GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: ANAHEIM at VANCOUVER

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Petteri Wirtanenspoiled the Vancouver Canucks' preseason opener.


Wirtanen tallied two goals - including the overtime game-winner- as the Anaheim Ducks posted a 3-2 victory over the Canucks onMonday.


Wirtanen scored the game-winning goal in overtime on the powerplay, putting the puck past Canucks goaltender Drew MacIntyre,who was spelled in the second period by Curtis Sanford.

The Ducks took a 2-0 advantage in the second period onWirtanen's first goal of the night, which was assisted by BradMay and George Parros. May and Parros each finished the gamewith two points.


Wirtanen also picked up an assist on Parros' first period tally.

Vancouver tied the score at 2-2 when Daniel Sedin took a passfrom his brother Henrik and scored on Anaheim goalie IljaBryzgalov, who stopped 27 of the 29 shots he faced.

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at VANCOUVER

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Anaheim 1 1 0 1 --3
Vancouver 0 1 1 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Anaheim, George Parros 1 (power play) (Brad
May, Petteri Wirtanen)5:55. Penalties: M Raymond, Van (holding),
1:24; B Mikkelson, Ana (holding), 7:37; T Moen, Ana (high sticking),
11:46; B Ritchie, Van (hooking), 12:59; A Edler, Van (hooking), 15:57;
Z Fitzgerald, Van (illegal subsitution), 16:53.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Anaheim, Petteri Wirtanen 1 (Brad May,
George Parros),6:15. 3, Vancouver, Nathan Mciver 1 (Ryan Shannon,
Alexandre Burrows),11:20. Penalties: G Parros, Ana (interference),
1:07; L Bourdon, Van (holding), 1:52; J Balej, Van (hooking), 2:36; M
Brown, Van (roughing), 7:56; C Perry, Ana (tripping), 7:56; A Burrows,
Van (major fighting, game misconduct), 15:19; F Beauchemin, Ana (high
sticking), 15:19; R Getzlaf, Ana (major fighting), 15:19; G Parros,
Ana (interference), 18:26.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 1 (Henrik Sedin),
15:44. Penalties: R Carter, Ana (holding), 6:43; R Getzlaf, Ana
(interference), 9:08; M Brown, Van (abuse of official), 11:27; B
Festerling, Ana (tripping), 17:46.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: 5, Anaheim, Petteri Wirtanen 2 (Clay Wilson,
Brandon Segal),3:24.

Shots on goal:
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Anaheim 11 7 3 2 --23
Vancouver 5 12 10 2 --29
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Power-play Conversions: Anaheim - 1 of 7, Vancouver - 0 of 8. Goalies
: Anaheim, Ilja Bryzgalov (29 shots, 27 saves; record: 1-0-0).
Vancouver, Drew MacIntyre (16 shots, 14 saves; record: 0-1-0). A: NA.
Referees: Tom Kowal. Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Vaughan Rody.</div>

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at VANCOUVER

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Anaheim 1 1 0 1 --3
Vancouver 0 1 1 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Anaheim, George Parros 1 (power play) (Brad
May, Petteri Wirtanen)5:55. Penalties: M Raymond, Van (holding),
1:24; B Mikkelson, Ana (holding), 7:37; T Moen, Ana (high sticking),
11:46; B Ritchie, Van (hooking), 12:59; A Edler, Van (hooking), 15:57;
Z Fitzgerald, Van (illegal subsitution), 16:54.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Anaheim, Petteri Wirtanen 1 (Brad May,
George Parros),6:15. 3, Vancouver, Nathan Mciver 1 (Ryan Shannon,
Alexandre Burrows),11:20. Penalties: G Parros, Ana (interference),
1:08; L Bourdon, Van (holding), 1:52; J Balej, Van (hooking), 2:36; M
Brown, Van (roughing), 7:56; C Perry, Ana (tripping), 7:56; A Burrows,
Van (major fighting, game misconduct), 15:19; F Beauchemin, Ana (high
sticking), 15:19; R Getzlaf, Ana (major fighting), 15:19; G Parros,
Ana (interference), 18:26.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 1 (Henrik Sedin),
15:44. Penalties: R Carter, Ana (holding), 6:43; R Getzlaf, Ana
(interference), 9:05; M Brown, Van (abuse of official), 11:27; B
Festerling, Ana (tripping), 17:46.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: 5, Anaheim, Petteri Wirtanen 2 (Clay Wilson,
Brandon Segal),3:24.

Shots on goal:
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Anaheim 11 7 3 2 --23
Vancouver 7 12 10 2 --31
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Power-play Conversions: Anaheim - 1 of 7, Vancouver - 0 of 8. Goalies
: Anaheim, Ilja Bryzgalov (31 shots, 29 saves; record: 1-0-0).
Vancouver, Drew MacIntyre (16 shots, 14 saves; record: 0-1-0). A: NA.
Referees: Tom Kowal. Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Vaughan Rody.</div>

 

NHL: ANAHEIM at VANCOUVER

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ANAHEIM 1 1 0 1 --3
VANCOUVER 0 1 1 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Anaheim, George Parros 1 (power play) (Brad
May, Petteri Wirtanen)5:55. Penalties: M Raymond, Van (holding),
1:24; B Mikkelson, Ana (holding), 7:37; T Moen, Ana (high sticking),
11:46; B Ritchie, Van (hooking), 12:59; A Edler, Van (hooking), 15:57;
Z Fitzgerald, Van (illegal subsitution), 16:54.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Anaheim, Petteri Wirtanen 1 (Brad May,
George Parros),6:15. 3, Vancouver, Nathan Mciver 1 (Ryan Shannon,
Alexandre Burrows),11:20. Penalties: G Parros, Ana (interference),
1:08; L Bourdon, Van (holding), 1:52; J Balej, Van (hooking), 2:36; M
Brown, Van (roughing), 7:56; C Perry, Ana (tripping), 7:56; A Burrows,
Van (major fighting, game misconduct), 15:19; F Beauchemin, Ana (high
sticking), 15:19; R Getzlaf, Ana (major fighting), 15:19; G Parros,
Ana (interference), 18:26.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 1 (Henrik Sedin),
15:44. Penalties: R Carter, Ana (holding), 6:43; R Getzlaf, Ana
(interference), 9:05; M Brown, Van (abuse of official), 11:27; B
Festerling, Ana (tripping), 17:46.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: 5, Anaheim, Petteri Wirtanen 2 (Clay Wilson,
Brandon Segal),3:24.

Shots on goal:
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ANAHEIM 11 7 3 2 --23
VANCOUVER 7 12 10 2 --31
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Power-play Conversions: ANA - 1 of 7, VAN - 0 of 8. Goalies : Anaheim,
Ilja Bryzgalov (31 shots, 29 saves; record: 1-0-0). Vancouver, Drew
MacIntyre (16 shots, 14 saves; record: 0-1-0). A: NA. Referees: Tom
Kowal. Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Vaughan Rody.</div>