Vancouver Canucks

Stories

Stories 21 - 40 of 43

<< Prev 1 2 3 Next >>

February 2008
- Scrappy Leafs Follow 8-0 Rout With Habs Win
  
  Globe and Mail | Feb 7, 08 10:04 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Maple Leafs rebounded to top the surging Canadiens 4-2, just two nights after their disappointing season was punctuated by a brutal 8-0 home loss to the Panthers. Montreal was hoping to gain ground on conference-leading Ottawa, but Toronto had other ideas, outshooting the Habs 36-28. Also in hockey: More »
- Stars' 4th Straight is 3-2 Shootout Win Over Canucks
  
  Dallas Morning News | Feb 6, 08 5:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Last night's game might have been mostly boring (no shots for the first seven minutes, then no goals after the first two periods) and relatively tame (a measly six penalties), but the Stars are happy with their 3-2 shootout victory, the Dallas Morning News reports. Captain Brenden Morrow scored in the sixth round to lift his team past Vancouver. In other hockey action: More »
- Turco Saves Dallas From Oilers Blitz
  
  Dallas Morning News | Feb 2, 08 6:01 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the Stars playing a young set of defensemen, Marty Turco's solid performance in goal has been crucial to Dallas's recent wins. Yesterday, when they found themselves outshot by Edmonton 17-5 in the first period, Turco became more critical than ever, grabbing 32 saves in the 4-1 victory, reports the Dallas Morning News . In other NHL action: More »
January 2008
- Stars Down Canucks 4-3 to Keep Top Slot
  
  Dallas Morning News | Jan 30, 08 4:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Stars coach Dave Tippett insists "it's not about how many saves, it's about winning," but goalie Marty Turco's 29 saves last night certainly helped Dallas stay ahead of the Canucks. The 4-3 victory, which broke the Stars' two-game losing streak, came on sharp and sometimes shorthanded shooting, reports the Dallas Morning News. More »
- Wild Win Gets Minnesota Back on Top of NW
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jan 22, 08 4:37 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Wild nabbed first place in the hotly contested Northwest Division on a monster game by Pierre-Marc Bouchard. The center alternated assists with goals until he'd had a hand in all of Minnesota's points in the 4-2 triumph, the Star Tribune reports. With the Canucks taking 40 shots on goal to the Wild's 26, goalie Niklas Backstrom also had a busy game. More »
- Zetterberg's Goal Ends Red Wings Slide
  
  Vancouver Sun | Jan 17, 08 10:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Henrik Zetterberg beat goalie Roberto Luongo's in a shootout Thursday as the Detroit Red Wings ended a rare losing streak with a 3-2 over the Vancouver Canucks, the Vancouver Sun reports. The NHL-leading Red Wings, who had lost three in a row, jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the strength of a pair of goals by Daniel Cleary. More »
- Habs Best Road-Weary Islanders 3-1
  
  Associated Press | Jan 16, 08 12:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Tomas Plekanec netted two goals for the Montreal Canadiens to help the Habs beat the New York Islanders 3-1 at the Nassau Coliseum. The Islanders had just returned from a successful 2-1-2 road trip but look sluggish on their home ice; Cristobal Huet needed to stop only 17 shots to earn the victory. Richard Park scored the Islanders' lone tally, reports the Associated Press. Elsewhere in the NHL: More »
- Canuck Twins Master Blues 4-3 in Shootout
  
  Associated Press | Jan 13, 08 10:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Vancouver's Sedin twins combined for three goals in regulation against St. Louis, and the rest was all Alex Edler; the rookie had his second shootout game-winner in four games to keep Vancouver at the top of the NHL's Northwest division. Taylor Pyatt had two assists before a first-period puck to the face caused him to leave the game. Elsewhere in the NHL: More »
- Minus Luongo, Canucks Cave to Coyotes 4-3
  
  Arizona Republic (Phoenix) | Jan 12, 08 6:02 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Phoenix Coyotes were trailing 1-0 with less than 5 minutes to go in the second period when Peter Mueller got one past Vancouver goalie Curtis Sandford. Then two Canucks penalties within 6 seconds led to two Coyotes goals within 10, and Phoenix was well on its way to a 4-3 win, reports the Arizona Republic . More »
- Sharks Take 4th Game From Canucks 3-1
  
  Associated Press | Jan 11, 08 2:45 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Newly minted all-star Evgeny Nabakov had 20 saves for San Jose as the Sharks cruised to their fourth season victory over Vancouver, AP reports. The 3-1 triumph, San Jose's sixth in seven games, came with the help of three assists from fellow all-star Joe Thornton. On other rinks last night: More »
December 2007
- Rangers' Woes Continue Against Sens
  
  New York Times | Dec 23, 07 11:51 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - "It's just tough to lose this game. We need this one," said Rangers' goalie Henrik Lundqvist after last night's 3-1 loss to Ottawa, the New York Times reports. The defeat marks New York's eighth in their last ten games. Chris Kelly, Mike Fisher and Jason Spezza scored for Ottawa. Scott Gomez had the Rangers' lone goal, minutes into the first. Elsewhere in the NHL: More »
- Hurricanes Stun Maple Leafs in Last Seconds
  
  Globe and Mail | Dec 19, 07 8:26 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With 30 seconds left in the game, Alexei Ponikarovsky was set to score on an empty net and put the game away for the Maple Leafs. But he held the puck a second too long, allowing Hurricane Cory Stillman to snatch it. Stillman set up the tying goal, which sent the game into overtime and ended with the Canes' 3-2 win. More »
- 'Canes Come Up Empty Against Senators 6-0
  
  News & Observer (Raleigh) | Dec 13, 07 4:59 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Carolina Hurricanes couldn't cobble together an offense or a defense last night as the Ottawa Senators schooled them 6-0, reports the News and Observer. Dany Heatley and Mike Fisher both scored in the first six minutes, and Heatley would find the net again in the third period in a game the 'Canes will likely want to forget. On other NHL ice: More »
- Kings Stop Cruising Canucks Short
  
  Los Angeles Times | Dec 11, 07 5:22 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Derek Armstrong and Dustin Brown had a goal and an assist each in the Kings' 4-2 victory over the Canucks last night, the Los Angeles Times reports. A nagging injury kept Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo from starting at the last minute, and the Kings rapidly took advantage of backup Curtis Sanford. More »
- As Backup Goalies Face Off, Canucks Survive Preds
  
  Tennessean | Dec 7, 07 1:02 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - In a game that was neck and neck until halfway through the third, Vancouver scored three times in the final minutes to defeat the Predators 5-2, the Tennessean reports. The Canucks' backup goalie Curtis Stanford outlasted Predators' backup Dan Ellis, who lost for the first time as the goalie of record this season. Elsewhere in the NHL last night: More »
- Thornton Leads Sharks to 3-2 Win Over Stars
  
  Associated Press | Dec 6, 07 12:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the score knotted at 2-2 midway through the third period Milan Michalek found Joe Thornton for the go-ahead goal, giving the San Jose Sharks the lead and eventually the 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars. Thronton also added 2 assists as the Sharks won their third straight and improved to 14-8-4 on the season, according to the AP. Elsewhere in the Western Conference: More »
November 2007
- Bruins, Former Maple Leaf Beat Toronto 4-2
  
  Globe and Mail | Nov 21, 07 3:38 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Toronto Maple Leafs watched a 2-0 lead ebb away last night as the Boston Bruins surged back to win 4-2, reports the Globe and Mail . Chuck Kobasew found the net twice in three minutes for Boston's final goals, and former Maple Leaf goalie Tuukka Rask excelled in his first start for the Bruins. On other NHL ice: More »
- Blue Jackets Snap Skid, Beat Blackhawks
  
  Associated Press | Nov 15, 07 6:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rick Nash, Sergei Fedorov and Jason Chimera each recorded a goal and an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Blackhawks 4-2 last night. The Blue Jackets, 6-2-1 at home, are now second in the Central Division. Columbus is 7-1-1 when scoring first. More »
October 2007
- Wings Surge Past Canucks
  
  Associated Press | Oct 24, 07 11:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tomas Holmstrom had two goals to carry the Red Wings past the floundering Canucks last night by a score of 3-2. Matt Ellis started the scoring for the Wings in the first. With Holmstrom's two in the second, Detroit never relinquished the lead, though the Canucks closed the gap to one with an early goal in the third, reports the AP. More »
- Identity Crisis
  
  NHL | Oct 22, 07
  
  Last year, the Canucks had a rocky start to the season. Loyal fans refused to criticize the team%u2019s performance, saying that was to be expected %u2013 they had a new coach and had to learn a defense-first approach to the game that was wildly different from what most of the Canucks old guard were used to %u2013 but it would pay off. They were right. By Christmas, their defense-first identity was firmly established, and they gathered steam in the new year of 2007, and carried the momentum of a tough D-line into the playoffs. The Canucks, who were picked to be one of the Western Conference%u2019s...