This game went back and forth all night like a yo-yo with a bad attitude. The first period saw the Canucks go down by a goal early, when Luongo was caught out of position and former canuck Brendan Morrison threw the puck into the wide open net. The Canucks would tie it up on a goal by Ryan Kesler on a sweet pass from Mats Sundin. Later in the first there was one heck of a scare when Daniel Sedin was clipped by a high stick in the face, and lay bleeding on the ice. He stayed on the bench, and got a goal on a skate deflection on the ensuing powerplay. He then left the bench to get repairs in the dressing room. The Canucks finished the first period up 2-1.
The second period was a rough and tumble period, featuring lots of hits and lots of penalties for both teams. It started off with a goal 1:38 into the second period by Henrik Sedin, putting the Canucks up 3-1. Highlight hits were Steve Otts hit as he walked out of the penalty box, taking out Taylor Pyatt who ended up laying on his head. Pyatt was fine but took a penalty. Later in the period, Darcy Hordichuk was chasing a breakaway pass into the Dallas zone, when Marty Turco came out to play the puck. Hordichuk plastered Turco into the side boards and a riot ensued. Co-incidental penalties were called against both teams. Another scary moment when Ryan Kesler was knocked down onto the ice and one of the Dallas players hopped over Kesler and caught his skate along the back side of Keslers head. Kesler looked to be in considerable pain, laying on the ice grabbing the back of his head. He later returned to play in the third period. No scoring in the second period.
Early in the third Turco made a huge save to stop a weak backhand attempt by Alex Burrows, trying to make it 4-1. Not much after, Kesler breaks into the Dallas zone, Darryl Sydor plays Kesler for the puck, but Kesler makes a great move around him and slides the puck in past Turco, to make it his second of the night and a 4-1 lead for the Vancouver Canucks. Ossi Vannanen gets his first point as a Vancouver Canucks with an assist on Kesler’s goal. With 11 minutes left in the third period, Oneill gets a nice blueline pass, breaks past the D and after Roberto Luongo fails on his poke check, O’Neill pops the puck into the net. Dallas keeps the game close at 4-2. Shortly after the Dallas goal, Willie Mitchell takes a bad retaliatory penalty to put the Canucks on the penalty kill. After a few shots, the Canucks penalty kill went to work and they successfully killed it off. The Stars pressured heavily with less than two minutes left in the third period, but Luongo made a few huge saves to keep the Canucks in front. Henrik Sedin made it 5-2 with an empty net goal with less than 30 seconds left in the game.
Ryan Kesler was the first star, and Daniel was the second and Henrik the third star.
The Canucks continue their road trip with a game on Thursday against St Louis Blues, in St Louis. they are 1-1-0 on this road trip so far, and the Thursday game will be broadcast on Sportsnet and live online radio via Team1040.ca
This game went back and forth all night like a yo-yo with a bad attitude. The first period saw the Canucks go down by a goal early, when Luongo was caught out of position and former canuck Brendan Morrison threw the puck into the wide open net. The Canucks would tie it up on a goal by Ryan Kesler on a sweet pass from Mats Sundin. Later in the first there was one heck of a scare when Daniel Sedin was clipped by a high stick in the face, and lay bleeding on the ice. He stayed on the bench, and got a goal on a skate deflection on the ensuing powerplay. He then left the bench to get repairs in the dressing room. The Canucks finished the first period up 2-1.
The second period was a rough and tumble period, featuring lots of hits and lots of penalties for both teams. It started off with a goal 1:38 into the second period by Henrik Sedin, putting the Canucks up 3-1. Highlight hits were Steve Otts hit as he walked out of the penalty box, taking out Taylor Pyatt who ended up laying on his head. Pyatt was fine but took a penalty. Later in the period, Darcy Hordichuk was chasing a breakaway pass into the Dallas zone, when Marty Turco came out to play the puck. Hordichuk plastered Turco into the side boards and a riot ensued. Co-incidental penalties were called against both teams. Another scary moment when Ryan Kesler was knocked down onto the ice and one of the Dallas players hopped over Kesler and caught his skate along the back side of Keslers head. Kesler looked to be in considerable pain, laying on the ice grabbing the back of his head. He later returned to play in the third period. No scoring in the second period.
Early in the third Turco made a huge save to stop a weak backhand attempt by Alex Burrows, trying to make it 4-1. Not much after, Kesler breaks into the Dallas zone, Darryl Sydor plays Kesler for the puck, but Kesler makes a great move around him and slides the puck in past Turco, to make it his second of the night and a 4-1 lead for the Vancouver Canucks. Ossi Vannanen gets his first point as a Vancouver Canucks with an assist on Kesler’s goal. With 11 minutes left in the third period, Oneill gets a nice blueline pass, breaks past the D and after Roberto Luongo fails on his poke check, O’Neill pops the puck into the net. Dallas keeps the game close at 4-2. Shortly after the Dallas goal, Willie Mitchell takes a bad retaliatory penalty to put the Canucks on the penalty kill. After a few shots, the Canucks penalty kill went to work and they successfully killed it off. The Stars pressured heavily with less than two minutes left in the third period, but Luongo made a few huge saves to keep the Canucks in front. Henrik Sedin made it 5-2 with an empty net goal with less than 30 seconds left in the game.
Ryan Kesler was the first star, and Daniel was the second and Henrik the third star.
The Canucks continue their road trip with a game on Thursday against St Louis Blues, in St Louis. they are 1-1-0 on this road trip so far, and the Thursday game will be broadcast on Sportsnet and live online radio via Team1040.ca
This game went back and forth all night like a yo-yo with a bad attitude. The first period saw the Canucks go down by a goal early, when Luongo was caught out of position and former canuck Brendan Morrison threw the puck into the wide open net. The Canucks would tie it up on a goal by Ryan Kesler on a sweet pass from Mats Sundin. Later in the first there was one heck of a scare when Daniel Sedin was clipped by a high stick in the face, and lay bleeding on the ice. He stayed on the bench, and got a goal on a skate deflection on the ensuing powerplay. He then left the bench to get repairs in the dressing room. The Canucks finished the first period up 2-1.
The second period was a rough and tumble period, featuring lots of hits and lots of penalties for both teams. It started off with a goal 1:38 into the second period by Henrik Sedin, putting the Canucks up 3-1. Highlight hits were Steve Otts hit as he walked out of the penalty box, taking out Taylor Pyatt who ended up laying on his head. Pyatt was fine but took a penalty. Later in the period, Darcy Hordichuk was chasing a breakaway pass into the Dallas zone, when Marty Turco came out to play the puck. Hordichuk plastered Turco into the side boards and a riot ensued. Co-incidental penalties were called against both teams. Another scary moment when Ryan Kesler was knocked down onto the ice and one of the Dallas players hopped over Kesler and caught his skate along the back side of Keslers head. Kesler looked to be in considerable pain, laying on the ice grabbing the back of his head. He later returned to play in the third period. No scoring in the second period.
Early in the third Turco made a huge save to stop a weak backhand attempt by Alex Burrows, trying to make it 4-1. Not much after, Kesler breaks into the Dallas zone, Darryl Sydor plays Kesler for the puck, but Kesler makes a great move around him and slides the puck in past Turco, to make it his second of the night and a 4-1 lead for the Vancouver Canucks. Ossi Vannanen gets his first point as a Vancouver Canucks with an assist on Kesler’s goal. With 11 minutes left in the third period, Oneill gets a nice blueline pass, breaks past the D and after Roberto Luongo fails on his poke check, O’Neill pops the puck into the net. Dallas keeps the game close at 4-2. Shortly after the Dallas goal, Willie Mitchell takes a bad retaliatory penalty to put the Canucks on the penalty kill. After a few shots, the Canucks penalty kill went to work and they successfully killed it off. The Stars pressured heavily with less than two minutes left in the third period, but Luongo made a few huge saves to keep the Canucks in front. Henrik Sedin made it 5-2 with an empty net goal with less than 30 seconds left in the game.
Ryan Kesler was the first star, and Daniel was the second and Henrik the third star.
The Canucks continue their road trip with a game on Thursday against St Louis Blues, in St Louis. they are 1-1-0 on this road trip so far, and the Thursday game will be broadcast on Sportsnet and live online radio via Team1040.ca
This game went back and forth all night like a yo-yo with a bad attitude. The first period saw the Canucks go down by a goal early, when Luongo was caught out of position and former canuck Brendan Morrison threw the puck into the wide open net. The Canucks would tie it up on a goal by Ryan Kesler on a sweet pass from Mats Sundin. Later in the first there was one heck of a scare when Daniel Sedin was clipped by a high stick in the face, and lay bleeding on the ice. He stayed on the bench, and got a goal on a skate deflection on the ensuing powerplay. He then left the bench to get repairs in the dressing room. The Canucks finished the first period up 2-1.
The second period was a rough and tumble period, featuring lots of hits and lots of penalties for both teams. It started off with a goal 1:38 into the second period by Henrik Sedin, putting the Canucks up 3-1. Highlight hits were Steve Otts hit as he walked out of the penalty box, taking out Taylor Pyatt who ended up laying on his head. Pyatt was fine but took a penalty. Later in the period, Darcy Hordichuk was chasing a breakaway pass into the Dallas zone, when Marty Turco came out to play the puck. Hordichuk plastered Turco into the side boards and a riot ensued. Co-incidental penalties were called against both teams. Another scary moment when Ryan Kesler was knocked down onto the ice and one of the Dallas players hopped over Kesler and caught his skate along the back side of Keslers head. Kesler looked to be in considerable pain, laying on the ice grabbing the back of his head. He later returned to play in the third period. No scoring in the second period.
Early in the third Turco made a huge save to stop a weak backhand attempt by Alex Burrows, trying to make it 4-1. Not much after, Kesler breaks into the Dallas zone, Darryl Sydor plays Kesler for the puck, but Kesler makes a great move around him and slides the puck in past Turco, to make it his second of the night and a 4-1 lead for the Vancouver Canucks. Ossi Vannanen gets his first point as a Vancouver Canucks with an assist on Kesler’s goal. With 11 minutes left in the third period, Oneill gets a nice blueline pass, breaks past the D and after Roberto Luongo fails on his poke check, O’Neill pops the puck into the net. Dallas keeps the game close at 4-2. Shortly after the Dallas goal, Willie Mitchell takes a bad retaliatory penalty to put the Canucks on the penalty kill. After a few shots, the Canucks penalty kill went to work and they successfully killed it off. The Stars pressured heavily with less than two minutes left in the third period, but Luongo made a few huge saves to keep the Canucks in front. Henrik Sedin made it 5-2 with an empty net goal with less than 30 seconds left in the game.
Ryan Kesler was the first star, and Daniel was the second and Henrik the third star.
The Canucks continue their road trip with a game on Thursday against St Louis Blues, in St Louis. they are 1-1-0 on this road trip so far, and the Thursday game will be broadcast on Sportsnet and live online radio via Team1040.ca
This game went back and forth all night like a yo-yo with a bad attitude. The first period saw the Canucks go down by a goal early, when Luongo was caught out of position and former canuck Brendan Morrison threw the puck into the wide open net. The Canucks would tie it up on a goal by Ryan Kesler on a sweet pass from Mats Sundin. Later in the first there was one heck of a scare when Daniel Sedin was clipped by a high stick in the face, and lay bleeding on the ice. He stayed on the bench, and got a goal on a skate deflection on the ensuing powerplay. He then left the bench to get repairs in the dressing room. The Canucks finished the first period up 2-1.
The second period was a rough and tumble period, featuring lots of hits and lots of penalties for both teams. It started off with a goal 1:38 into the second period by Henrik Sedin, putting the Canucks up 3-1. Highlight hits were Steve Otts hit as he walked out of the penalty box, taking out Taylor Pyatt who ended up laying on his head. Pyatt was fine but took a penalty. Later in the period, Darcy Hordichuk was chasing a breakaway pass into the Dallas zone, when Marty Turco came out to play the puck. Hordichuk plastered Turco into the side boards and a riot ensued. Co-incidental penalties were called against both teams. Another scary moment when Ryan Kesler was knocked down onto the ice and one of the Dallas players hopped over Kesler and caught his skate along the back side of Keslers head. Kesler looked to be in considerable pain, laying on the ice grabbing the back of his head. He later returned to play in the third period. No scoring in the second period.
Early in the third Turco made a huge save to stop a weak backhand attempt by Alex Burrows, trying to make it 4-1. Not much after, Kesler breaks into the Dallas zone, Darryl Sydor plays Kesler for the puck, but Kesler makes a great move around him and slides the puck in past Turco, to make it his second of the night and a 4-1 lead for the Vancouver Canucks. Ossi Vannanen gets his first point as a Vancouver Canucks with an assist on Kesler’s goal. With 11 minutes left in the third period, Oneill gets a nice blueline pass, breaks past the D and after Roberto Luongo fails on his poke check, O’Neill pops the puck into the net. Dallas keeps the game close at 4-2. Shortly after the Dallas goal, Willie Mitchell takes a bad retaliatory penalty to put the Canucks on the penalty kill. After a few shots, the Canucks penalty kill went to work and they successfully killed it off. The Stars pressured heavily with less than two minutes left in the third period, but Luongo made a few huge saves to keep the Canucks in front. Henrik Sedin made it 5-2 with an empty net goal with less than 30 seconds left in the game.
Ryan Kesler was the first star, and Daniel was the second and Henrik the third star.
The Canucks continue their road trip with a game on Thursday against St Louis Blues, in St Louis. they are 1-1-0 on this road trip so far, and the Thursday game will be broadcast on Sportsnet and live online radio via Team1040.ca
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2 Responses to “Canucks Beat Stars, Break Road Losing Streak”
Yes you are correct. I was doing the write-up out of memory without actually looking up the game stats, so I had it incorrect. Hank scored 1:38 into the third, on the powerplay, thus making it 3-1! Thanks for pointing that out, I’ll try to look at the stats next time, haha.
March 24th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Just an fyi, Hank’s goal came at the start of the 2nd period so there was scoring in the 2nd frame.
Cheers and thanks for the write up.
March 25th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Yes you are correct. I was doing the write-up out of memory without actually looking up the game stats, so I had it incorrect. Hank scored 1:38 into the third, on the powerplay, thus making it 3-1! Thanks for pointing that out, I’ll try to look at the stats next time, haha.