Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Canucks 3 Blackhawks 1
The Vancouver Canucks came home from a three-game road trip and beat a hot Chicago Blackhawks team 3-1. Markus Naslund, Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin scored the Canucks goals and Alex Auld stopped 32 of 33 shots to lead the team. The game recap is here; the score sheet and stat sheet are here and here.
My notes from the game:
My notes from the game:
- Ryan Kesler and Richard Park had great games. Both were dangerous on every shift, and were rewarded with some third period ice-time with Markus Naslund.
- Ditto with Mark Bell and Kyle Calder of the Blackhawks.
- Alex Auld was solid in net again, stopping 32 of 33 shots, a good number of them from in close.
- Markus Naslund has this look on him that I've never noticed before. He looks more vocal, more determined and more confident on the ice - he looks like he wants to win.
- Nathan Smith played his first game with the Canucks this season and he was okay. Nothing too fancy in his 10:52 minutes of ice-time. He finished with 2 shots, 3 hits and an even rating.
- After not playing a single shift against Anaheim on Sunday, Wade Brookbank saw 6:02 minutes of ice-time in 11 shifts. On his first shift, he tried to take the puck up the middle and promptly lost it to a 'Hawks player. Keep it simple, Wade. Keep it simple.
- Not that I'm dwelling on the Anaheim game - really, I just want to forget about it - but what a difference it makes when the refs actually use a bit of judgment when calling the games. 33 penalties on Sunday versus 5 last night - there was a lot more flow to the game and a few more chances for both teams. I can't believe I'm actually complimenting Kerry Fraser.
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