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Canucks, Maple Leafs clash on Hockey Day in Canada

Rob Gerein — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:28:10 +0000

The Vancouver Canucks take a six-game winning streak into the Air Canada Centre for a highly anticipated Hockey Day in Canada matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night (7:05 pm ET, NHL Network, CBC).

Vancouver is a -160 moneyline favorite and the Maple Leafs are +140 home underdogs in NHL Betting. The over/under is 6.

The Canucks are 6-4 in the past 10 meetings. This is the second meeting of the season. The Canucks won 3-1 when the teams squared off in Vancouver on Oct. 24.

The last time the Canucks were in Toronto was Feb. 21 last season, when they edged the Leafs 3-2.

Toronto dropped its fourth straight game with a 5-3 loss against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. The Maple Leafs faced the New Jersey Devils on the road Friday night.

And Vancouver picked up its sixth-straight win with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. Vancouver now plays six straight on the road until the Winter Olympics break, followed by another eight straight away from home after the Olympics.

Vancouver is 33-18-2 this season and Toronto is 17-27-10.

Oilers try to stop the bleeding

Rob Gerein — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:57:19 +0000

The Edmonton Oilers will try to put an end to their free-fall in the NHL standings when they host Northwest division rival Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday (10:05 pm ET, SNET-Pacific, SNET-West).

The Canucks are -210-moneyline favorites and the over/under total at 5.5 in NHL Betting.

Vancouver has a slight edge over the past 10 head-to-head, going 6-4. This is the fifth meeting of the season.

Vancouver won 4-1 the last time the teams squared off on Boxing Day. The Canucks were a -215 home favorite in that game, and the score went under the total of 5.5.

The results of three previous meetings this season:

Nov. 28, Vancouver 7, Edmonton 3, in Vancouver

Oct. 25, Vancouver 2, Edmonton 0, in Vancouver

Oct. 19, Edmonton 2, Vancouver 1, in Edmonton

In their last game, the Canucks cruised past the goalie-challenged Pittsburgh Penguins, winning 6-2 at General Motors Place Saturday night. Vancouver won as a -150 home favorite while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins were forced to use their third- and fourth-string goaltenders in that game as both their starter and back-up were injured.

And Jeff Deslauriers stopped 28 shots in Edmonton’s 6-0 loss to Colorado on Monday night, the Oilers eighth-straight defeat. Colorado won as -175 home favorites, while the score went over the 5.5-goal total set by sportsbooks.

Edmonton is 16-27-5 while Vancouver is 28-18-2.

There is a strong Over trend, as five of Vancouver’s past seven on the road have gone over, and five of Edmonton’s last six overall have gone over.

Vancouver is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games. Edmonton is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games at home

Devils host Canucks looking for 4th-straight win

Rob Gerein — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:47:03 +0000

The New Jersey Devils shoot for their fourth-straight win when they host the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday (7 pm ET, TSN, NHLN-US).

The Devils are -125 moneyline favorites and the over/under is 5 in NHL Betting.

Vancouver is 6-4 in the past 10 matchups, including 5-2 in the past seven, but lost 5-3 the last time the teams met on Jan. 13 last season in Vancouver. The last time the Canucks were in New Jersey was Jan. 13, 2006, when the Devils shut them out 3-0.

The Canucks lost to the San Jose Sharks 4-2 as a -105 home underdog on Sunday. The six goals scored went over the total of 5.5.

Kyle Wellwood and Jannik Hansen scored for Vancouver in the loss

Brian Rolston and Patrik Elias each had two goals and two assists and Martin Brodeur made 22 saves to lead New Jersey to a 6-1 win over New York on Saturday.

The Devils won as -190 favorites, while the final score went over the total of 5.

New Jersey is 17-6-1 and has won three straight games. Vancouver is 14-12-0.

New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last five games at home, and 11-3 SU in its last 14 games overall.

Injury-riddled Canucks limp into LA

Rob Gerein — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:56:42 +0000

The Vancouver Canucks – a.k.a., the skating wounded – face the Los Angeles Kings for the first time this season at the Staples Center on Thursday (10:30 pm ET, FOX Sports – West).

The Kings are a -140 favorite and the total is 6 in NHL Betting Odds at BookMaker.

Vancouver will be without All-Star goalie Roberto Luongo (ribs) and a number of other players who are out with injuries, including: Daniel Sedin (Out Indefinitely, broken foot); Kyle Wellwood (Day-to-Day, broken toe); and Pavol Demitra (Out Indefinitely, shoulder surgery).

However, the Canucks are expected to have defenseman Sami Salo (knee) and forward Rick Rypien (groin) back tonight.

Vancouver is 6-4 over the past meetings. The teams last met on April 9 last season, when Vancouver shut out LA 1-0 as a -265 home favorite.

Six of the past 10 meetings have gone over the total, but more recently, four of the past five have gone under.

Vancouver dropped a 5-4 decision to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Detroit cashed as -120 road favorites and the score went over the 5.5-goal total.

The Kings were defeated 2-1 in a shootout by the Sharks on Wednesday, as +145 road underdogs.

Vancouver is 6-6-0 while Los Angeles is 8-4-1.

Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its past seven games at home