3:20. 2, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 6 (power play) (Markus
Naslund, Henrik Sedin), 12:38. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 4 (Alexander
Edler, Mattias Ohlund), 16:33. Penalties: B Isbister, Van (major
fighting), 8:23; B Sutherby, Ana (major fighting), 8:23; C Perry, Ana
(holding stick), 9:03; R Getzlaf, Ana (interference), 12:25; S
O'Donnell, Ana (hooking), 12:28; G Parros, Ana (double minor
roughing), 18:41; A Burrows, Van (roughing), 18:41; S O'Donnell, Ana
(cross checking), 19:07.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Vancouver, Ryan Kesler 7 (power play) (Matt
Cooke, Mattias Ohlund), 5:05. Penalties: C Pronger, Ana (delay of
game), 0:35; R Getzlaf, Ana (double minor roughing, unsportsmanlike
cond), 2:14; D Sedin, Van (goalie interference), 4:39; S O'Donnell,
Ana (cross checking), 4:39; M Schneider, Ana (interference), 16:16; B
Sutherby, Ana (roughing, misconduct), 17:13; C Pronger, Ana (roughing,
misconduct), 17:13; M Cooke, Van ( misconduct), 17:13; A Burrows, Van
(holding), 18:17.

Shots on goal:
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ANAHEIM 15 4 7 --26
VANCOUVER 5 17 11 --33
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Missed penalty shots: Henrik Sedin, Van, 19:10 third.
Power-play Conversions: ANA - 0 of 1, VAN - 2 of 10. Goalies :
Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere (27 shots, 23 saves; record: 8-6-2).
Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (26 shots, 26 saves; record: 11-9-2). A:
18,630. Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Brian
Murphy, Thor Nelson.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

ANAHEIM VANCOUVER
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
C Perry 0 0 even 4 A Burrows 0 0 even 2
M Schneider 0 0 even 1 B Ritchie 0 0 even 0
C Kunitz 0 0 -1 2 T Linden 0 0 +1 0
R Getzlaf 0 0 even 2 R Kesler 2 0 even 6
B Sutherby 0 0 even 2 M Naslund 1 1 +1 5
G Parros 0 0 even 1 M Ohlund 0 2 +2 1
A McDonald 0 0 -2 3 J Cowan 0 0 even 0
S O'Donnell 0 0 -1 0 D Sedin 0 1 +1 4
T Marchant 0 0 -1 2 A Edler 0 1 +2 1
F Beauchemin 0 0 even 1 M Cooke 1 1 +1 3
B May 0 0 even 1 B Isbister 0 0 even 0
C Pronger 0 0 -2 2 H Sedin 0 2 +1 4
S Pahlsson 0 0 even 2 A Miller 0 0 even 1
T Moen 0 0 even 1 L Krajicek 0 0 even 0
T Bertuzzi 0 0 -2 0 S Salo 0 0 even 4
K Huskins 0 0 -1 1 B Morrison 0 0 +1 1
R Niedermayer 0 0 even 0 W Mitchell 0 0 even 1
S Hnidy 0 0 even 1 T Pyatt 0 0 even 0
M Mowers HEALTHY M Weaver HEALTHY
J DiPenta HEALTHY M Brown HEALTHY
D Miller KNEE INJURY</div>

 

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