Ryan Miller congratulated on his 350th NHL career win, to become the 21st player in NHL history to hit 350 wins.
By Andrew Chernoff
Jan 3 2017
Vancouver (18-18-3=39 pts) opened 2017 with the first game of a three game homestand last night at Rogers Arena against Western conference rivals, Colorado Avalanche (12-24-1=25 pts).
Canucks Extend Win Streak To Four Games
Vancouver came into the first game of 2017 with a 5-1-1 record in their last 7 home games, and riding a three-game win streak with wins over Los Angeles, Anaheim and Edmonton, and extended their win streak to four games, with a 3-2 regulation win over the Avalanche.
Colorado with the loss now has one win in their last ten games.
Horvat, Baertschi Lead Vancouver Over Colorado
Bo Horvat scored at 4:48 of the second period to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead; Sven Baertschi scored at 18:15 in the second period to give Vancouver a 2-1 lead; and then Baertschi scored the game winner, with his second goal of the game, at 16:23 of the third period.
VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 2: Sven Baertschi #47 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates his goal with teammates Henrik Sedin #33 and Troy Stecher #51during their NHL game against the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Arena January 2, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 3-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
Miller Picks Up 350th Career Win, Daniel Sedin 600th NHL Assist
Ryan Miller stopped 24 of 26 shots for his 350th victory of his NHL career to give Vancouver its 4th straight win; Daniel Sedin picked up his 600th NHL assist on the winning goal.
600 career assists for Daniel Sedin! He’s now 83rd on the NHL all-time assist leaders list.VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 2: Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks during their NHL game against the Colorado Avalanche at Rogers Arena January 2, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 3-2 and Miller recorded his 350th NHL win. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
Henrik Sedin Within 4 Of 1000 Points, Rodin Picks Up First NHL Point
Henrik Sedin registered 2 assists; Anton Rodin picked up his first NHL point with an assist.
Henrik Sedin With Two Assists Against Colorado Now Within Four Of 1,000 NHL Career PointsVANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 2: Bo Horvat #53 celebrates the first NHL point of teammate Anton Rodin #17 of the Vancouver Canucks during the NHL game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena January 2, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
Baertschi led the Canucks with 5 shots; and, Henrik Sedin was 14 for 17 in face-offs, 71 percent.
Horvat, Baertschi Extend Point Streaks
Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi extended their point streaks:
BO HORVAT (1-4=5 pts / 4 Games)
SVEN BAERTSCHI (3-2=5 pts / 3 Games)
Other game notes from last night’s Canucks victory over Colorado:
The Canucks have opened the scoring 13 times this season and are 8-4-1 when scoring first. They are 10-14-2 when the opposition scores first.
The Canucks have earned at least one point in 10 of their last 13 home games (8-3-2).
The Canucks have earned 28 points at home which ranks them 6th in the NHL.
Chris Tanev played his 9th game since returning from injury and the Canucks are 6-2-1 with Tanev in the lineup since his return.
DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 26: Markus Granlund #60 of the Vancouver Canucks scores during the shootout against Goaltender Calvin Pickard #31 of the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on November 26, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Canucks defeated the Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
By Andrew Chernoff
November 26, 2016
Vancouver (9-11-2=18 pts) played the final game of a three game road trip tonight at the Pepsi Center against Western conference rivals, Colorado Avalanche (9-10-1=19 pts), winning in a shootout thriller, 3-2.
Loui Eriksson, with his 5th goal of the season, 3rd in the last 4 games, got things started, with a power play goal in the first period, and Vancouver led 1-0 going into the second period.
Alex Burrows, potted his 4th goal of the season, to put Vancouver up 2-1 in the 3rd period, but Colorado forced overtime, with a late goal in the third.
An exciting overtime settled nothing, and it would take Markus Granlund to score the shootout winner, to send the Canucks back home with two of a possible three wins from the brief road trip.
Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom was named the first star of the game, making it possible for Vancouver to get the chance to win.
Bo Hutton, with an assist, his 8th of the season, kept his points streak alive for another game, by extending it to 4 games (2-4=6 pts); other assists came from Granlund (4) and Ben Hutton (3).
Alex Edler, left the game in the first period, after five shifts, after he blocked a shot with his hand/wrist and did not return. His status is not known but does not look good. More will be known after x-rays are taken.
Markstrom stopped 33 of 35 shots in the game, and after tonight, is 6-3-2 with a 2.73 GAA and a .902 save percentage.
Vancouver is now 3-7-1 on the road.
The Canucks concluded their sixth of 16 back-to-back series with tonight’s visit to Colorado. They are 4-7-1 in back-to-backs thus far this season.
Canucks, continue to occupy 6th place in the Pacific division, with 20 points; 5 points behind the 2nd and 3rd place Kings and Sharks; and a point behind Calgary, 4 points in front of Arizona.
Game Summary
In the first, the Canucks would receive an early power play opportunity, and Loui Eriksson scored his 5th goal of the season, at 3:46, assisted by Markus Granlund (4)and Ben Hutton (3), to make it 1-0.
Alex Edler left the first period after blocking a shot, and would not return.
In the second, with the Canucks in disarray, the Avalanche would get the tying goal to make it 1-1, at 11:15, scored by Mikhail Grigorenko (2), assisted by Matt Duchene (6) and Carl Soderberg (4).
In the third, the Canucks brought a record of 2-1-0 when entering the final period tied after two periods.
Alex Burrows, wasted little time taking leadership, scoring his 4th goal of the season, 86 seconds into the period, giving Vancouver a 2-1 lead. Assisted by Bo Horvat (8), at 1:26.
For Horvat, the assist would extend his points streak (2-4=6 pts) to four games.
The Avalanche, would not go away, and tie the game at 2-2, when Jarome Iginla (3) scored, assisted by Fedor Tyutin (6) and Blake Comeau (2), at 3:56.
As the period moved on, Colorado began out shooting the Canucks, and taking more of the play, trying to get that go ahead goal.
Regulation play ended without a decision, and off to overtime the game went, with the Canucks playing better in the last minutes of the third period.
An exciting overtime would not decide anything, and it would be a shootout that would decide the winner, and it would be the Canucks coming back to win it, their second win their three game road trip.
In brief:
Canucks led 1-0 after one; were tied 1-1 after two periods
Vancouver out shot by Colorado 34-31
Canucks penalty kill, 3 for 3
6 shots against; 0 shots for; 0 shorthanded goals for
Vancouver power play, 1 for 3
5 shots for; 2 shots against; 0 shorthanded goals against
Next Game: Nov 29, 2016: Canucks VS Minnesota @7:00 p.m. PST
Canucks Post Game Stats
Regular Season Game 22, Road Game 11
Final Score 1 2 3 OT SO F
Van 1 0 1 0 1 3
Col 0 1 1 0 0 2
Records:
Van: 9-11-2 (Road: 3-7-1)
Col: 9-10-1 (Home: 4-5-1)
Stats:SF SA PPPKPIM CF CA SCF SCA HITS
Van 31 35 1-3 4-4 13 48(36) 66(48) 18(12) 26(20) 15
Col 35 31 0-4 2-3 11 66(48) 48(36) 26(20) 18(12) 14 5v5 stats in parenthesis for CF & CA SCF=scoring chances for; SCA=scoring chances against.
By Andrew Chernoff
