San Jose Sharks on the Verge of 1st Ever Playoff Sweep with Commanding 3-0 Series Lead
Having already swept the Vancouver Canucks on their ice in the first two games of the opening round of the playoffs, the San Jose Sharks brought the battle back to San Jose Sunday evening.
Having only lost at home twice in regulation all season, San Jose did not disappoint in a 5-2 thumping of Vancouver that gave the Sharks a commanding 3-0 series lead heading into their first shot...
Canucks like to go head first into the pool
Known around the league as "The Dive Team", "Divers", "P*ssies", "Panzies" and any other name you could call them, this is the Vancouver Canucks. Whenever the team in blue and green steps on the ice, you can guarantee a few dives here and there throughout the game.
The most infamous Canucks' forwards are Ryan Kesler, Alex Burrows, Maxim...
Blues beat Canucks in shootout
Jay Bouwmeester tied the score midway through the third period, and Andy McDonald and Alex Steen scored in the shootout to lead the Blues to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Brian Elliott made 21 saves in regulation and stopped Derek Roy and Alexandre Burrows in the shootout, solidifying the Blues' chances in a tight Western Conference race. Bowmeester...
Blues 2, Canucks 1, SO
Jay Bouwmeester tied the score midway through the third period, and Andy McDonald and Alex Steen scored in the shootout to lead the Blues to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Brian Elliott made 21 saves in regulation and stopped Derek Roy and Alexandre Burrows in the shootout, solidifying the Blues' chances in a tight Western Conference race. Bowmeester...
Blues beat Canucks 2-1 in shootout
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jay Bouwmeester tied the score midway through the third period, and Andy McDonald and Alex Steen scored in the shootout to lead the Blues to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Brian Elliott made 21 saves in regulation and stopped Derek Roy and Alexandre Burrows in the shootout, solidifying the Blues' chances in a tight Western Conference...
Preds, Canucks battle in a physical affair
The Vancouver Canucks were just being the Vancouver Canucks Monday night at Bridgestone Arena. In a game fuull of complaining, cheap shots and just plain stupidity, the Canucks reassured the fans attending the game why everyone in the NHL hates them.
Notorious for his bull crap around the league since he entered, Alexandre Burrows gave Canucks a 5-2 win using his peskiness...
Game 44: Vancouver @ Nashville – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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The Canucks come into Bridgestone Arena 4-2-0 in their last six games and are leading the Northwest Division by five points over the Minnesota Wild. Vancouver has the talented offensive forwards with stalwart defense to shut down opponents. They also employ a dangerous one/two punch in net with Luongo and Schneider, both with winning records...
Canucks Weekly 3 Stars
It was (another) up and down week for the Vancouver Canucks. The routine we are all too accustomed to seeing this season reared its' ugly head last week as the Canucks showed signs of greatness, and of absolute garbage.
NWSB Picks: The weekly Vancouver Canucks three stars
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NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger Bryan McFarlane weighs in with his Nucks...
Canucks 3, Avalanche 2
Mason Raymond and Alexandre Burrows scored in the second period and the Vancouver Canucks moved into sole possession of first place in the Northwest Division with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night.
Jason Garrison added a goal for the Canucks, winners of four straight. Vancouver moved ahead of idle Minnesota by two points for the conference lead.
Cory Schneider...
Wild-Canucks Preview
While the Minnesota Wild got the best of the Vancouver Canucks last weekend, a repeat performance could be difficult at Rogers Arena.
Sitting in a tie atop the Northwest Division, Minnesota tries to avoid a 12th consecutive loss at Vancouver as these teams conclude their season series Monday night.
The Wild (15-10-2) had been outscored 6-2 during a pair of regulation losses to...
Red Wings Get 2 More Against VAN, 5-2
Red Wings pull off 4 of a possible 6 points in Canada, as they down the Canucks 5-2. The game didn’t start out the way the Red Wings hoped it would. Just 6 seconds into the first period, Alexandre Burrows buried a textbook one-timer past Jimmy Howard giving them the immediate 1-0 lead. [...]
State of the Canucks: What’s gone wrong? What has to change!
Follow these steps to a legitimate playoff run
This season is short, and so are the Vancouver Canucks fans’ patience levels. After a slow start the boys seemed to get it into gear and start clicking. We all sat back and blamed the long off season for their early woes, but then we got past the first few weeks and it was time to discard excuses.
The ‘Nucks showed signs of playoff...
Vote: Which Opposing Player in the NHL Do You Most Love to Hate?
The Montreal Canadiens are in town — can you feel the love? The longstanding rivalry between the Bruins and Habs can certainly bring out some strong emotions for fans.
Since his rookie year, Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban has become public enemy No. 1 at the TD Garden. Subban’s history of flopping, coupled with his constant badgering of Bruins players, has ensured he will...
Alex Burrows Uses Borderline-Illegal Shootout Move, But Can’t Score After Spin-o-Rama (Video)
Alex Burrows was at the center of some “controversy” on Monday night, and it had nothing to do with him using his teeth as a weapon.
The Canucks forward tried out a nifty spin-o-rama shootout move in the Canucks’ game with the Los Angeles Kings. The move, which some questioned the legality of, wasn’t enough as Burrows rang the post with the shot attempt.
According to ex-NHL...
Sharks shoot past Canucks
Joe Pavelski knew the game was going to get intense. He didn't realize it would happen so early.
Pavelski had two goals, Patrick Marleau scored again -- though only once -- and the undefeated San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday.
The game became feisty even before the puck dropped as Ryan Clowe and Alexandre Burrows got into it at center ice and it remained...
Sharks 4, Canucks 1
Joe Pavelski had two goals, Patrick Marleau scored again - though only once - and the undefeated San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday.
Joe Thornton also scored for the Sharks, who improved to 5-0-0. Antti Niemi made 23 saves as coach Todd McLellan earned his 200th career victory.
Marleau scored two goals in each of the first four games of the season, becoming...
Vancouver Canucks scramble lines, seek offense
Canucks coach Alain Vigneault is desperately trying to generate some offense beyond the Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik. No. 2 center Ryan Kesler remains sidelined recovering from surgical repairs. Second-line winger David Booth is out with a groin muscle strain.So Vigneault moved the Sedin’s usual linemate, agitating winger Alexandre Burrows, to the second-line center role –...
Ian Esplen: Canucks Fantasy Predictions
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David Booth 9G 12A 30PIM +5+/- 40HITS
Alexandre Burrows 18G 20A 26PIM +17+/- 37HITS
Andrew Ebbett 6G 12A 6PIM +6+/- 25HITS
Jannik Hansen 8G 9A 20PIM +4+/- 55HITS
Chris Higgins 8G 13A 12PIM +10+/- 33HITS
Zack Kassian 7G 11A 70PIM +2+/- 72HITS
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Relive Game 2 of the Bruins’ 2011 Stanley Cup Final Against the Canucks Thursday on NESN
Did Alexandre Burrows bite Patrice Bergeron during Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final? The referees then said no, but the Bruins — and the team’s fans — knew better.
So when the B’s and Canucks took the ice for Game 2, after Boston suffered a last-second defeat to Vancouver in the opening game, it quickly became clear that these two teams did not like each other. That...
Canucks: Vancouver agrees with Burrows at eleventh hour
The Vancouver Canucks took care of a little business less than 48 hours before the last hour of work could be concluded under the current CBA.
Alexandre Burrows, who posted 52 points last season, signed a four-year, $18-million dollar contract amid a flurry of last minute contract extensions around the league. The current collective bargaining agreement, signed in 2004-05, will expire...
Marquee players sign contracts before NHL lockout deadline
Alexandre Burrows (RW) Vancouver Canucks Burrows signed a four-year, $18 million contract extension with the Canucks on Friday, according to TSN.ca.Burrows is a key piece to the high-octane offense in Vancouver and totaled 28 goals (seven game-winners) and 24 assists in 80 games last season. With uncertainty concerning the potential NHL lockout, the Canucks ensured they will have...
How much is Burrows worth?
Vancouver Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows has played in 522 games and scored (139g-131a—270 pts) in 7 ½ seasons in the NHL, you have to think that Burroows is due a pretty big raise.
According to Cap Geek Burrows is making 2 million dollars a year – if we compare Ryan Kessler and Burrows – Kessler is making 5 million dollars a year. Just for comparison sake Kessler...
Marc-Andre Bergeron’s Offensive Zone Starts
Yesterday I posted the top 20 offensive zone starters in 2011/12. At the top of the list was the Vancouver Canuck line of Daniel and Henrik Sedin and Alexandre Burrows. I have written a few times about the way Alain Vigneault has used the strategy of getting offensive players out for offensive zone shifts more than any previous coach. I think another interesting story is Marc...
Canada Tops Helsinki Group at the Worlds
With Canada’s 5-1 win over Belarus the team has a 6-0-1-0 record and 19 points, enough to top their Helsinki group.
You might think that Team Canada would only have gotten stronger as the NHL playoffs continue and teams find themselves on the outside looking in, but only Marc-Édouard Vlasic of the San Jose Sharks, Duncan Keith and Patrick Sharp of the Chicago Blackhawks and...
Wild announce new ECHL agreement with the Orlando Solar Bears
The minor leagues. When someone hears that term they think of long bus rides, and crappy locker rooms and motels. For hockey fans, the movie Slap Shot also comes to mind, where you think about an increase in fights, strange promotion attempts (the fashion show scene here), and sparse crowds. For the players its tough because no kid grows up with the hopes of playing in the...
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