Bowman scores 2 goals, 'Canes top Canucks 4-3

The negatives for the Carolina Hurricanes just keep piling up. The newest news may just be the bottoming out point for the team and franchise: Jeff Skinner has a concussion and his return is unknown. The 19-year-old phenom, who leads the team in goals with 12 and points with 24, was hit in last Wednesday's loss at Edmonton. He worked out the next morning, and it wasn't...

While the Hurricanes acknowledged the bad news about Jeff Skinner and Joni Pitkanen on Wednesday -- both are out indefinitely with what have finally been confirmed are concussions -- Jay Harrison couldn’t have been happier to be back on the ice. He has missed 10 games and three weeks -- the entire Kirk Muller Era -- with an “upper body” injury that has now been...

Is the Vancouver Canucks' crease big enough for both Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider to remain with the team for the rest of the season, or should GM Mike Gillis look to move one of his goaltenders to bolster another spot prior to the trade deadline? This is a question likely to be asked a multitude of times over the next two and a half months, and there really is no easy answer...

Drayson Bowman scored two goals to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3 on Thursday night. Tuomo Ruutu added a deflected goal and an assist, and Jaroslav Spacek scored his first goal since being acquired by the last-place Hurricanes. They scored four straight goals to rally from a 2-0 deficit, then held on to give Kirk Muller his first coaching win on home ice and snap a...

Vancouver Canucks left winger Daniel Sedin was scratched from Thursday night's game at Carolina because of a stiff back. The team said Sedin would not play against the last-place Hurricanes because his back was stiff when he woke up. Sedin leads the team with 34 points and has 22 goals, three behind twin brother Henrik for the club lead. The reigning Western Conference champions...

Free NHL Betting Odds & Picks on the Vancouver Canucks vs. Carolina Hurricanes Thursday matchup. The Canucks are -175 road favorites. The over/under is set at 5.5. The home side has won six straight encounters dating back to the 2002-03 season, with Vancouver prevailing in four of those six games. Ryan Kesler has 14 points in his last 11 games, Jeff Skinner and Joni Pitkanen...

Vancouver Canucks beat blogger Riley Trottier is back and better than ever. With some things to get off his chest. This week, things that bother him about the Canucks, the consistency, the NHL schedule, the concussion and Injury Issues. ON their most recent road trip Henrik Sedin, Ryan Kesler and the rest only have a measly one point out of a potential four? Seriously, this is a big deal.

BUFFALO (Dec. 16) - My old pal and radio colleague, Bill Watters, created some chatter this week when he suggested the Maple Leafs were interested in acquiring big centre Eric Staal from the Carolina Hurricanes, who pulled out of a 1-7-2 nosedive by upsetting Vancouver on Thursday night. By his own standards, Staal is having a terrible season (34-7-13-20 and a ghastly minus-18),...

Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 31 matchup between the Vancouver Canucks vs. Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Cory Schneider both put on outstanding performances in their respective creases, but the hometown goaltender held the fort down late. Henrik Sedin, Alex Burrows and Mason Raymond scored for Vancouver who play the Toronto Maple Leafs next on Hockey Night in Canada.

Well, you can’t argue with concrete proof, ever. Facts are facts. Sorry Canucks fans. Pat on the back to Sports Pickle for the picture

Oh. My. Goodness. Best hockey of the season tonight.I've been able to see two games so far under the Muller regime, and I have to say I love it. The hockey I saw was absolutely amazing. It was entertaining, it actually used our offensive talents, it's creating a chemistry within the team that I hadn't seen up to this point.Love love love love love it!Tonight's game...

Even though next season will see the Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks only play each other twice, their rivalry still continues to burn hot. Their next tilt will not take place until January 31st, but that did not stop center Dave Bolland from throwing a couple of jabs at the Canucks’ Swedish tandem of Daniel and Henrik Sedin. In an interview with David Kaplan of WGN...

The Vancouver Canucks will travel to Carolina to take on the Hurricanes at RBC Center on Thursday. Things just keep getting worse for the Hurricanes because Hurricanes leading scorer Jeff Skinner and Joni Pitkanen will be out indefinitely because of concussions. The Hurricanes are dead last in the Eastern Conference with 23 points and they’re 1-4-2 under new head coach Kirk Muller...