NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: Markus Granlund #60 of the Vancouver Canucks (l) scores on the powerplay at 16:30 of the second period against Jaroslav Halak #41 of the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on November 7, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
By Andrew Chernoff
November 7, 2016
Vancouver (4-8-1=9 pts) visited the Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders (5-6-2=10 pts),in the 4th game of their 6 game road trip.
The Islanders defeated the Canucks 4-2, handing the Canucks their 5th straight regulation road loss (0-5-1); extending their losing streak to 9 games (0-8-1); but Vancouver made it two consecutive games of scoring at least one goal.
Vancouver started their 5th of 16 back-to-back series tonight. Canucks are 2-6-1 in back-to-back series this season.
Canucks had goals from Daniel Sedin (4), and Markus Granlund (3) on the power play; with assists from, Ben Hutton (1), and Bo Horvat (1).
Canucks starting goalie Ryan Miller, stopped 28 of 32 shots in the game, his 6th straight loss this season.
Miller, after tonight, is 1-6-0 with a 2.75 GAA and a .910 save percentage.
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders battles for the puck against Nikita Tryamkin #88 of the Vancouver Canucks at the Barclays Center on November 7, 2016 in Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images)
Canucks, with their 9th consecutive loss tonight, are in 29th place in the NHL (tied with Carolina and Nashville for 27th); and are in 6th place in the Pacific division, with 9 points; 10 points behind the Oilers, 1 point ahead of the Arizona Coyotes, who have two games in hand on Vancouver.
Game Summary
In the first period, Daniel Sedin, with his 4th goal of the season made it 1-0 Canucks, unassisted, at 4:22.
It was only Vancouver’s second time scoring the first goal of the game, in 13 games played.
It did not take long for the Islanders to tie the game at 1-1, and five minutes and twenty seconds later, they did, when Jason Chimera scored, his first goal, assisted by Anders Lee (1) and Brock Nelson (7), at 9:42.
Michael Chaput led in face-offs for the Canucks, going 4 for 5 in the opening period.
Alex Burrows had 4 shots; Erik Gudbranson, 3 shots
In the second, Nikolay Kulemin (1), unassisted, put the Islanders in front 2-1, after a Canuck power play was unsuccessful for Vancouver.
Markus Granlund would tie the game 2-2, before the end of the middle frame, his 3rd goal of the season, assisted by Bo Horvat (1) and Ben Hutton (1), at 16:30.
In the third, the Islanders would score two goals within 99-seconds, to break the game wide open, taking a 4-2 lead.
Cal Clutterbuck (2), assisted by Johnny Boychuk (3) and Alan Quine (1), at 9:11.
Then, at 10:50, Andrew Ladd would finally get a goal, his first of the season as an Islander, assisted by Nick Leddy (4) and Adam Pelech (1).
The Canucks would fail to get any closer, losing their 9th straight game.
In brief:
Canucks tied 1-1 after one; tied 2-2 after two.
Both teams had 32 shots in the game.
The Vancouver penalty killwas 2 for 2 , with 5 shots against; 0 shot for; 0 shorthanded goals for; the power playwas 1 for 2, with 2 shots for, 0 shots against and 0 shorthanded goals against.
Next Game: Nov 8, 2016: Canucks at New York Rangers @4:00 p.m. PST
Canucks Post Game Stats
Regular Season Game 13, Road Game 6
Final Score 1 2 3 OT SO F
Van 1 1 0 2
NYI 1 1 2 4
Records:
Van: 4-8-1 (Road: 0-5-1)
NYI: 5-6-2 (Home: 5-3-2)
Stats:SF SA PPPKPIM CF CA SCF SCA HITS
Van 32 32 1-2 2-2 4 65(54) 61(51) 23(17) 27(20) 21
NYI 32 32 0-2 1-2 4 61(51) 65(54) 27(20) 23(17) 24 5v5 stats in parenthesis for CF & CA SCF=scoring chances for; SCA=scoring chances against.
Event summary:
Vancouver had 13-blocked shots; 4-giveaways; 9-takeaways, 23-shot attempts blocked and 10-missed shots
Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks makes the second period save against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on January 17, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Jan. 16, 2016 – Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America)
By Andrew Chernoff
November 7, 2016
Game Time: 4:00 PM PST Location: Barclays Center TV: Sportsnet Pacific Radio:TSN 1040
Vancouver (4-7-1=9 pts) visit the Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders (4-6-2=10 pts),in the 4th game of their 6 game road trip.
Canucks starttheir 5th of 16 back-to-back series tonight against the Islanders. Canucks are 2-5-1 in back-to-back series this season.
Saturday night, Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Canucks 6-3, handing the Canucks their fourth straight regulation road loss (0-4-1); extending their losing streak to 8 games (0-7-1); but their streak of not scoring goals ended at 2 games.
Jannik Hansen led the Canuck forwards with 2 points (0-2=2 pts) and 19 penalty minutes.
Canucks had goals from Derek Dorsett (1), Henrik Sedin (4) and Daniel Sedin (3), with other helpers from, Brandon Sutter (5), Philip Larsen (4); and rookie Troy Stecher (1), his first point in the NHL.
Canucks starting goalie Ryan Miller, stopped 36 of 42 shots in the game, his 5th straight loss this season; and received 12 minutes in penalty’s.
Canucks In Brief:
Canucks are in 29th place in the NHL (tied with Carolina and Nashville for 27th); and are in 6th place in the Pacific division, with 9 points; 10 points behind the Oilers, 1 point ahead of the Arizona Coyotes.
Vancouver’s goaltender tandem of Ryan Miller and Jacob Markstrom are 18th best in the NHL, with a 2.70 GAA and a .904 SV%.
Ryan Miller is 26 in the NHL with a 2.53 GAA (min 3 GP)and 22nd with a .916 save percentage (min 3 GP). In 6 starts, Miller is 1-5-0.
Jacob Markstrom is 13th in the NHL with a 2.11 GAA (min 3 GP) and 21st with a .920 save percentage (min 3 GP). In 6 starts, Markstrom is 3-2-1.
Leading scorers: Henrik Sedin (4-2=6 pts), Jannik Hansen (2-4=6 pts), Brandon Sutter (1-5=6 pts), Daniel Sedin (3-2=5 pts), Bo Horvat (4-0=4 pts), Loui Eriksson (0-4=4 pts), Philip Larsen (0-4=4 pts).
Vancouver special teamsare:3 for 39: 7.7 percent on the power play overall (30th in the NHL), with 43 shots for, 10 shots against, 1 shorthanded goal against; and 28 for 33: 84.8 percent on the penalty kill overall (8th best in NHL), with 29 shots against, 5 shots for, 1 shorthanded goal for.
Canucks have allowed 33 goals against (17th best in NHL), and have scored 19 goals (30th in NHL)
The 19 goals that the Canucks have scored after 12 games is a franchise-low. Previous record-low after 12 games was 26 goals in the 1997-98 season.
Source: http://www.hockey-reference.com
Canucks Notables:
Daniel Sedin ranks 29th in the NHL in shots on goal per 60 min (9.46); his 35 shots on goal currently rank t-31st
Vancouver had been held to two goals or fewer in 9 of 11 games, until Saturday’s game
With 9 hits this season, Nikita Tryamkin is 2nd in the NHL in hits per game (4.5.) after two games
Bo Horvat leads the team in goals (4) and is 1 of 15 players this season to score at least 1 EVG and 1 SHG
Troy Stecher’s 22:35 TOI in his NHL debut on Oct. 25 vs Ottawa was second most for a defenceman making his NHL debut this season; Nikita Zaitsev (TOR) played 23:57 on Oct. 12 vs Ottawa
The Canucks have committed the 17th fewest penalties in the NHL with 54, and have the 2nd most penalty minutes of any team with 180
Islanders In Brief:
In the Islanders last game, Mark Letestu of Edmonton scored the only goal in the shootout to lift Edmonton to a 4-3 victory over New York on Saturday night at the Barclays Center.
Nick Leddy, Shane Prince and Casey Cizikas scored for New York, and Jaroslav Halak finished with 20 saves.
The Islanders have lost three straight, including the last two in shootouts, and came into the game with a 9 game winning streak at home against the Oilers.
Islanders are in 7th place in the Metropolitan division, with 10 points, 10 points behind division leaders New York Rangers; and 2 points back of Columbus in 6th, 1 point ahead of Carolina in 8th.
Islanders have the 22nd best goaltending in the NHL, with Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss, with a 2.95 GAA, and .903 SV%.
Halak is 2-3-2, with a 2.92 GAA, and a .905 SV%. Greiss is 2-3-0, with a 2.87 GAA, and a .908 SV%.
Islander leading scorers: John Tavares (5-5-=10 pts); Brock Nelson (3-6=9 pts); Dennis Seidenberg (4-4=8 pts); Josh Bailey (2-5=7 pts).
Islanders injured: Ryan Pulock
Points streaks: John Tavares (1-3=4 / 4 Games; Dennis Seidenberg (2-4=6 /4 Games); Calvin De Haan (0-3=3 / 3 Games)
Islanders special teams are: 4 for 35: 11.4 percent on the power play overall (24th in the NHL); and 36 for 46: 78.3 percent on the penalty kill overall(24th in the NHL).
Islanders have surrendered 36 goals (23rd best in NHL), and have scored 33 goals (tied for 13th in NHL).
Islander Notables:
Newly acquired defenseman Dennis Seidenberg now leads all Islanders blueliners with four goals, good for second on the team. Just 11 games into the season, the German-born defenseman is only three goals shy of his NHL career-high, set in 2010-11.
The New York Islanders now sit atop the NHL in blocked shots with 237
Islanders defensemen have recorded a goal in each of the last 8 games, surpassing the previous longest streak in team history (March 5-17, 1985).
Dating back to last season, the Islanders are 15-1-4 (3-1-1 this season) when playing a Western Conference opponent at Barclays Center.
Last season, the Islanders went 37-4-2 when they scored at least three goals (including shootout winners). This season, New York is 4-1-1 when hitting the three goal mark.
Islanders visit Rogers Arena on March 9, 2017 to face the Canucks in the second and last meeting of the season.
VS ISLANDER NOTES
The Canucks are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games versus the Islanders (3-2-0 in their last 5 meetings)
The Canucks have 4 players with 14 or more career points versus the Islanders:
Daniel Sedin has 16 points (5-11-16) in 17 career games against the Islanders
Brandon Sutter has 16 points (9-7-16) in 26 career games versus the Islanders
Henrik Sedin has 15 points (4-11-15) in 15 career games against the Islanders
Loui Eriksson has 14 points (7-7-14) in 13 career games versus the Islanders
Loui Eriksson’s last power play goal on Mar. 12/16 came versus the Islanders
Ben Hutton’s first career goal occurred on Jan. 17/16 at Barclays Center
Jacob Markstrom’s first career win took place on Oct. 22/11 against the Islanders
Jayson Megna made his NHL debut on Oct. 25/13 vs the Islanders
What’s at stake:
Scoring goals. Not allowing goals.
Winning their first game on the road this season. Ending their 8 game winless streak.
Winning their first game of the 6 game road trip.
Sticking together and supporting the Canuck in good and in bad.
Past Canucks teams have had struggles starting the season.
Back in the 1982-83 season, Vancouver started with a road record of 0-5-1 ( Oct 6; Oct 12-20).
Vancouver went home and played three home games, and then took off for another five game road trip, from Oct 31-Nov 7, winning the first three, before finishing with two straight losses.
The Canucks of 1982-83 had an overall record of 6-8-2 after 16 games.
The lesson here: Vancouver this season is 0-4-1 on the road to start the season. The overall record is 4-6-2. If the Canucks can win two of their next four games, they could have a similar record. Just saying.
Oh, by the way, that 1982-83 team finished with 75 points.
The Canucks have to use their last game against the Maple Leafs to rally around, getting some early jump on the Islanders right from the opening game face-off.
Mission #1: Get the first goal of the game.
Mission #2: Draw the first penalty of the game.
Mission #3: Make the Islanders pay with the power play by scoring.
The Islanders are a physical team, 6th in the NHL in hits, and know how to frustrate the shooting lanes in their defensive end, as they are 1rst in the NHL in blocked shots with 237, an average of nearly 20 Bks/GP.
The Canucks backend is hurting without Chris Tanev and Alex Edler, and that was taken advantage of by the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
So, the Canuck forwards have to pick up their speed and come back strong to help their teammates on defense, and their goaltender.
Pregame Notes
Regular Season Game 13, Road Game 6
Records:
Van: 4-7-1 (Road: 0-4-1)
NYI: 4-6-2 (Home: 4-3-2)
Team SF SA PP PK PIM HITS GF GA
Van 323 343 3-39 28-33 180 230 19 33
NYI 354 373 4-35 36-46 137 309 33 36
Team CF CA SCF SCA CF60 CA60 CF%
Van 629(498) 630(508) 258(198) 267(220) 52.54 53.60 49.50
NYI 641(510) 791(587) 275(210) 317(229) 54.96 63.26 46.49
Note: 5v5 stats in parenthesis for CF & CA, SCF & SCA
SCF=scoring chances for; SCA=scoring chances against.
By Andrew Chernoff
