Friday, November 25, 2005
Canucks 3 Sharks 2
The Vancouver Canucks won for the fifth time in six games, beating the San Jose Sharks 3-2. Wade Brookbank - yes, Wade Brookbank - had a goal and an assist and Todd Bertuzzi had two assists to pace the Canucks offense.
Game Recaps: canucks.com . Vancouver Province . ESPN
Statistics: Score Sheet . Stat Sheet
My notes from the game:
Game Recaps: canucks.com . Vancouver Province . ESPN
Statistics: Score Sheet . Stat Sheet
My notes from the game:
- Do we credit Crawford's instinct or was Brookbank just being opportunistic? Twice he was on the ice with Bertuzzi and both times the Canucks scored. Brookbank figured in both scoring plays and doubled his career point totals.
- Alex Auld only faced 22 shots but made the saves when he needed to, especially when the Sharks were pressing in the third period.
- Considering that there was a lot of 5-on-5 play and the Canucks were able to roll their lines through, the top four defensemen played a lot of minutes.
- Sven Butenschon played average last night after playing a solid game his first time up. He was on the ice for the second Sharks goal - a result of lousy defensive coverage from Sven and Jovo - and Sven didn't play the rest of the game. He finished with 5:23 minutes of ice-time and a -1 rating.
- It looks like the Westcoast Express is back on track. I was impressed with Brendan Morrison's play last night - he played a gritty game, recorded one assist and won 12 of 18 faceoffs. With his two assists, Bertuzzi now has 11 points (6G-5A) in eight games. Naslund's goal extended his point-streak to eight games; he has 12 points (6G-6A) in that span.
- The Sedin line scored another goal and was dangerous all night. One thing that has impressed me about the Sedins so far this season is that they have been dangerous on most games, on most shifts. In previous seasons, they would have a strong game and follow it up with some average games. This is by far their most consistent season.
- Was the game really just over two hours long?
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