<p>It&#8217;s Saturday night, it&#8217;s the Canucks and it&#8217;s the Penguins: this is what it&#8217;s all about. With the Penguins playing last night and going the distance, the Canucks could play spoiler and stay in the playoff hunt. Everyone is talking about Sidney Crosby and so they should be but our star, Bo Horvat is worthy of his own following.</p>
<p>Most of us will be watching at home but <a href="https://hockey-graphs.com/vanhac/">VanHAC</a> is going on this weekend so they&#8217;ll all be at The Pint cheering and stats-ing (is that even a word?) together.   Have fun!</p>
<p><strong>LINE COMBOS</strong></p>
<p>Word on the street is Brendan Gaunce and Nikolay Goldobin are OUT, Alex Grenier has been called up and is IN. Alex Biega gets another tour of duty on the wing. I hate to say it but he looks better as a forward than a defender, am I alone?</p>
<p>Ryan Miller will once again start because Willie Desjardins is a glutton for punishment.</p>
<p><strong>Vancouver Canucks lines courtesy of <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/41/vancouver-canucks">Dailyfaceoff.com</a>:</strong></p>
<div>
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="150">LW</th>
<th width="150">C</th>
<th width="150">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1492/daniel-sedin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SedinDaniel.png" alt="Daniel Sedin" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Daniel Sedin</a></td>
<td id="C1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1493/henrik-sedin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SedinHenrik.png" alt="Henrik Sedin" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Henrik Sedin</a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2584/markus-granlund"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Granlund-Markus.png" alt="Markus Granlund" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Markus Granlund</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2122/sven-baertschi"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Baertschi-Sven_1.png" alt="Sven Baertschi" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Sven Baertschi</a></td>
<td id="C2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2528/bo-horvat"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Horvat-Bo.png" alt="Bo Horvat" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Bo Horvat</a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2428/jayson-megna"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Megna-Jayson_1.png" alt="Jayson Megna" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Jayson Megna</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2405/brendan-gaunce"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Gaunce-Brendan_2.png" alt="Brendan Gaunce" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Brendan Gaunce</a></td>
<td id="C3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/280/brandon-sutter"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Sutter-Brandon_1.png" alt="Brandon Sutter" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Brandon Sutter</a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2465/reid-boucher"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Boucher-Reid_5.png" alt="Reid Boucher" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Reid Boucher</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3095/joseph-cramarossa"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Cramarossa-Joseph_2.png" alt="Joseph Cramarossa" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Joseph Cramarossa</a></td>
<td id="C4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2362/michael-chaput"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Chaput-Michael_1.png" alt="Michael Chaput" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Michael Chaput</a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/150/alex-biega"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Biega-Alex.png" alt="Alex Biega" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Alex Biega</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Defensive Pairings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1464/alexander-edler"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/EdlerAlex.png" alt="Alexander Edler" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Alexander Edler</a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3099/troy-stecher"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Stecher-Troy.png" alt="Troy Stecher" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Troy Stecher</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/40/luca-sbisa"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Sbisa-Luca.png" alt="Luca Sbisa" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Luca Sbisa</a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1498/chris-tanev"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/TanevChristopher_1.png" alt="Chris Tanev" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Chris Tanev</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2911/ben-hutton"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hutton-Ben.png" alt="Ben Hutton" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Ben Hutton</a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3001/nikita-tryamkin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Tyramkin-Nikita.png" alt="Nikita Tryamkin" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Nikita Tryamkin</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p>No noted changes for the Penguins but that&#8217;s because they&#8217;re smoking teams right now and you don&#8217;t mess with greatness. Somehow, Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino are beyond major threats now.</p>
<p>Matt Murray should start after Marc-Andre Fleury went the distance last night.</p>
<p><strong>Pittsburgh Penguins lines courtesy of <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/36/pittsburgh-penguins">Dailyfaceoff.com</a>:</strong></p>
<div>
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="150">LW</th>
<th width="150">C</th>
<th width="150">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1236/chris-kunitz"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kunitz-Chris_1.png" alt="Chris Kunitz" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Chris Kunitz</a></td>
<td id="C1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1220/sidney-crosby"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Crosby-Sidney_1.png" alt="Sidney Crosby" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Sidney Crosby</a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2963/conor-sheary"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Sheary-Conor_3.png" alt="Conor Sheary" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Conor Sheary</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2028/carl-hagelin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hagelin-Carl_3.png" alt="Carl Hagelin" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Carl Hagelin</a></td>
<td id="C2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1240/evgeni-malkin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Malkin-Evgeny.png" alt="Evgeni Malkin" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Evgeni Malkin</a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1430/phil-kessel"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kessel-Phil_3.png" alt="Phil Kessel" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Phil Kessel</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2810/scott-wilson"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Wilson-Scott_2.png" alt="Scott Wilson" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Scott Wilson</a></td>
<td id="C3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/5/nick-bonino"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Bonino-Nick_3.png" alt="Nick Bonino" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Nick Bonino</a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3108/jake-guentzel"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Guentzel-Jake.png" alt="Jake Guentzel" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Jake Guentzel</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3143/carter-rowney"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Rowney-Carter.png" alt="Carter Rowney" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Carter Rowney</a></td>
<td id="C4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/795/matt-cullen"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Cullen-Matt_2.png" alt="Matt Cullen" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Matt Cullen</a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1989/tom-kuhnhackl"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kuhnhackl-Tom_1.png" alt="Tom Kuhnhackl" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Tom Kuhnhackl</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Defensive Pairings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2315/brian-dumoulin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Dumoulin-Brian_2.png" alt="Brian Dumoulin" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Brian Dumoulin</a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2316/justin-schultz"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Schultz-Justin_1.png" alt="Justin Schultz" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Justin Schultz</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1017/mark-streit"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/PensFront_3.png" alt="Mark Streit" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Mark Streit</a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/63/ron-hainsey"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hainsey-Ron_2.png" alt="Ron Hainsey" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Ron Hainsey</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1317/ian-cole"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Cole-Ian_2.png" alt="Ian Cole" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Ian Cole</a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2508/chad-ruhwedel"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ruhwedel-Chad.png" alt="Chad Ruhwedel" width="110px" height="auto" /><br />
Chad Ruhwedel</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</div>
<p><strong>GAME NOTES, STATS, AND OTHER INTERESTING INFO</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Horvat has two SHG this season and with a third, he would be in a tie for second in the league. The young Jedi has harnessed the force.</li>
<li>With the fifth least home PP opportunities in the league, the Canucks are <a href="http://www.nhl.com/stats/team?aggregate=0&amp;gameType=2&amp;report=powerplay&amp;reportType=season&amp;seasonFrom=20162017&amp;seasonTo=20162017&amp;filter=gamesPlayed,gte,&amp;sort=homePpPctg">last in home PP GF and 29th in PP%.</a> They don&#8217;t create many chances to get power plays and as they get faster and shiftier by giving their speedsters more ice time, I see those numbers changing for the better.</li>
<li>Kind of an odd stat: the Canucks have the third fewest missed shots in the league. however, they&#8217;ve also registered the <a href="http://www.nhl.com/stats/team?aggregate=0&amp;gameType=2&amp;report=realtime&amp;reportType=season&amp;seasonFrom=20162017&amp;seasonTo=20162017&amp;filter=gamesPlayed,gte,&amp;sort=shotsFor">fourth fewest shots</a> taken. At some point, that number too will change.</li>
<li>Even after two periods of play, the Canucks are tied for seventh in wins after trailing at the 40-minute mark. It&#8217;s amazing how many random stats exist but it gives hope that this team is worth watching until the final minute. Some may disagree at this point. There is another stat to go with this: Canucks Army readers are 86% likely to read the entire GDT after getting past the Game Notes section. I have no stats to back this up.</li>
<li>With Biega once again up on the forward lines, we may see some entertainment with his &#8220;bulldog&#8221; type hits. Very underrated player in my opinion.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>WHAT THEY&#8217;RE SAYING</strong></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">for sale: hat worn by <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette">@JeffVeillette</a>. starting bid $50000 <a href="https://t.co/psST1Y2U0W">pic.twitter.com/psST1Y2U0W</a></p>
<p>— Matthew Henderson (@mhenderson95) <a href="https://twitter.com/mhenderson95/status/840450529884946432">March 11, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>MY TAKE</strong></p>
<p>Worn out from such a long game against the Oilers last night, the Canucks should be primed to crush the Penguins at Rogers Arena. There have been some classics in the Luongo era and with the transition to the new generation, we can only hope it amounts to the same.</p>
<p><strong>BETTER PLAYER RIGHT NOW: CROSBY OR HORVAT?</strong></p>
<p>This one isn&#8217;t even close as of the last five games: Crosby &#8211; 3A, Horvat &#8211; 2G, 4A. Can you believe they let Sid run their team? How is Bo not our guy then?</p>


It's Saturday night, it's the Canucks and it's the Penguins: this is what it's all about. With the Penguins playing last night and going the distance, the Canucks could play spoiler and stay in the playoff hunt. Everyone is talking about Sidney Crosby and so they should be but our star, Bo Horvat is worthy of his own following.

Most of us will be watching at home but <a href="https://hockey-graphs.com/vanhac/">VanHAC</a> is going on this weekend so they'll all be at The Pint cheering and stats-ing (is that even a word?) together.   Have fun!

<strong>LINE COMBOS</strong>

Word on the street is Brendan Gaunce and Nikolay Goldobin are OUT, Alex Grenier has been called up and is IN. Alex Biega gets another tour of duty on the wing. I hate to say it but he looks better as a forward than a defender, am I alone?

Ryan Miller will once again start because Willie Desjardins is a glutton for punishment.

<strong>Vancouver Canucks lines courtesy of <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/41/vancouver-canucks">Dailyfaceoff.com</a>:</strong>
<div>
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="150">LW</th>
<th width="150">C</th>
<th width="150">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1492/daniel-sedin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SedinDaniel.png" alt="Daniel Sedin" width="110px" height="auto" />
Daniel Sedin</a></td>
<td id="C1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1493/henrik-sedin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SedinHenrik.png" alt="Henrik Sedin" width="110px" height="auto" />
Henrik Sedin</a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2584/markus-granlund"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Granlund-Markus.png" alt="Markus Granlund" width="110px" height="auto" />
Markus Granlund</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2122/sven-baertschi"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Baertschi-Sven_1.png" alt="Sven Baertschi" width="110px" height="auto" />
Sven Baertschi</a></td>
<td id="C2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2528/bo-horvat"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Horvat-Bo.png" alt="Bo Horvat" width="110px" height="auto" />
Bo Horvat</a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2428/jayson-megna"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Megna-Jayson_1.png" alt="Jayson Megna" width="110px" height="auto" />
Jayson Megna</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2405/brendan-gaunce"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Gaunce-Brendan_2.png" alt="Brendan Gaunce" width="110px" height="auto" />
Brendan Gaunce</a></td>
<td id="C3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/280/brandon-sutter"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Sutter-Brandon_1.png" alt="Brandon Sutter" width="110px" height="auto" />
Brandon Sutter</a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2465/reid-boucher"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Boucher-Reid_5.png" alt="Reid Boucher" width="110px" height="auto" />
Reid Boucher</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3095/joseph-cramarossa"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Cramarossa-Joseph_2.png" alt="Joseph Cramarossa" width="110px" height="auto" />
Joseph Cramarossa</a></td>
<td id="C4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2362/michael-chaput"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Chaput-Michael_1.png" alt="Michael Chaput" width="110px" height="auto" />
Michael Chaput</a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/150/alex-biega"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Biega-Alex.png" alt="Alex Biega" width="110px" height="auto" />
Alex Biega</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Defensive Pairings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1464/alexander-edler"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/EdlerAlex.png" alt="Alexander Edler" width="110px" height="auto" />
Alexander Edler</a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3099/troy-stecher"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Stecher-Troy.png" alt="Troy Stecher" width="110px" height="auto" />
Troy Stecher</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/40/luca-sbisa"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Sbisa-Luca.png" alt="Luca Sbisa" width="110px" height="auto" />
Luca Sbisa</a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1498/chris-tanev"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/TanevChristopher_1.png" alt="Chris Tanev" width="110px" height="auto" />
Chris Tanev</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2911/ben-hutton"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hutton-Ben.png" alt="Ben Hutton" width="110px" height="auto" />
Ben Hutton</a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3001/nikita-tryamkin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Tyramkin-Nikita.png" alt="Nikita Tryamkin" width="110px" height="auto" />
Nikita Tryamkin</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
No noted changes for the Penguins but that's because they're smoking teams right now and you don't mess with greatness. Somehow, Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino are beyond major threats now.

Matt Murray should start after Marc-Andre Fleury went the distance last night.

<strong>Pittsburgh Penguins lines courtesy of <a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/36/pittsburgh-penguins">Dailyfaceoff.com</a>:</strong>
<div>
<table id="forwards" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Forwards" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th width="150">LW</th>
<th width="150">C</th>
<th width="150">RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1236/chris-kunitz"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kunitz-Chris_1.png" alt="Chris Kunitz" width="110px" height="auto" />
Chris Kunitz</a></td>
<td id="C1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1220/sidney-crosby"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Crosby-Sidney_1.png" alt="Sidney Crosby" width="110px" height="auto" />
Sidney Crosby</a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2963/conor-sheary"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Sheary-Conor_3.png" alt="Conor Sheary" width="110px" height="auto" />
Conor Sheary</a></td>
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<td id="LW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2028/carl-hagelin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hagelin-Carl_3.png" alt="Carl Hagelin" width="110px" height="auto" />
Carl Hagelin</a></td>
<td id="C2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1240/evgeni-malkin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Malkin-Evgeny.png" alt="Evgeni Malkin" width="110px" height="auto" />
Evgeni Malkin</a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1430/phil-kessel"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kessel-Phil_3.png" alt="Phil Kessel" width="110px" height="auto" />
Phil Kessel</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2810/scott-wilson"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Wilson-Scott_2.png" alt="Scott Wilson" width="110px" height="auto" />
Scott Wilson</a></td>
<td id="C3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/5/nick-bonino"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Bonino-Nick_3.png" alt="Nick Bonino" width="110px" height="auto" />
Nick Bonino</a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3108/jake-guentzel"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Guentzel-Jake.png" alt="Jake Guentzel" width="110px" height="auto" />
Jake Guentzel</a></td>
</tr>
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<td id="LW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3143/carter-rowney"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Rowney-Carter.png" alt="Carter Rowney" width="110px" height="auto" />
Carter Rowney</a></td>
<td id="C4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/795/matt-cullen"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Cullen-Matt_2.png" alt="Matt Cullen" width="110px" height="auto" />
Matt Cullen</a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1989/tom-kuhnhackl"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kuhnhackl-Tom_1.png" alt="Tom Kuhnhackl" width="110px" height="auto" />
Tom Kuhnhackl</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<table id="defense" class="playerlist" border="0" summary="Defense" cellpadding="5">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="300">Defensive Pairings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td id="LD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2315/brian-dumoulin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Dumoulin-Brian_2.png" alt="Brian Dumoulin" width="110px" height="auto" />
Brian Dumoulin</a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2316/justin-schultz"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Schultz-Justin_1.png" alt="Justin Schultz" width="110px" height="auto" />
Justin Schultz</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1017/mark-streit"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/PensFront_3.png" alt="Mark Streit" width="110px" height="auto" />
Mark Streit</a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/63/ron-hainsey"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hainsey-Ron_2.png" alt="Ron Hainsey" width="110px" height="auto" />
Ron Hainsey</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td id="LD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1317/ian-cole"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Cole-Ian_2.png" alt="Ian Cole" width="110px" height="auto" />
Ian Cole</a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2508/chad-ruhwedel"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Ruhwedel-Chad.png" alt="Chad Ruhwedel" width="110px" height="auto" />
Chad Ruhwedel</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
&nbsp;

</div>
<strong>GAME NOTES, STATS, AND OTHER INTERESTING INFO</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Horvat has two SHG this season and with a third, he would be in a tie for second in the league. The young Jedi has harnessed the force.</li>
 	<li>With the fifth least home PP opportunities in the league, the Canucks are <a href="http://www.nhl.com/stats/team?aggregate=0&amp;gameType=2&amp;report=powerplay&amp;reportType=season&amp;seasonFrom=20162017&amp;seasonTo=20162017&amp;filter=gamesPlayed,gte,&amp;sort=homePpPctg">last in home PP GF and 29th in PP%.</a> They don't create many chances to get power plays and as they get faster and shiftier by giving their speedsters more ice time, I see those numbers changing for the better.</li>
 	<li>Kind of an odd stat: the Canucks have the third fewest missed shots in the league. however, they've also registered the <a href="http://www.nhl.com/stats/team?aggregate=0&amp;gameType=2&amp;report=realtime&amp;reportType=season&amp;seasonFrom=20162017&amp;seasonTo=20162017&amp;filter=gamesPlayed,gte,&amp;sort=shotsFor">fourth fewest shots</a> taken. At some point, that number too will change.</li>
 	<li>Even after two periods of play, the Canucks are tied for seventh in wins after trailing at the 40-minute mark. It's amazing how many random stats exist but it gives hope that this team is worth watching until the final minute. Some may disagree at this point. There is another stat to go with this: Canucks Army readers are 86% likely to read the entire GDT after getting past the Game Notes section. I have no stats to back this up.</li>
 	<li>With Biega once again up on the forward lines, we may see some entertainment with his "bulldog" type hits. Very underrated player in my opinion.</li>
</ul>
<strong>WHAT THEY'RE SAYING</strong>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">for sale: hat worn by <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffVeillette">@JeffVeillette</a>. starting bid $50000 <a href="https://t.co/psST1Y2U0W">pic.twitter.com/psST1Y2U0W</a></p>
— Matthew Henderson (@mhenderson95) <a href="https://twitter.com/mhenderson95/status/840450529884946432">March 11, 2017</a></blockquote>
<strong>MY TAKE</strong>

Worn out from such a long game against the Oilers last night, the Canucks should be primed to crush the Penguins at Rogers Arena. There have been some classics in the Luongo era and with the transition to the new generation, we can only hope it amounts to the same.

<strong>BETTER PLAYER RIGHT NOW: CROSBY OR HORVAT?</strong>

This one isn't even close as of the last five games: Crosby - 3A, Horvat - 2G, 4A. Can you believe they let Sid run their team? How is Bo not our guy then?

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