Friday, November 18, 2005
Canucks 4 Kings 5
In a clash of division leaders, the Vancouver Canucks lost 5-4 to the Los Angeles Kings last night. The Canucks almost erased a 5-1 deficit in the third period, but the Kings hung on for the win. 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:
- Kings coach Andy Murray matched lines for most of the night, putting the checking line of Sean Avery, Eric Belanger and Jeff Cowan against the Westcoast Express. As painful it is for me to admit it, Sean Avery's line outplayed and outhustled the Canucks' top line for the first 50-something minutes of the game.
- It doesn't change my opinion that Sean Avery is an idiot. Nice acting job after the Ohlund hit, by the way. Bravo.
- Despite letting in five goals, Cloutier was actually pretty good for most of the game. Especially in the first two periods, he kept the Canucks within striking distance.
- The Canucks blew another long 5-on-3 opportunity in the second period. If I remember correctly - and I have to look up the stats for this - but the Canucks have had trouble converting on their 5-on-3 opportunities.
- With his third period goal, Todd Bertuzzi now has six goals and eight points in his last four games.
- How's this for sending a message? Marc Crawford had Brendan Morrison centering Josh Green and Lee Goren in the third period.
2 Comments:
Oh, you forgot...Pavol is god!
Thank you and good night
Of course. :)
He's one of the two or three guys that's keeping me afloat in the bloggers pool.
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