Damn fine road win for the Canucks. 5-2 and Burrows got the goal monkey off his back.
6:30 What a save by Raycroft with the paddle of his stick to keep the 2 goal lead.
6:20: And what do we have here? Pettinger makes Backstrom look like an idiot. 4-2 Canucks.
6:17: Henrik puts the Canucks up 3-1, but Brodziak answers right back with his second goal of the night. You can't stop a guy with such a badass mustache.
6:12: Really not much going on.
6:05: Brodziak scores for Minny. This is what happens when you get tunnel vision and everyone just stares at the puck. This is also what happens when you do this with a depleted lineup. Raycroft could've controlled that rebound better.
6:01: Great pass by Edler, Unreal shot by Raymond. Canucks go up 2-0 after doing nothing on the first PP.
5:57: Second period starts. I can't express how proud I am of Sportsnet for giving me a visual of the diner that Charlie Conway's mom used to work at. Good chance for Vancouver to run away with this one with a double-minor to Boogard.
5:45: Did Minnesota really beat Pittsburgh?
5:41: First period over. Good road period from the Canucks. They did give up a couple scoring chances that the Wild could've buried but that might just be nitpicking. Raycroft looking calm and comfortable. Should probably look to get the offense rolling more in the 2nd.
5:37: Good tweet from @Nucksmisconduct: Canucks need Forsberg like they need a hole in the head. Wow, my next post was going to wonder if Raycroft might let one in because he might be getting cold down there. Nice kick save to keep the lead on the PK.
5:32: Minny down 1-0 with a crowd not really into it against a team playing a good road period. I think it's time for Boogard to fight/get beat up by Rypien.
5:29:Wellwood cuts through Minny's defense but decides to pass it off, and in turn turn it over. This is what a guy with no goals on the season looks like.
5:28: VERY uninspiring powerplay by Minnesota, well, until the last 10 seconds where Sykore missed an easy chance to bury one.
5:27: I sure think Marian Gaborik would've loved to play in this system after years of being honed in by Lemaire. This Minnesota powerplay is brutal and sure misses Gaborik.
5:24: Henrik takes a pretty stupid penalty but it looks like a make up call for missing the Mitchell hook earlier on. On another note, how long will the honeymoon period last with Alex Burrows on the top line? Seems like it's been a long time since he's done anything noteworthy.
5:22: Samuellsson making much better offensive decisions these days.
5:18: Commercial Break, that was a terrible PP. Nothing really else to say, other than to ask why Bieksa was playing forward on a powerplay. We get why it is on 5-on-5, but Vigneault can't find a better offensive player than a defenseman to play the wing on the number one PP unit? Reminds me of Gretzky being left out of the shootout in the semi-final of the '98 Olympics when they lost to the Czechs.
5:15: Can't believe how good the Canucks are on the PP this season. That's due hugely (I think) to the signing of Samuelsson.
5:14: In the Lemaire era, the Wild were the best team when it came to playing with a lead, and the hardest team to fight back from a defecit against. Let's see how it is now. Canucks to the PP.
5:12:Hordichuck with an absolute bomb.. or was it a whiff by Backstrom? Who cares. Secondary scoring = essential. 1-0 Canucks.
5:10: Good chance for Raycroft to stay on top of the league in GAA with a team that only scores two goals a game in the Wild. Another note on the Wild, they have a full-time captain for their first time in their history.
5:09: Bieksa on the number one forward line? He did say forward was much easier.. On another note, this is going to be interesting to see Minnesota in post-Lemaire mode. Great start, Bieksa, way to take a penalty on your first shift. Forward isn't so easy is it?
5:07: Phew. Baseball is over. I thought I was going to have to watch this on CityTV
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