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Pavol Demitra had two goals Sunday night and the Vancouver Canucks scored five unanswered goals to beat Florida 5-3. Ryan Kesler had a goal and an assist and Kyle Wellwood and Darcy Hordichuk scored for Vancouver, which won for just the third time in its last nine games. Cory Schneider was 18-of-21 in goal for the Canucks. Jay Bouwmeester, Nick Boynton and Michael Frolik scored for the Panthers, who lost for the first time in their last four games. Craig Anderson allowed five goals on 30...
Alexander Edler scored the game-winner early in the third period Tuesday and Vancouver skated to a 3-1 win over Nashville. Pavol Demitra and Alex Burrows also scored for the Canucks, who have won two of three after a four-game losing streak. Curtis Sanford made 20 saves for the win. Radek Bonk scored the lone goal for the Predators, who have lost two in a row after winning three straight. Dan Ellis allowed just two goals on 27 shots in defeat.
Jason Jaffray scored the game's final goal 3:52 into the second period Friday and the Vancouver Canucks made the lead stand up for 2-1 victory over Minnesota. The Canucks ended a four-game losing streak and jumped past Minnesota into first place in the Northwest Division. It was the first goal for Jaffray this season and only the third of his NHL career. He was recalled to the Canucks this week from Manitoba of the American Hockey League. Vancouver owned a 1-0 lead after the first period on...
Mike Cammalleri's first career hat trick followed by Curtis Glencross's game-winner carried Calgary to a 4-3 win over Vancouver Thursday. Glencross scored with 6:13 remaining on a high backhander against Canucks goalie Curtis Sanford after stealing a pass in the Vancouver zone. Calgary goalie Miikka Kiprusoff made 27 saves for the Flames, who have won four of five. The Canucks, whose four-game win streak came to an end, got goals from Mason Raymond, Daniel Sedin and Darcy Hordichuk. Sanford...
Pavol Demitra scored twice and Henrik Sedin assisted on every Vancouver goal Saturday in a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Demitra scored at 18:05 of the first period and into an empty net with 12 seconds left in the third. Daniel Sedin added a goal and two assists. After starting goalie Curtis Luongo suffered a leg injury following a first period brawl, backup Curtis Sanford stopped 17-of-18 shots for the Canucks, winners in seven of their last nine outings. Pittsburgh averted a...
Daniel Sedin finished off a Vancouver comeback with his eighth goal of the season Friday, lifting the Canucks past Minnesota 3-2. Sedin scored with 8:19 to play and Curtis Sanford was perfect the rest of the way while completing a 28-save effort. Pavol Demitra, who spent the previous two seasons with Minnesota before signing as a free agent with Vancouver, had a goal and an assist. Vancouver won for the sixth time in eight games and the two losses in that stretch have come in overtime. Mikko...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goalie Roberto Luongo signed a four-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, less than a week after he was acquired from the Florida Panthers. The contract is worth $27 million, the club said, and contains a no-trade clause for the final three years of the deal. "Roberto has proven himself to be an elite goaltender," Vancouver general manager Dave Nonis said in a statement. "His international experience, Vezina Trophy nomination and ability to...
