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Vancouver sports blogger Riley Trottier weighs in with his Vancouver Canucks weekly three stars post. Here are the few noteworthy performers through February 24th of the Vancouver Canucks 2011-12 campaign. Roberto Luongo, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, and Alex Burrows with his shootout goal versus the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night to break their home winning streak. Watch the Canucks highlights video in HD.
NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger C-Mac points out with a win over Detroit last night in the battle for NHL Western Conference supremecy most importantly and certainly most impressively, the Canucks broke the back of the Wings’ 23 game home winning streak, coming out victorious in a thriller comprising a lofty total of 79 shots between the two teams. David Booth playing at home an Alex Burrows had great games.
Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 61 matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and the Detroit Red Wings. The Canucks won the game 4-3 over Detroit on a shootout goal by Alex Burrows playing in his 501st NHL hockey game. Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin both put up a pair of points on Thursday as Vancouver’s top line responded to the tie game twice against Detroit.
Did you miss the Vancouver Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings Thursday night? A 4-3 shootout win for Van-City. Alex Burrows who yesterday played in his 500th game scored the only goal of the shootout on the Canucks last shot of the night. Roberto Luongo kept Vancouver in this one thruout making several key stops. Daniel Sedin tied this game with 15 seconds left in the third period.
Vancouver Canucks blogger Richard Hodges Love Em Hate Em Canucks hockey blog. He recaps and rewinds the win on Thursday night against the Detroit Red Wings. The Canucks and Red Wings played 65 minutes of hockey where both teams left everything on the ice. Reffing was horrible. David Booth was called for holding but a high-stick on Mason Raymond went undetected. Alex Burrows won it in a shootout.
Free NHL Betting Odds & Picks on the Vancouver Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings Thursday night matchup. The Canucks are +116 road underdogs. The over/under is set at 5.5. Alex Burrows had been scorching before Tuesday with four points in two games. David Booth looks like the most consistent Canuck from game to game. Henrik Zetterberg remains on fire with 11 points in nine games.
NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks writer Josh Hall takes on the role of tour guide in Detroit as the Canucks prepare to try and stop the streak the Detroit Red Wings have going. Will Ryan Kesler invite everyone to his home in Livonia? What connection do Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin have with the Henry Ford Museum? Are there some good eats to be found for Dale Weise to critique?
Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 4 matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings. Cory Schneider turned aside 35 shots, but it wasn’t enough as a pair of second period goals sank the Canucks. Justin Abdelkader and Valtteri Filppula each recorded their first goals and Jimmy Howard notched his first shutout for Detroit in a 2-0 win.
Free NHL Betting Odds & Picks on the Vancouver Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings Thursday matchup. The Red Wings are -140 favorites. The over/under is set at 5.5. Its NHL predictions time. The Vancouver Canucks may start Corey Schneider in goal on Thursday and that will be a good thing – he has looked better than Roberto Luongo early this season…
