Looking at the Vancouver Canucks
by Casey Richey on Oct 27, 2009 11:41 AM CDT
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PrintVancouver Canucks: 6-5-0 12 pts
Key Wins: 3-2 over Chicago, 7-1 over Montreal, 4-3 over Dallas
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| Category | Stat | NHL Rank | Leading… | Stat | Player |
| Goals per game | 2.73 | 18th | Scorer (Points) | 12 (4G,8A) | Henrik Sedin |
| Goals Against per game | 2.54 | 7th | +/- | +4 | H. Sedin/O'Brien |
| Power play | 27.40% | 6th | Hits | 23 | Darcy Hordichuk |
| Penalty kill | 80.80% | 14th | PIM | 17 | Rypien/Bieksa |
| Shots per game | 33.9 | 4th | Shots | 46 | Mikael Samuelsson |
| Shots against per game | 26.5 | 3rd | Blocked Shots | 20 | Willie Mitchell |
| Faceoff percentage | 51.30% | 7th | Faceoffs | 54.7% | Ryan Johnson |
| PIM per game | 13.9 | 15th | Wins | 6 | Roberto Luongo |
| PP drawn | 51 | 5th | GAA | 2.57 | Roberto Luongo |
Vancouver has struggled at times this year but has won three straight contests to put themselves back in the mix early. Mikael Samuelsson leads the team in shots (surprised? me neither) but also has five goals to show for it. The team has been shaken a little bit from the injury to Daniel Sedin but has recovered and put together a solid top line as well as talented second and third lines. Put Roberto Luongo net and you have a chance to win any game.
Players to watch on offense: Henrik Sedin, Mikael Samuelsson (former Wing), and Alexandre Burrows (essentially, the first line)
Players to watch on defense: Kevin Bieksa, Willie Mitchell
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