The Vancouver Canucks probably weren’t many hockey fans’ pick to leave the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs first; even fewer likely thought they’d be ousted in a sweep by the San Jose Sharks.
But Patrick Marleau’s fourth goal in four games at 13:18 of overtime on Tuesday night sent the Canucks home...
No. 1 Star: Dan Boyle, San Jose Sharks
Boyle scored the go-ahead goal into a gaping net in the third period, as the Sharks took Game 1 from the Vancouver Canucks, 3-1. He previously assisted on Logan Couture’s power-play goal to tie the game.
No. 2 Star: David Krejci, Boston Bruins...
Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished.
Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m. ET...
Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished.
Game 4 Preview (Flyers lead 3-0) Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia...
The 2012 NHLPA/CBC Sports Players Poll was released on Sunday online, with three more questions coming up during CBC's coverage of the New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. (Including which city deserves the next NHL franchise.)
The NHLPA poll featured 318 players responding to...
this year? BOTTOM LINE CANUCKS GOT LUCKY
LAST YEAR AND WILL HAVE TO WAIT
12 MORE YEARS TO BACK TO THE FINALS
AND THEY WILL NEVER I MEAN NEVER
WIN THE STANLEY CUP, THEY WILL
ALWAYS BE STANLEY CUP VIRGINS
I NEED LOTS OF ANSWERS, PLEASE!!!!!!
AND THANK YOU,,,,!!!...????<<<<>>>$@#!;.
No. 1 Star: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
King Henrik led the way for New York's first win in Vancouver since Oct. 11, 1997 with a 40-save, 4-0 shutout over the Canucks. Ryan McDonagh scored a goal and setup Marian Gaborik's third of the year as the Rangers scored four times in the final...
They were going crazy because baseball was on
Go Rays!!
BQ: Which team are you looking forward to watching in the upcoming NHL season, other than your own?
BQ: Which team do you get most excited about to play against?
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To hear General Manager Mike Gillis say it, the Vancouver Canucks would be Stanley Cup champions were it not for injuries and the Boston Bruins.
Gillis and Canucks head coach Alain Vingeault met the media on Friday for a debriefing on the 2011 Stanley Cup Final and the rest of the...
</p> In 1994, Vancouver Canucks fans rioted after their team lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to the New York Rangers.
Seventeen years later, some of the spectators who crammed the streets to watch the Canucks' 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 decided to repeat those ugly scenes...
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No. 1 Star: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
Before*receiving the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP, Thomas recorded his fourth shutout of the playoffs and second in the Stanley Cup Final as the Boston Bruins won their first title in 39 years after defeating the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game...
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When it came to Mason Raymond after Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, the first concern for the Vancouver Canucks and GM Mike Gillis wasn't penalties or suspensions or anything of the like — it was whether a player with a broken back was going to lose his ability to walk.
"Initially...
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This news combines two of our favorite things: community team spirit during the Stanley Cup Playoffs and how to make the most of those relics left behind after the Olympic Games have been hosted by a city.
On Monday in Vancouver, two hours before the puck drops for Game 3 in Boston...
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Occasionally we're caught off-guard in a playoff series with a surprise hero — Max Talbot springs to mind, scoring two goals in Game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings, successfully redeeming the Pittsburgh Penguins for their loss to the Wings in the 2008 Final...
Joe Pavelski thought it was out of play. Antti Niemi had no idea of its location. But at 10:18 of the second overtime of Game 5 in the Western Conference Finals, Kevin Bieksa of the Vancouver Canucks knew where the puck was — wobbling off his stick and behind the San Jose Sharks goalie, sending...
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No. 1 Star: Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks
Luongo's 54-save performance backstopped the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals, as they won Game 5 in double-OT over the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, to win the Western Conference Finals by a 4-1 count. He was great when they needed him...
NHL playoff hockey is fun to watch. Add boobs and the fun factor increases a couple more levels. That’s exactly what happened in a recent game between in the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks. When the Sharks’ Ben Eager went to the penalty box, a Canucks fan flashed her boobs at him...
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Well, Game 2 between the San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks was certainly eventful.
The Canucks taking a 2-0 lead in this series with a rout that exposed the Sharks' offense, defense, goaltending and level of competition. The Sedins picking up four power-play points as Vancouver...
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No. 1 Star: Kevin Bieksa, Vancouver Canucks
The defenseman tallied a Gordie Howe hat trick, even though reader "The Riot Is Tonight" stated that it "doesn't count as a Gordie Howe Hat Trick if you fight Patrick Marleau." That said, Bieksa's breakaway goal off a perfect feed from...
No. 1 Star: Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks
Kesler hadn't make his mark on the scoresheet in these playoffs until tonight when he broke out with a two-goal, one assist performance as the Canucks took a 3-1 series lead over the Nashville Predators with a 4-2 victory. On the go-ahead goal, Kesler...