Senators (10-9-1) @ Canucks (9-9-1)
OTT: PP 22.4%, No. 3, 73.9%, No. 24
VCR: PP 26.7%, No. 1, PK 84.4%, No. 12
LINEUPS
CANUCKS
FORWARDS
Daniel Sedin-Henrik Sedin-Jannik Hansen
Chris Higgins-Ryan Kesler-Alex Burrows
David Booth-Maxim Lapierre-Cody Hodgson
Aaron Volpatti-Manny Malhotra-Dale Weise
DEFENCE
Dan Hamhuis-Kevin Bieksa
Alex Edler-Sami Salo
Andrew Alberts-Aaron Rome
GOALIES
Corey Schneider
Eddie Lack
SENATORS
FORWARDS
Colin Greening-Jason Spezza-Milan Michalek
Nick Foligno-Stephane Da Costa-Daniel Alfredsson
Kaspars Daugavins-Zack Smith-Erik Condra
Zenon Konopka-Jesse Winchester-Bobby Butler
DEFENCE
Erik Karlsson-Filip Kuba
Chris Phillips-Sergei Gonchar
Jared Cowen-Brian Lee
GOALIES
Craig Anderson
Alex Auld
SIZING UP THE SIDES
Forwards: VCR
Henrik and Daniel Sedin are still a force.
Defence: OTT
Canucks don?t have a lot of depth here.
Goaltending: VCR
Sens have to crowd the crease on Schneider.
Power play: Even
Both teams have been pretty strong in this area.
Penalty killing: OTT
Senators are starting to climb the ladder in this category.
Coaching: VCR
Vigneault took his team to the finals last year.
Overall: VCR
Senators haven?t had a whole lot of success at Rogers Arena
PLUS
The Senators have gotten four goals from their fourth line in the last two games: Bobby Butler scored twice in Calgary while Zenon Konopka and Jesse Winchester contributed in Edmonton ... The Senators will try to do something they?ve never done in their history: Win all three games on the Western Canada swing ... D Erik Karlsson has five assists in five straight games ... G Craig Anderson has made 91 saves on 96 shots during the club?s three-game winning streak. That trend has to continue.
MINUS
C Stephane Da Costa had a horrible night in the faceoff circle in Edmonton. He went 1-for-15 against the Oilers. How does that happen? Da Costa has six points in 18 games. He has to be better ... The Canucks will dress D Andrew Alberts with D Keith Ballard injured ... The Senators have not won a game in Vancouver since March 13, 2004 _ a 2-1 victory. The club has gone winless since the lockout with an 0-3-0-1 record. Ottawa is 5-8-1-1 lifetime in Vancouver.
INJURIES
CANUCKS
D Keith Ballard (back); LW Andrew Ebbett (undisclosed); RW Steve Pinizzotto (shoulder); LW Mason Raymond (vertebrae); G Roberto Luongo (upper body).
SENATORS
D Matt Carkner (knee); RW Chris Neil (ankle); C Peter Regin (shoulder).
ONLINE EXTRA
The Canucks power play is ranked No. 1 in the league, but the club has a .500 record. You have to wonder where they would be without it? D Alex Edler leads the attack with 16 points in 19 games. ?Aside from the power play all the other parts of our game need to be better,? said coach Alain Vigneault ... C Ryan Kesler has a sore shoulder and didn?t practice Thursday but he?s expected to play but D Keith Ballard is having back issues ... Luongo did practice Saturday but he?s not ready to dress so Eddie Luck has been recalled from their AHL affiliate in Chicago.
