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Canucks Army THE GAME DAY – Canucks @ Hurricanes
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Feb 2, 2020, 10:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 2, 2020, 02:53 EST
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THE INTRO
Yet another morning tilt for the Vancouver Canucks as they take on the #BunchOfJerks in a local matinee. The Carolina Hurricanes are coming off a late-game collapse versus the Golden Knights on Friday and will look to bounce back against a surging Canucks squad that has rattled off five-straight victories.
Everything is going right for the Canucks right now, save the drop-pass and the power-play, and getting a win against the Hurricanes would be a proud moment at this point in the season. Plus, anytime you have the opportunity to play against Sebastian Aho two days straight, you take it.
(Yes, I’m aware the other Aho didn’t play yesterday)
Let’s Do This!™
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
The odds for today’s game are: (VAN +127/ CAR -159) courtesy of OddsShark.com
TV / RADIO / PUCK DROP
SNP / SN 650 / 11:00 AM
LINEUPS
It would take some random act of luck for the lineup to change after yesterday’s beauty of a win. The Canucks are buzzing right now and it would be unwise to mess with that.
Micheal Ferland is skating and will get a conditioning stint in Utica this upcoming week. As for Tyler Motte, he’ll be out 4-6 weeks with a head injury.
Thatcher Demko should start today after Jacob Markstrom did his thing yesterday against the Islanders in a win.
Canucks lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
LWCRWForwards

TANNER PEARSON
Rating: 75.1#30 LW

BO HORVAT
Rating: 77.6#17 C

LOUI ERIKSSON
Rating: 70.9#96 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 74.52#22 FL1

J.T. MILLER
Rating: 77.6#16 LW

ELIAS PETTERSSON
Rating: 78.6#13 C

JAKE VIRTANEN
Rating: 73.7#45 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 76.65#3 FL2

ANTOINE ROUSSEL
Rating: 70.7#102 LW

ADAM GAUDETTE
Rating: 70.4#143 C

BROCK BOESER
Rating: 74.9#30 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 72.01#14 FL3

TIM SCHALLER
Rating: 68.2#136 LW

JAY BEAGLE
Rating: 67.8#181 C

BRANDON SUTTER
Rating: 70.5#141 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 68.80#30 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense

ALEXANDER EDLER
Rating: 75.5#12 LD

TROY STECHER
Rating: 72.3#61 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 73.89#17 DL1

QUINN HUGHES
Rating: 75.4#15 LD

CHRIS TANEV
Rating: 71.8#72 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 73.61#16 DL2

OSCAR FANTENBERG
Rating: 70.9#98 LD

TYLER MYERS
Rating: 73.6#31 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 72.26#15 DL3
Don’t expect any changes from the lineup below for today’s game. Dougie Hamilton is still out with a broken fibula which I hear is painful so he won’t be in the game, not even maybe.
Will Petr Mrazek get another start or will James Reimer get the nod today?
Hurricanes lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
LWCRWForwards

ANDREI SVECHNIKOV
Rating: 75.4#22 LW

JORDAN STAAL
Rating: 73.0#71 C

WARREN FOEGELE
Rating: 72.6#65 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 73.67#30 FL1

RYAN DZINGEL
Rating: 71.0#99 LW

SEBASTIAN AHO
Rating: 78.4#9 C

TEUVO TERAVAINEN
Rating: 78.1#10 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 75.83#7 FL2

BROCK MCGINN
Rating: 70.5#106 LW

ERIK HAULA
Rating: 73.1#67 C

MARTIN NECAS
Rating: 72.6#82 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 72.08#12 FL3

JORDAN MARTINOOK
Rating: 70.5#107 LW

LUCAS WALLMARK
Rating: 71.5#111 C

JUSTIN WILLIAMS
Rating: 76.8#14 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 72.93#1 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense

JACCOB SLAVIN
Rating: 77.0#7 LD

JOEL EDMUNDSON
Rating: 73.3#38 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 75.13#11 DL1

JAKE GARDINER
Rating: 73.0#51 LD

BRETT PESCE
Rating: 75.5#16 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 74.24#6 DL2

HAYDN FLEURY
Rating: 70.7#103 LD

TREVOR VAN RIEMSDYK
Rating: 71.0#87 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 70.85#28 DL3
GAME NOTES AND A STAT OR TWO
  • Writing this officially because Twitter doesn’t count: Quinn Hughes is tied with Filip Zadina in rookie goals with eight. The guy that went one pick prior is having the exact same production as the latter. Also, Hughes has 38 points and leads all rookies. ALSO, he’s a defenseman and no one has ever seen anything like him in Vancouver.
  • The Canucks are 1-2 against the Hurricanes since Elias Pettersson joined the team. Goal scoring has been an issue, so has the power play, and shots haven’t been pretty either. Thankfully, the only win came in December as a 1-0 shutout. You remember, of course you do.
  • Marveling at Hughes totals is pretty fun and super easy: Point, click, BOOM! It’s there. Half of his goal total has come in the last five games. Hughes has four goals in that time along with two assists. If he is on a roll which probably will continue for the next little bit, it’s conceivable he puts another 3-4 points to his name by next weekend. He is still climbing the mountain to eclipse Pettersson’s rookie total but it’s doable.
  • Despite Vancouver’s ability to allow the first goal in numerous games this season, they’re T-7 for the least goals allowed in the first period with 40. Carolina is sixth-worst with 51. Canucks need to get that early surge, pun absolutely intended, going.
  • The Kansas City Chiefs will win the Super Bowl today but they’ll have to endure some pain prior to lifting the football trophy with a stick on it. 38-36 Chefs.
#CANUCKSTWITTER
There are a lot of great charities out there and even though donors can bring some big bucks to the table, a million dollars is still a million dollars. Well done!
MY 94 CENTS
What can’t the Canucks do right now? They can’t deliver on the power play so there’s that. They believe the drop-pass is still effective and they continue to put Tyler Myers and Oscar Fantenberg together which works as well as last iPhone (not well, not well at all). Aside from those things, the Canucks are doing all the right things at this moment and they look good doing it. Carolina isn’t going to be a pushover but they are beatable.
Goaltending could be the story today so hopefully, Demko is up to the challenge.
AND ANOTHER THING…
The world seems to be burning outside of the lower mainland. It’s quite beautiful:

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