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Canucks Army Game Day 23 – Canucks vs. Jets (Need Gagner To Win Edition)
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Nov 19, 2018, 15:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 19, 2018, 14:11 EST
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THE INTRO
Tonight is the Canucks turn to host Hockey Fights Cancer. There will be purple rink boards, purple warm-up jerseys, and a moment to recognize who everyone is helping fight Cancer with. Once the hockey begins, Vancouver will try desperately to get back in the win column after losing four straight. There have been a few close calls where this could have been turned around but those were against teams either below them in the standings or on par with them.
The Jets are not one of those teams. Winnipeg is two points ahead of Vancouver with four games in hand. It will be an uphill climb all night but the Canucks have fought through injuries and bad breaks so this will be nothing new to them.
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This might be the best explanation. A full update on anyone and everyone that is banged up. Oh, and Sam Gagner was recalled yesterday. Many of us thought he was exiled to the AHL never to return but we should have known better; the Canucks are always injured and even Sam Gagner has a place on this team still.
Jacob Markstrom should see the start tonight.
Canucks lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
LWCRWForwards
Tim Schaller

TIM SCHALLER
Rating: 69.6#127 LW
Bo Horvat

BO HORVAT
Rating: 76.5#37 C
Markus Granlund

MARKUS GRANLUND
Rating: 71.7#80 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 72.59#31 FL1
Nikolay Goldobin

NIKOLAY GOLDOBIN
Rating: 70.4#106 LW
Elias Pettersson

ELIAS PETTERSSON
Rating: 75.1#48 C
Loui Eriksson

LOUI ERIKSSON
Rating: 73.3#56 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 72.92#24 FL2
Antoine Roussel

ANTOINE ROUSSEL
Rating: 70.9#94 LW
Adam Gaudette

ADAM GAUDETTE
Rating: 71.8#119 C
Jake Virtanen

JAKE VIRTANEN
Rating: 71.5#82 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 71.40#22 FL3
Brendan Leipsic

BRENDAN LEIPSIC
Rating: 71.7#84 LW
Brendan Gaunce

BRENDAN GAUNCE
Rating: 71.7#120 C
Tyler Motte

TYLER MOTTE
Rating: 68.7#114 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 70.70#13 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense
Derrick Pouliot

DERRICK POULIOT
Rating: 70.1#119 LD
Chris Tanev

CHRIS TANEV
Rating: 70.5#89 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 70.29#31 DL1
Ben Hutton

BEN HUTTON
Rating: 70.4#109 LD
Erik Gudbranson

ERIK GUDBRANSON
Rating: 69.9#95 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 70.13#31 DL2
Michael Del Zotto

MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO
Rating: 71.9#76 LD
Troy Stecher

TROY STECHER
Rating: 71.7#66 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 71.80#17 DL3
Dmitry Kulikov is currently on IR with an upper-body injury. Kristian Vesalainen has been recalled from the Manitoba Moose.
Connor Hellebuyck will be the likely starter.
Jets lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
LWCRWForwards
Nikolaj Ehlers

NIKOLAJ EHLERS
Rating: 76.1#28 LW
Mark Scheifele

MARK SCHEIFELE
Rating: 85.0#5 C
Blake Wheeler

BLAKE WHEELER
Rating: 82.3#2 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 81.13#2 FL1
Kyle Connor

KYLE CONNOR
Rating: 77.3#21 LW
Bryan Little

BRYAN LITTLE
Rating: 73.4#71 C
Patrik Laine

PATRIK LAINE
Rating: 81.4#4 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 77.37#2 FL2
Andrew Copp

ANDREW COPP
Rating: 71.1#91 LW
Adam Lowry

ADAM LOWRY
Rating: 72.5#94 C
Brandon Tanev

BRANDON TANEV
Rating: 70.2#100 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 71.25#25 FL3
Nicolas Petan

NICOLAS PETAN
Rating: 67.9#137 LW
Jack Roslovic

JACK ROSLOVIC
Rating: 71.1#134 C
Mathieu Perreault

MATHIEU PERREAULT
Rating: 73.9#45 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 70.97#10 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense
Josh Morrissey

JOSH MORRISSEY
Rating: 74.4#32 LD
Jacob Trouba

JACOB TROUBA
Rating: 77.3#19 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 75.90#12 DL1
Ben Chiarot

BEN CHIAROT
Rating: 72.5#58 LD
Dustin Byfuglien

DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN
Rating: 81.9#2 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 77.20#2 DL2
Joe Morrow

JOE MORROW
Rating: 70.3#111 LD
Tyler Myers

TYLER MYERS
Rating: 74.2#36 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 72.26#8 DL3
THE INFORMATION YOU NEED AND DEFINITELY SOME YOU DON’T
  • Elias Pettersson has returned to the scoresheet and his latest against the Canadiens is proof he puts everything he has into his shots. No doubt, he has to feel good after returning to his scoring ways and after missing the first meeting against the Jets, he will want the fans to cheer him on once again after the puck leaves his stick. When that shot is open, there can’t be too many goalies that can stop it.
  • Vancouver has put up 66 goals so far this season while Winnipeg has 55. With the four games in hand, the Jets are still ahead in GF/GP with a 3.06 to 3.00 edge. Winnipeg is also allowing one goal less per game than the Canucks. Stats don’t lie.
  • Special teams were focused on last game even though Montreal and Vancouver were not all that special. However, the Jets are the complete opposite. Winnipeg boasts the top power-play unit in the NHL. They burnt the Canucks for two goals last month and if Vancouver isn’t disciplined, expect more of the same.
  • Sam Gagner has returned and he has to be happy he’s getting another shot in the NHL. He most likely will make his season debut for the Canucks and any kind of positive game will not only be good news for Gagner, but the Canucks as well if they hope to include him in a trade this season.
  • Nikolay Goldobin has a goal and an assist in his last five games but he’s trending upwards. His passing game has improved and he’s making strides with Pettersson. Don’t check out on this guy yet, there’s more to come!
MY 94 CENTS
The Jets owned the Canucks back in October. Their power play looked deadly and aside from the Bo Horvat goal, the Canucks couldn’t find the back of the net again. Vancouver had a decent outing against the Canadiens on the weekend but once again failed to close the door late. It’s nice to see goals getting scored but they’re giving them up just as easy when the pressure’s on.
Don’t expect the Canucks to wow in this one until they can prove they’re past the bump in the road.
THE FINAL WORD
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