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| 3 | VANCOUVER | +115 | | 4 | ANAHEIM | -135 |
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| All Games | 20-13-0 | +4.8 | 20-13 | +4.8 | 17-13 | 3.0 | 31.5 | 2.8 | 28.7 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 11-7-0 | +4.5 | 11-7 | +4.5 | 10-7 | 3.1 | 30.7 | 2.9 | 30.4 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -2.2 | 2-3 | -2.2 | 2-3 | 2.4 | 29.0 | 2.6 | 28.8 | | vs. Division | 9-3-0 | +5.4 | 9-3 | +5.4 | 6-5 | 3.2 | 31.2 | 2.7 | 29.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 33 | 99 | 21 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 1039 | 9.5% | 108 | 21 | 19.4% | 164 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 18 | 56 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 553 | 10.1% | 57 | 9 | 15.8% | 90 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 8.3% | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 19 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 12 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 375 | 10.1% | 43 | 10 | 23.3% | 60 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 91 | 25 | 41 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 948 | 9.6% | 110 | 15 | 13.6% | 159 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 52 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 548 | 9.5% | 69 | 9 | 13.0% | 89 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 9.0% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 23 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 32 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 358 | 8.9% | 40 | 6 | 15.0% | 56 |
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| EDDIE LACK (All Games) | 11 | 8 | 296 | 271 | 91.6% | 0 | 2-6 | -4.9 | 2-6-0 | -5 | 4-4 | | EDDIE LACK (Road Games) | 7 | 4 | 185 | 171 | 92.4% | 0 | 2-2 | +0.2 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 | | EDDIE LACK (vs. Division) | 3 | 2 | 69 | 64 | 92.8% | 0 | 1-1 | +0.4 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | EDDIE LACK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 107 | 102 | 95.3% | 0 | 1-2 | -2 | 1-2-0 | -2 | 1-2 | | RYAN MILLER (All Games) | 25 | 25 | 648 | 587 | 90.6% | 1 | 18-7 | +9.7 | 18-7-0 | +10 | 13-9 | | RYAN MILLER (Road Games) | 14 | 14 | 360 | 325 | 90.3% | 0 | 9-5 | +4.4 | 9-5-0 | +4 | 8-5 | | RYAN MILLER (vs. Division) | 10 | 10 | 289 | 263 | 91.0% | 0 | 8-2 | +5 | 8-2-0 | +5 | 5-4 | | RYAN MILLER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 114 | 104 | 91.2% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.5 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 |
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| All Games | 23-14-0 | +5.2 | 23-14 | +5.2 | 14-21 | 2.8 | 30.5 | 2.7 | 28.9 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 11-6-0 | +1.3 | 11-6 | +1.3 | 3-13 | 2.7 | 32.3 | 2.5 | 29.8 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.6 | 2-3 | -1.6 | 2-3 | 2.0 | 33.4 | 3.4 | 28.6 | | vs. Division | 7-7-0 | -3.1 | 7-7 | -3.1 | 5-8 | 2.7 | 32.0 | 2.9 | 29.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 37 | 105 | 26 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 1130 | 9.3% | 123 | 20 | 16.3% | 177 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 17 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 549 | 8.4% | 52 | 10 | 19.2% | 77 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 6.0% | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 14 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 448 | 8.5% | 40 | 7 | 17.5% | 68 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 100 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 1071 | 9.3% | 117 | 24 | 20.5% | 161 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 42 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 506 | 8.3% | 48 | 8 | 16.7% | 72 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 11.9% | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 22 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 40 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 409 | 9.8% | 42 | 8 | 19.0% | 59 |
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| FREDERIK ANDERSEN (All Games) | 30 | 30 | 809 | 741 | 91.6% | 1 | 20-10 | +6.4 | 20-10-0 | +5 | 12-16 | | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Home Games) | 15 | 15 | 422 | 391 | 92.7% | 1 | 10-5 | +1.8 | 10-5-0 | +1 | 3-11 | | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (vs. Division) | 14 | 14 | 377 | 344 | 91.2% | 0 | 7-7 | -3.1 | 7-7-0 | -4 | 5-8 | | FREDERIK ANDERSEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 105 | 97 | 92.4% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.6 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 1-3 | | ILYA BRYZGALOV (All Games) | 2 | 1 | 38 | 30 | 78.9% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | ILYA BRYZGALOV (Home Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ILYA BRYZGALOV (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | ILYA BRYZGALOV (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 1 | 38 | 30 | 78.9% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | | JOHN GIBSON (All Games) | 4 | 4 | 123 | 114 | 92.7% | 1 | 2-2 | +0.3 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | | JOHN GIBSON (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 94.1% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 0-1 | | JOHN GIBSON (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JOHN GIBSON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 123 | 114 | 92.7% | 1 | 2-2 | +0.3 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 1-3 | | JASON LABARBERA (All Games) | 5 | 2 | 99 | 90 | 90.9% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.4 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 0-2 | | JASON LABARBERA (Home Games) | 3 | 1 | 66 | 59 | 89.4% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.4 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | | JASON LABARBERA (vs. Division) | 2 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 93.5% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JASON LABARBERA (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 1 | 81 | 74 | 91.4% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.4 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 |
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| 12/2/2014 | at WASHINGTON | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/4/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-0 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5.5 ev | U | | 12/6/2014 | at TORONTO | 2-5 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/7/2014 | at OTTAWA | 3-4 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 12/9/2014 | at MONTREAL | 1-3 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | U | | 12/13/2014 | NY RANGERS | 1-5 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 ov | O | | 12/17/2014 | DALLAS | 0-2 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 12/20/2014 | CALGARY | 3-2 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/22/2014 | ARIZONA | 7-1 | W | 0, -200 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/28/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | | 12/30/2014 | at SAN JOSE | | | 1/1/2015 | LOS ANGELES | | | 1/3/2015 | DETROIT | | | 1/6/2015 | NY ISLANDERS | | | 1/8/2015 | FLORIDA | |
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| 12/1/2014 | BOSTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | P | | 12/3/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 5-4 | W | 0, -210 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/5/2014 | at MINNESOTA | 5-4 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/7/2014 | at WINNIPEG | 4-3 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ov | O | | 12/10/2014 | EDMONTON | 2-1 | W | 0, -255 | W | 5.5 ov | U | | 12/12/2014 | at EDMONTON | 4-2 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 12/13/2014 | at WINNIPEG | 4-1 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/16/2014 | at TORONTO | 2-6 | L | 0, -105 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 12/18/2014 | at MONTREAL | 2-1 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5 ov | U | | 12/19/2014 | at OTTAWA | 2-6 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 12/22/2014 | SAN JOSE | 3-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 12/27/2014 | at ARIZONA | 1-2 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 12/28/2014 | VANCOUVER | | | 12/31/2014 | SAN JOSE | | | 1/2/2015 | ST LOUIS | | | 1/4/2015 | NASHVILLE | | | 1/7/2015 | NY RANGERS | |
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| |  | VANCOUVER: LAST SEASON: 36-35-11, finished 12th in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.
COACH: Willie Desjardins, first season with the Canucks.
ADDED: C Nick Bonino, LW Derek Dorsett, G Ryan Miller, D Luca Sbisa, RW Radim Vrbata.
LOST: RW Zac Dalpe, D Jason Garrison, C Ryan Kesler, C Mike Santorelli, C Jordan Schroeder.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Ryan Miller. On June 29, 2013, the Canucks had a goaltending tandem of Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider. When Vancouver's season ended 288 days later, the duo in net was Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom after Schneider and Luongo were traded. In a combined 45 games with Vancouver, Lack and Markstrom were 17-19-5 with a 2.39 goals against average and .908 save percentage. Miller, who was signed to a three-year, $18 million free agent deal, has a 2.55 GAA and .916 save percentage the last four seasons.
OUTLOOK: The dismissals of coach John Tortorella and Kesler, traded to Anaheim, can be seen as addition by subtraction. Kesler's in-season trade request became a distraction for a team whose 2013-14 campaign was an unmitigated failure. So the Canucks can do nothing but improve in 2014-15. Will there be enough improvement to qualify for a playoff berth? That may be too much to ask for a team in the tough Western Conference. | | ANAHEIM: LAST SEASON: 54-20-8, 116 points. Won Pacific Division. Lost to Los Angeles in second round of playoffs.
COACH: Bruce Boudreau, 4th season with Ducks, 111-55-22; 8th overall in NHL.
ADDED: C Ryan Kesler, C Nate Thompson, D Clayton Stoner, LW Dany Heatley.
LOST: G Jonas Hiller, RW Teemu Selanne, C Saku Koivu, C Nick Bonino, C Mathieu Perreault, C Daniel Winnik, D Luca Sbisa, D Stephane Robidas.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Devante Smith-Pelly. After bouncing between the NHL and the minors for three years, the speedy, tough-nosed right wing is poised to build on his breakthrough effort as Anaheim's top goal-scorer in the postseason. He's likely to get a chance to contribute on the deep Ducks' top three lines.
OUTLOOK: Kesler and Thompson make the Ducks tougher down the middle, and this deep, balanced club should be in position to contend for the Stanley Cup again. Anaheim is taking its biggest risk in net, hoping Frederik Andersen and prospect John Gibson are ready for full-time NHL duty. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (VANCOUVER-ANAHEIM) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(CORRECTS layoff to not longest in lede)
*Canucks-Ducks Preview* =======================
By JACK CASSIDY STATS Writer
Vancouver (20-11-2) at Anaheim (23-8-6), 8:00 p.m. EDT
The Vancouver Canucks entered a long layoff with their most dominant victory in years.
While that type of win can make for a pleasant five-day vacation, the Canucks will be tested right away Sunday night when they visit the NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks.
Vancouver (20-11-2) bounced back from a season-high five-game losing streak to beat Calgary on Dec. 20 before routing Arizona 7-1 on Monday. Alexandre Burrows scored two goals and 14 total players tallied points as the Canucks posted their first plus-six margin of victory since Dec. 6, 2011.
The win was the Canucks' 20th in 33 games this season. They reached the 20-win milestone in their 35th game last year, but only managed 16 victories through the remaining 47 contests.
"It's fun to see the guys get rewarded," said Ryan Miller, who made 38 saves. "If you told me, 'You are going to reach Christmas and the team is going to have 20 wins,' I would have been really happy."
Miller's recent play has been especially encouraging considering his dreadful stretch from late November to mid-December. Following back-to-back shutouts on Nov. 25 and 28, Miller posted a 4.11 goals-against average over his next five games.
He's rebounded to stop 64 of 67 shots in his last two starts.
Vancouver will need more of that from its No. 1 goaltender with its upcoming schedule featuring games against Anaheim, San Jose, Los Angeles and Detroit.
"This should certainly get your attention right away coming off break," Miller said of the schedule. "We had a good little wake-up call there before the break. We finished strong. Let's see if we can continue here."
Anaheim (23-8-6) entered the Christmas break with an impressive win of its own, edging the Sharks 3-2 on Monday. They returned from the layoff with a 2-1 shootout loss at Arizona on Saturday.
"It's tough when you don't play for that long," goalie Frederik Andersen said. "I didn't feel very good in the first period, but as the game went on I felt better and better .. It was a good mental break, but even better, physically, to have a little time off."
Andersen, who stopped 28 shots in the loss, is 9-1-1 with a 2.28 GAA this month. He would seen a likely candidate to start on back-to-back nights considering his 4-0-1 record and 1.36 GAA in five games against the Canucks.
Captain Ryan Getzlaf extended his point streak to seven games with an assist. He has two goals and eight assists in his last nine contests against Vancouver.
Ryan Kesler will face his former team for the third time after tallying an assist in the Ducks' first meeting with the Canucks - a 2-1 shootout loss Nov. 9 in Anaheim. He was held scoreless in a 4-3 shootout win at Vancouver on Nov. 20.
The Ducks are 7-0-1 in the past eight meetings, scoring 31 goals in those games.
This could mark Miller's first matchup with Anaheim in a Canucks uniform. He had won three straight starts against the Ducks before allowing six goals on 34 shots in a 6-2 loss with Buffalo on Nov. 8, 2013.
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