Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Canucks 3 Kings 4 (SO)
The Vancouver Canucks lost their second consecutive game, this time a 4-3 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings. Similar to Saturday night's game against the Oilers, the Canucks scored two early first period goals but couldn't hang on to the lead. Daniel Sedin, Todd Bertuzzi and Markus Naslund couldn't beat Mathieu Garon in the shootout.
Game Recaps: canucks.com . Vancouver Province . ESPNMy notes from the game:
Statistics: Score Sheet . Stat Sheet
- When playing with the lead, the Canucks need to learn to put teams away. Two games, two blown two-goal leads. In both games, they let the opposing team creep back into the game by allowing a powerplay goal.
- Also in both games, the opposing teams scored the eventual game-tying goal while shorthanded.
- Kevin Bieksa made his Canucks debut. He had some obvious jitters and seemed out of position a few times. The Kings recognized this and constantly pressured him on the forecheck. Bieksa finished with 1 shot, 2 hits, 1 minor penalty and a -1 rating in 10:45 minutes of ice-time.
- The Sedin line had another great game, and once again, created numerous scoring chances. Daniel Sedin, in particular, was dangerous all night. The line finished with 4 points (1G-3A) and 5 shots. They now have an eight-game point streak, and in that span, have combined for 10 goals, 13 assists and 23 points.
- Steve McCarthy finally scored his first goal as a Canuck. He looked good against the Oilers, but only logged 5:59 minutes of ice-time last night - a team low.
- Markus Naslund has 18 goals for the season, but is now 0-3 in shootouts.
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