RED WINGS @ k - NUCKS Thread

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no line yet, bertuzzi is ??????

post any thoughts here.

det lost 2 in a row.

det 1st game of back 2 back road games, @ calgary on sat.

most important piece of info - NO KORN FACTOR

more tomorrow

 

[Korn]

LOL!!! I was just about to get some ticks for this game.... but have to work instead....

anyways... whats up with Bertuzzi? i've been working so much lately I haven't heard about him... please advise...

Thanks

 

[Fan@tic]

Bertuzzi is pissed!!! He's been gettin the short end of the stick b/c for the past few games guys have been holding, clutchin, stick him (almost in his eye) and he's mad pissed. Bertuzzi doesnt play for Detroit, but it just looks like he does with 2 or 3 Detroit jerseys on his ass all the time! They gotta swarm that guy to stop him, das the only way.

Peace

 

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player info

Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings - Chelios did not practice on Thursday due to a leg injury - the same injury that has been bothering him for a couple of weeks. He is listed as questionable for Friday's game against the Canucks.

Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings - Yzerman has no begun to engage in part-contact practice, participating in drills that simulate game-like situations. He also practiced on back-to-back days which is a sign that his knee responded well to the test. Obviously Yzerman is only a handful of days away from returning to the lineup and we wouldn't be surprised to see him suit up shortly after the all-star break.

Dan Cloutier, Vancouver Canucks - Cloutier is the probable starter for Friday's game against the Red Wings.

Manny Legace, Detroit Red Wings - Legace could be the starter for Friday's game against the Canucks, reports the Detroit News. Coach Dave Lewis wouldn't reveal his starting goaltender to the media but is apparently considering Legace due to Curtis Joseph's relative ineffectiveness against the Canucks this year and in his career. If true, Joseph would then start against the Flames on Saturday - a team that he has already shutout twice this year.

 

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Detroit Red Wings (26-13-7-2) at Vancouver Canucks (28-15-5-0), 10 p.m.
Records
2002-03 Head-to-head record Vancouver 2-0 (1-0 at Det; 1-0 at Van)
2001-02 Head-to-head record Detroit 3-1 (2-0 at Det; 1-1 at Van)
2000-01 Head-to-head-record Detroit 3-0-1 (1-0-1 at Det; 2-0 at Van)
1999-00 Head-to-head-record Detroit 3-0-1 (2-0 at Det; 1-0-1 at Van)
Home Record Detroit 15-5-3-1; Vancouver 13-8-3-0
Away Record Detroit 11-8-4-1; Vancouver 15-7-2-0
Record vs. Northwest Division Detroit 5-3-1-2
Record vs. Central Division Vancouver 7-3-0-0
Record vs. Western Conference Detroit 20-8-6-2; Vancouver 20-12-4-0

2002-2003 Meetings
11/22 - Vancouver, 4-1 (at Van)
01/19 - Vancouver, 4-1 (at Det)

2001-2002 Meetings
10/06 - Detroit, 4-1 (at Van)
12/15 - Vancouver, 3-0 (at Van)
12/19 - Detroit, 4-1 (at Det)
01/09 - Detroit, 5-4 ot (at Det)

2000-2001 Meetings
11/24 - Detroit, 3-2 (at Det)
01/16 - Detroit, 4-2 (at Van)
03/06 - Detroit, 4-3 (at Van)
03/13 - Tied, 2-2 ot (at Det)

Game Notes
Note - Vancouver has won two straight after losing the last two meetings.
Note - Detroit is 16-3-4 in the last 23 meetings.
Note - Detroit has lost 2 straight after unbeaten in its last 10 at Vancouver
Note - Detroit is 7-2-3 in its last 12 at Vancouver.
Note - Vancouver snapped a 10-game series road winless streak on 01/19/03.
Note - Vancouver is 1-9-1 in its last 11 at Detroit.
Note - Detroit has lost four of its last six games.
Note - Detroit has lost four of its last six road games.
Note - Vancouver has won four of its last five home games.

 

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Detroit Red Wings (26-13-7-2) at Vancouver Canucks (28-15-5-0), 10 p.m.

(Sports Network) - Two of the best teams in the Western Conference square off for the second time in less than a week this evening when the Detroit Red Wings skate into GM Place to face off with the Vancouver Canucks.

Vancouver, which defeated Detroit for the second time this season on Sunday, enters Friday's clash on a losing note after falling 3-2 to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.

Todd Bertuzzi scored both goals for the Canucks, who had a two-game winning streak halted. Dan Cloutier turned away 22 shots in the setback.

Vancouver, which paces the Northwest Division with 61 points, has won four of its last five games on home ice, where it will be for the next four games.

The Red Wings also come into Friday's contest on a losing note following Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

Brett Hull scored his 699th career goal and added an assist for Detroit, which has lost two in a row and three of its last four (1-2-0-1). Igor Larionov and Kris Draper also found the back of the net for the Red Wings, while Curtis Joseph made 17 saves.

Hull needs one more goal to become the sixth member of the 700-club, joining Wayne Gretzky (894), Gordie Howe (801), Marcel Dionne (731), Phil Esposito (717) and Mike Gartner (708).

Nicklas Lidstrom set up Hull's goal and extended his point streak to five games.

Backup goaltender Manny Legace could find his way into the starting lineup tonight, as Joseph is 13-16-4 in his career against the Canucks. He has also struggled in recent games at GM Place and was pulled in the second period of a 4-1 loss there earlier this season.

On the injury front, defensemen Mathieu Dandenault (groin) and Chris Chelios (leg) did not skate in practice on Thursday and are questionable for tonight.

Detroit, which trails the St. Louis Blues by one point, will be playing the second installment of a four-game road trip tonight. Away from home this season the Red Wings 11-8-4-1m but they have dropped four of their last six on enemy ice.

Vancouver, which has outscored Detroit 8-2 in the two meetings this season, is just 3-16-4 in its last 23 matchups against the Red WIngs. The Canucks have also struggled with Detroit at home, where it is just 2-7-3 in the last 12 meetings.

 

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GAME: Detroit Red Wings (26-13-7-2) at Vancouver Canucks (28-15-5-0).

The Vancouver Canucks try for their third win in as many meetings with Detroit this season when they face the Red Wings in the opener of a four-game homestand.

The rising Canucks have changed their fortunes against the Red Wings since the start of last season's playoffs. Vancouver had just one win in its previous 21 games against Detroit (1-16-4) before the teams met in the first round, but the Canucks won the first two games at Joe Louis Arena before falling in six games.

This season, Vancouver has dominated the series through two games, winning both contests by 4-1 scores. The Canucks defeated the Red Wings on Sunday in Detroit, their first regular-season victory there in nearly six years.

The clubs close out the series Feb. 18 at Joe Louis Arena.

The Canucks have climbed to the top of the Northwest Division and appear determined to compete with Detroit for the Western Conference title. Vancouver will be looking to get back on track after seeing its two-game winning streak snapped Tuesday night in a 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators.

Todd Bertuzzi scored two third-period goals, but the Canucks couldn't climb out of a 3-0 hole.

``We battled pretty hard,'' Vancouver coach Marc Crawford said. ``We should have skated a little harder. Give Nashville credit. They skated very hard. We had opportunities. We just didn't get it done.''

The defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings have been unable to find any consistency this month, losing 4-3 in overtime to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night for their second straight loss. Prior to the defeat, Detroit had alternated a win with a loss for 10 straight games.

Anson Carter scored twice, and Eric Brewer's goal 1:42 into the extra period gave the injury-riddled Oilers five of a possible six points in the season series with the Red Wings so far.

``I don't think we deserved the point,'' said Igor Larionov, who had one of the Red Wings' goals.

Detroit's Brett Hull scored his 699th career goal, and will try to join Wayne Gretzky (894), Gordie Howe (801), Marcel Dionne (731), Phil Esposito (717) and Mike Gartner (708) in the 700 club Friday night.

Detroit's recent struggles may be due in part to a grueling stretch of 10 road games in 12 days. On their current four-game trip, the Wings headed west to Vancouver after playing Edmonton, then will return to Alberta to face Calgary on Saturday night. They conclude the trip -- and the 12-game stretch -- at New Jersey on Tuesday.

STANDINGS (through Jan. 22): Red Wings - 61 points, 1st place (tied), Central Division. Canucks - 61 points, 1st place, Pacific Division.

TEAM LEADERS: Red Wings - Hull, 20 goals; Nicklas Lidstrom, 26 assists; Sergei Fedorov, 41 points; Sean Avery, 103 PIM. Canucks - Markus Naslund, 32 goals and 61 points; Naslund and Brendan Morrison, 29 assists; Bertuzzi, 100 PIM.

SPECIAL TEAMS (through Jan. 22): Red Wings - Power play: 18.7 percent (37 for 198), 8th in NHL. Penalty killing: 85.2 percent (195 for 229), 10th. Canucks - Power play: 20.2 percent (51 for 252), 4th. Penalty killing: 85.8 percent (206 for 240), 8th.

GOALTENDERS: Red Wings - Curtis Joseph (19-12-5, 3 SO, 2.59 GAA); Manny Legace (7-3-2, 1.92). Canucks - Dan Cloutier (24-12-3, 1, 2.48); Peter Skudra (4-3-2, 2.49).

SEASON SERIES: Canucks, 2-0.

LAST MEETING: Sunday; Canucks, 4-1. At Detroit, Cloutier made 30 saves and got help as five more Red Wings shots hit either a post or the crossbar.

ROAD/HOME RECORDS
Red Wings - 11-8-4-1 on the road; Canucks - 13-8-3-0 at home.

2002-2003 SEASON SERIES
Nov. 22 at Van VAN 4 DET 1
Jan. 19 at Det VAN 4 DET 1

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The Detroit Red Wings try to notch their first victory of the season against the Vancouver Canucks when the teams meet on Friday.

Detroit rallied from a two games to none deficit to defeat Vancouver in six games in the Western Conference quarterfinals a year ago. But the Canucks have posted a pair of wins over the Red Wings this season, including Sunday's 4-1 triumph.

Trent Klatt and defenseman Bryan Allen each scored first-period goals and Henrik Sedin had a pair of assists for Vancouver. Dan Cloutier made 30 saves and helped the Canucks kill off all four of Detroit's power plays.

Tomas Holmstrom scored the lone goal for Detroit, which also had trouble finding the net in a 4-1 defeat on November 22. Todd Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist and Klatt also scored.

Detroit has struggled recently and enters after a 4-3 overtime loss at Edmonton on Wednesday. Veterans Brett Hull and Igor Larionov had power-play goals.

The Red Wings are just 4-5-0-1 this month.

Vancouver is beginning a four-game homestand after a disappointing 3-2 loss at Nashville on Tuesday. Bertuzzi's two goals in the third period were not enough to rally the Canucks from a three-goal deficit.

The Canucks have won four of their last five home games.