Friday, April 20, 2007
Stars 1 Canucks 0 (OT)
The Dallas Stars' powerplay, 2-for-28 in the series prior to the opportunity they got in overtime, picked a good time to get going. Brendan Morrow went to the front of the net, tipped Sergei Zubov's point shot behind Roberto Luongo and extended the Stars' playoff lives for at least two more nights.
It was a disappointing end to what was the most entertaining game of the entire series. The Canucks talked about killer instinct prior to the game. To be fair, they did all the right things except beat Marty Turco. They came out strong and generated some early scoring chances. In fact, the shots were 6-1 before the game was even four minutes old; Turco stopped them all.
It was a matter of first break gets the goal and first goal gets the win, and Dallas got their break in overtime with a lousy Canucks line change that led to their powerplay goal.
Game six is Saturday night in Dallas. It should be a hostile environment (though I don't know if Jennifer Floyd-Engel will be watching). I have tickets for game seven, but I don't want to have to use them.
More from the Mainstream
About the game around the blogosphere
My 3 Stars of the Game
Official Statistics
Next Game
Game 6 goes Saturday night back in Dallas.
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Comments/Questions: Feel free to post in the comments section or email me at gocanucksgo10 (at) hotmail (dot) com.
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It was a disappointing end to what was the most entertaining game of the entire series. The Canucks talked about killer instinct prior to the game. To be fair, they did all the right things except beat Marty Turco. They came out strong and generated some early scoring chances. In fact, the shots were 6-1 before the game was even four minutes old; Turco stopped them all.
It was a matter of first break gets the goal and first goal gets the win, and Dallas got their break in overtime with a lousy Canucks line change that led to their powerplay goal.
Game six is Saturday night in Dallas. It should be a hostile environment (though I don't know if Jennifer Floyd-Engel will be watching). I have tickets for game seven, but I don't want to have to use them.
More from the Mainstream
- Luongo, Turco duel to death. (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Oh, oh, oh no! 3rd OT game a loss. (Jason Botchford, Vancouver Province)
- Yet more anxiety to come for the faithful. (Ed Willes, Vancouver Province)
- Playoff battle scars tell the true story of Canucks' Pyatt. (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Cooke crumbles? (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
- Six years between playoffs for Green. (Jim Morris, Canadian Press via Vancouver Province)
- Peak experience lets Dallas survive. (Tony Gallagher, Vancouver Province)
- Tussle's set for Texas. (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun)
- Winning this won't be easy. (Iain MacIntyre, Vancouver Sun)
- One more to Morrow. (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- Former Canuck keeps tabs on old team. (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- Coach deserves credit for Canucks' success. (Terry Jones, Edmonton Sun)
- Stars live another day. (Grant Kerr, Globe and Mail)
- This could be the year of Luongo. (Stephen Brunt, Globe and Mail)
- Stars alive after five with win in OT. (Mike Heika, Dallas Morning News)
- Morrow challenges with a capital 'C'. (Jean-Jacques Taylor, Dallas Morning News)
- Sedin twins can't find the net. (Kate Hairopoulos, Dallas Morning News)
- Lindros makes presence known. (Mike Heika, Dallas Morning News)
- Stars alive for the Morrow. (Tracey Myers, DFW Star-Telegram)
- Gee, all it took for Stars was begging, pleading. (Jim Morris, DFW Star-Telegram)
About the game around the blogosphere
My 3 Stars of the Game
- Marty Turco (DAL): 2nd shutout of the series.
- Roberto Luongo (VAN): Only goal to beat him was a tipped powerplay goal.
- Brendan Morrow (DAL): Stars captain tipped in the game's only goal in overtime.
Official Statistics
Next Game
Game 6 goes Saturday night back in Dallas.
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Comments/Questions: Feel free to post in the comments section or email me at gocanucksgo10 (at) hotmail (dot) com.
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2 Comments:
So today we will see another 2-1 Canucks win? ;)
I'm predicting a shutout for Louie. :)
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