Baidu_NHL/NHL_Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators March 31 2015 - YouTube.mp4

The

Canucks'

critical

road

trip

rolls

on

from

the

Show

Me

State

to

Nash

Vegas

after

a

commanding

win

last

night

to

kick

it

off

in

St.

Louis.

Matthias

Deegs

scores!

Vancouver

looks

to

maintain

its

playoff

position

while

trying

to

avoid

the

season

sweep

at

the

hands

of

the

Predators.

Dubbed

'the

Assassin'

by

teammates,

Radim

Vrbata

looks

to

keep

his

hot

hand

going

tonight.

Vrbata

shoots,

scores!

Can

Vancouver

secure

a

much-needed

two

points?

It's

the

Canucks

and

Predators

right

now.

Nashville

should

be

a

bucket-list

entry.

But

the

Canucks

got

in

late

last

night.

We'll

leave

after

the

game

tonight.

There

is

no

time

to

party.

It

is

all

about

business

at

this

time

of

year.

The

second-best

home

record

in

the

NHL

belongs

to

Roman

Josi

and

the

Nashville

Predators.

The

third-best

road

record

in

the

NHL

belongs

to

Eddie

Lack

and

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

And

we

all

know

what's

at

stake.

Particularly...

For

the

Canucks.

Nashville

is

jockeying

for

position.

The

Canucks

are

trying

to

solidify

their

spot.

I'm

Brad

Fay.

Welcome

to

another

night

of

Canucks

Hockey

on

Sportsnet.

Rich

Sutter

and

Doug

McLean

are

standing

by,

Much

talk

about

Radim

Vrbata

this

past

month.

And

for

good

reason.

points

in

March.

And

now

his

linemates

are

coming

along

for

the

ride.

Chris

Higgins,

Four

points

in

his

last

four

games.

Nick

Bonino,

Three

goals

in

his

last

six

games.

And

as

for

the

Predators,

Still

in

the

conversation

for

the

President's

Trophy.

There

are

many

reasons

for

that.

But

one

of

the

biggest

is

Pekka

Rinne.

A

bounced-back

season.

He

missed

games

last

year.

Hip

surgery,

And

a

bacterial

infection.

No

one

has

more

wins

than

his

this

season.

And

now

he's

trying

to

help

the

Predators

sweep

the

season

series

with

the

Canucks.

Brad,

all

right.

Here,

a

quick

mention.

Doug

McLean

and

Rich

Sutter.

It's

a

great

time

of

year.

And

now

Eddie

Lack

is

going

back-to-back,

something

Willie

Desjardins

did

not

want

to

do

earlier

in

the

year.

But

now

his

hand's

really

been

forced

because...

Ryan

Miller

is

no

longer

available.

Well,

Coaches

didn't

want

it

because

of

the

analytics

community.

And

all

of

a

sudden,

This

is

only

Eddie

Lack's

third

back-to-back.

He's

No

choice.

I

mean,

You've

got

to

go

with

your

guy.

And

good

move

by

Willie.

Again,

I

love

the

way

he's

handled

his

goaltending.

Even

when

Miller

was

there.

So,

you

know,

Kudos

to

him

and

Lack.

Hey.

You

can't

be

tired

this

time

of

year.

Fight

through

it

and

get

the

team

a

win,

knowing

what's

at

stake.

The

playoffs

begin

two

weeks

tomorrow.

It's

that

quick.

And

for

the

Nashville

Predators,

Rich,

who

have

known

they're

going

to

be

in

the

playoffs

for

a

long,

long

time.

They

still

have

something

to

play

for

because

they

know

they

may

have

to

play

Chicago

if

they

don't

play

their

cards

right.

Well,

Absolutely

they

do.

And

the

biggest

thing

is

for

them,

as

much

as

they're

wanting

to

win

and

jockey

for

position

and

get

to

where

they

want

to

be,

at

least

get

home

ice

in

that

first

round,

it's

huge

for

them.

And

then

look

at

the

Canucks

on

the

other

hand,

Brad.

It's

also

important

for

them.

They're

one

step

closer

tonight

if

they

can

get

a

big

win

to

punch

their

ticket.

Guys,

This

wild

card

is

so

bizarre.

I

mean,

just

think

about

it.

If

the

L.A.

Kings

get

in...

to

the

last

wildcard

spot,

defending

Stanley

Cup

champions.

And

what

do

you

get

for

finishing

first

overall?

You

play

the

L.A.

Kings

in

the

first

round.

It

could

be

President's

Trophy

versus

Stanley

Cup

champions

in

the

first

round,

which

is

unbelievable.

Anybody

better

right

now

on

a

monthly

basis

in

the

world

than

Vrbata

with

the

way

he's

playing?

With

the

way

he's

playing.

Yeah,

he's

been

terrific.

But

look,

He's

been

like

that

since

day

one.

I

mean,

I

think

it's

the

best

offseason

signing

by

any

team.

And

it

was

meant

to

be

the

Sedins

and

him.

And

what

really

was

critical

is

when

they

were

struggling

with

their

secondary

scoring,

He

moves

down

and

doesn't

miss

a

beat.

He

doesn't

need

the

Sedins

to

be

good.

He's

been

that

important.

Well,

And

the

big

thing

for

me

is

what

he's

done

this

year

is

not

just

his

goals.

The

first

time

that

I've

seen

more

so

in

his

whole

career

is

his

consistency

night

after

night.

If

he's

not

scoring

goals,

he's

making

plays.

He's

always

making

something

happen.

He's

been

a

big

part

of

the

club

on

a

nightly

basis.

A

quiet

leader.

points

in

the

month

with

the

last

night

of

the

month

tonight.

Obviously,

that's

five

more

than

he's

ever

had

in

any

month.

Just

moments

away

from

face-off.

No

changes

in

the

Canucks'

lineup

from

a

night

ago.

But

Nashville

continues

to

be

banged

up,

Rich.

Four

important

guys

out

of

the

lineup

tonight.

Weber,

Neal,

Cullen,

and

Nystrom.

Key

components

for

the

Nashville

Predators,

Doug,

They

have

to

overcome

at

this

time

of

year.

Yeah,

And

yet

you

still

look

at

that

back

end

and

you

say

that's

still

a

pretty

good

defense

and

a

pretty

good

goaltender.

In

fact,

Rinne,

Not

an

easy

team

to

beat,

Even

banged

up.

Rinne

and

Lack

are

the

matchup

in

goal.

John

Shorthouse

and

John

Garrett

have

the

call

for

you

from

Music

City

as

the

sun

begins

to

set

on

this

night

in

the

NHL

season

at

Bridgestone

Arena.

Yes,

Brad,

Thank

you.

The

final

game

of

the

month

of

March

on

the

last

day

of

the

month.

And

the

Canucks

are

looking

to

make

it

two

big

wins

in

a

row

and

improve

their

record

in

back-to-backs.

This

is

the

last

of

their

back-to-back

situations

this

season.

They're

in

the

second

game.

Eddie

Lack

stopped

in

last

night's

win

in

St.

Louis

as

we

check

out

the

starting

goalies.

He's

right

back

in

tonight.

Back-to-back

is

mentioned.

And

for

Nashville,

Vezina

Trophy

candidate

Pekka

Rinne

looks

for

win

number

He's

tied

with

Carey

Price

in

that

category

and

top

five

in

both

save

percentage

and

goals-against

average.

We've

talked

a

lot

about

Roman

Josi,

And

he'll

be

counted

on

tonight

with

Shea

Weber

still

out

of

the

lineup,

Josi

is

third

in

defense

scoring

in

the

NHL.

And

Chris

Tanev,

Tanev

has

four

assists

in

his

last

two

games.

He

starts

on

the

blue

line

with

Alex

Edler,

the

Sedins,

and

Burrows

up

front.

And

they're

trying

to

move

the

puck

into

the

Nashville

zone,

but

it's

chopped

the

other

way

by

Taylor

Beck

in

an

early

icing

call.

Stops

play

just

seconds

in.

Doug

MacLean

was

talking

about

Willie

Desjardins

and

his

goaltending

choice.

It

makes

it

a

lot

easier

the

way

the

Canucks

played

against

St.

Louis

last

night.

They

only

gave

up

shots

in

the

last

two

periods.

They

really

shut

the

Blues

down.

And

Eddie

Lack

had

a

relatively

easy

night.

Lack

is

up

to

wins

on

the

season,

Four

above

The

puck

escapes

the

Nashville

zone

and

the

Canucks

control

it

at

their

own

blue

line.

Alex

Edler

starts

up

ice.

Edler

gains

center

ice,

dumps

the

puck

in.

Nick

Bonino

on

the

forecheck.

He's

got

goals

in

back-to-back

games.

Puck

sent

to

the

blue

line,

held

in

by

Vrbata.

Bonino

from

the

corner.

Chris

Higgins,

the

third

member

of

this

forward

line.

Bonino

is

checked

in

the

corner

by

Seth

Jones.

Puck

still

deep

in

the

Nashville

end.

Josi

comes

up

with

it

and

he'll

start

from

behind

his

goal.

Feeding

one

ahead.

Out

of

the

reach

of

Yannick

Weber.

And

this

will

be

another

icing

call

for

a

face-off

in

the

Predators'

zone.

Some

anxious

moments.

The

last

time

the

Canucks

played

the

Predators

in

this

building,

it

was

back

on

January

Chris

Higgins

drives

the

net,

Volchenkov

takes

him

out

and

takes

out

Pekka

Rinne.

Rinne

would

have

to

lead

the

game.

In

came

Carter

Hutton.

But

the

Canucks

were

unable

to

solve

him

and

ended

up

dropping

a

decision.

They

had

a

power

play

when

Hutton

came

in.

Craig

Smith

with

the

puck

at

center.

Advances

it

over

the

Vancouver

Blue

Line.

Gabriel

Bourque

after

the

puck

in

the

corner.

Poked

away

from

him.

Daniel

Sedin

couldn't

move

it

out.

Here's

Dan

Hamhuis.

The

former

Predator.

Checked

in

the

corner

by

Paul

Gaustad.

Gaustad

up

with

the

puck.

Tips

it

around

to

the

far

side.

Bourque

for

Gaustad.

Got

by

him.

Daniel

Sedin

slides

the

puck

to

center.

And

it's

intercepted

by

Matthias

Ekholm.

He's

checked

by

Alex

Burrows.

Canucks

move

in.

Henrik

Sedin

heads

toward

the

goal.

He

shoots.

Stopped

by

Rinne.

And

he

hangs

on

to

the

first

shot

of

the

game.

Almost

a

two-on-one.

Alex

Burrows

couldn't

take

that

pass

cleanly.

Ekholm

coughs

it

up

at

the

blue

line.

And

Henrik

Sedin

gets

a

chance.

But

it's

a

bad

angle.

Rinne

over.

No

problem

with

that

one.

That

line

takes

a

seat.

Bo

Horvat

comes

out

with

linemates

Ronalds

Kenins,

Yannick

Hansen.

Yannick

Hansen.

But

a

faceoff

in

the

Nashville

zone.

Puck

to

the

sideboards.

Hansen

gets

it

back

to

the

net

towards

the

goal.

Knocked

down

by

Mike

Fisher.

He

works

the

puck

to

Colin

Wilson.

He

sends

it

out.

Hansen

tried

to

drive

it

back

in.

That

was

blocked.

And

now

the

puck

is

sent

into

the

Vancouver

zone

for

you

guessed

it,

another

icing

whistle.

Peter

Laviolette,

Like

Willie

Desjardins,

uses

four

lines.

His

fourth

line

is

averaging

almost

minutes

a

game.

It

has

worked

very

well.

They've

got

contributions

from

everybody.

Mike

Ribeiro

is

leading

the

team

in

scoring

with

points,

but

Mike

Fisher

has

played

very

well

since

he's

been

back.

They've

got

some

depth.

They've

got

seven

guys

with

goals

or

more.

Fisher

stays

out

with

Colin

Wilson

and

Viktor

Arvidsson.

The

young

winger.

Predators

work

the

puck

to

the

anchor

line.

Here's

Arvidsson

across

to

Fisher.

In

behind.

Wilson

comes

up

with

the

puck.

Pass

for

Fisher.

Comes

all

the

way

to

the

line.

Ryan

Ellis

tried

his

shot.

Went

off

the

heel

of

his

stick.

Now

the

puck

thrown

forward

for

Kenins

is

out

of

his

reach.

And

it's

an

icing

call

against

Vancouver

in

this

game

of

fits

and

starts.

Yes.

Bridgestone

Arena

is

an

odd

sort

of

building.

Different

dressing

rooms.

Different

sort

of

seating.

And

the

Nashville

Predators

are

doing

very

well

at

home.

It's

hard

to

come

in

here

and

play.

They

got

off

to

such

a

great

start.

He

has

been

good.

And

they've

just

continued

to

roll.

Canucks

are

among

the

best

away

from

home.

They

came

up

with

a

big

win

in

St.

Louis

last

night.

Here's

Stalberg.

Back

to

the

line.

Long

shot

by

Cody

Franson.

Deflects

to

the

corner.

Stalberg

onto

the

puck

again.

Bo

Horvat

trying

to

stay

with

him.

Victor

Stalberg

works

the

puck

to

Ekholm.

Now

Mike

Santorelli's

onto

it.

Ekholm

checked

along

the

boards.

Puck

held

in

by

Calle

Jarnkrok.

Now

it's

loose

behind

the

Vancouver

net.

Horvat

tips

it

near

side.

We

have

an

injured

Predator.

Down

is

Stalberg.

There's

a

Vancouver

penalty

coming

up.

Stalberg

is

still

lying

in

the

corner

after

a

collision

deep

in

the

Vancouver

zone.

Kevin

Bieksa

is

looking

down

at

Stalberg.

I

can't

say

I

saw

what

happened,

but

he

went

down.

Stalberg

and

Bo

Horvat.

And

here

comes

Bieksa.

Comes

across

and

gets

Stalberg.

It

could

be

called

interference.

Puck

was

already

in

the

corner.

It's

a

check

to

the

head

against

Kevin

Bieksa.

And

Stalberg

is

just

now

onto

his

feet

and

working

his

way

back

to

the

Nashville

bench.

Victor

Stalberg

was

sent

to

the

minors

earlier

in

the

season.

He's

played

nine

of

the

last

ten

games,

and

he

did

get

blindsided

by

Kevin

Bieksa.

The

league

will

look

at

it

because

they

did

call

it

a

check

to

the

head.

First

power

play

of

the

game

goes

to

Nashville.

Predators

set

up

in

the

Vancouver

zone.

Jones.

To

Mike

Ribeiro.

Top

of

the

circle.

Looking

for

someone

to

pass.

Two

drives

on

towards

the

goal.

That

hit

the

side

of

the

net

after

Lack

got

a

piece

of

it.

Chris

Higgins

has

it

after

the

loose

puck.

It

comes

loose

to

Edler.

Drives

it

around

the

near

side.

Held

in

by

Jones.

Edler

intercepts

in

the

corner.

And

this

time

gets

it

to

the

line.

But

again

held

in

by

Jones.

Here's

Ribeiro.

Across

for

Ellis.

He

slides

back

to

the

left

point.

Dumps

one

around

for

Mike

Ribeiro.

Across

to

Ellis.

He

slaps

a

rolling

puck.

He

missed

on

the

short

side.

Minute

to

go

on

the

penalty

to

the

exit.

Ribeiro.

Controlling

again

on

the

near

boards.

Back

to

Jones.

Here's

Ribeiro.

He's

being

watched

By

Edler.

Passes

to

the

side

to

Bork.

His

feet

in

front.

Intercepted

by

Higgins

who

can't

get

the

puck

out.

Tanev

is

after

for

Vancouver.

Checked

by

Bork.

Now

Edler

on

the

backhand.

Bumped

by

Smith

in

the

corner.

Now

he

puts

his

skate

on

the

puck

to

try

to

kill

some

more

time.

Under

a

minute

to

go

on

the

power

play.

And

the

Canucks

working

feverishly

to

get

the

puck

out.

They

send

it

in

front

to

Bonino

who's

able

to

wrist

it

all

the

way

down

the

ice.

seconds

to

go

on

the

Bieksa

penalty.

Josi

brings

the

puck

to

center.

Drop

pass.

Filip

Forsberg

struggled

to

take

that

pass.

He's

able

to

turn

and

get

the

puck

in.

Yannick

Weber

brings

it

to

the

near

side.

Predators

take

it

away.

Fisher

digging

for

the

puck.

Tried

to

get

it

to

the

line.

Sean

Mathias

working

to

move

it

out.

Can't

do

it.

Here's

Colin

Wilson.

Pass

to

Forsberg.

Checked

by

Weber.

Fisher

takes

the

puck

back.

Long

shot.

Wilson

tipped

it.

A

long

shot

by

Cody

Franson.

And

a

power-play

goal

makes

it

and

you

can

see

from

Eddie

Lack's

reaction,

he

just

didn't

pick

it

up.

Shot

from

the

point.

Cody

Franson,

and

you

can

see

Franson

just

takes

this

puck

and

risks

it.

Looked

like

he

had

a

look

at

it.

I

don't

think

Colin

Wilson

tipped

it.

He

just

didn't

get

his

leg

down.

You

think

he

was

anticipating

a

Wilson

tip?

Perhaps

the

time

of

the

power-play

goal.

And

the

Predators

do

what

most

teams

have

done

in

the

last

couple

of

months.

Canucks

were

able

to

get

the

first

goal

last

night

in

St.

Louis.

But

it's

the

Predators

who...

They

jump

on

top

in

this

one.

Cody

Franson

has

his

first

since

rejoining

the

Predators

from

the

Toronto

Maple

Leafs.

Kennan

missed

that

pass.

Here's

a

chance

for

Jones.

Kennan

skated

right

by

him.

Jones

with

a

shot.

Stopped

by

Lack.

Rebound

to

Dorsett.

And

the

Canucks

break

to

center.

Derek

Dorsett

in

over

the

neutral

line

on

the

right

wing.

Dorsett

sends

one

on

goal.

Stopped

by

Rinne.

Rebound.

Kennan

couldn't

get

it

on

goal

on

the

back

there.

And

the

Predators

come

back

to

center.

Josi

over

the

back

of

the

line.

And

he

brought

it

back

out

as

he

moved

Offside

the

call.

Fans

don't

like

it.

We'll

check

in

with

Murph.

Guys,

There's

Cody

Franson.

He

was

traded

from

the

Leafs

to

Nashville.

And

the

team

struggled

when

he

got

here.

And

so

did

he.

He

said

it

was

the

third

system

he'd

been

under

all

year.

Carlisle

and

then

Horacek.

And

now

Laviolette

says

it's

instinctual.

The

one

thing

that

helped,

He's

a

former

Predator.

He

knew

the

city.

The

management

Of

course

came

over

with

Mike

Santorelli.

Who

was

his

roommate

in

his

first

year

as

a

pro

in

Milwaukee.

It

makes

the

transition

a

lot

easier.

And

the

puck

is

out

of

play

at

the

Vancouver

bench

for

a

face-off

in

the

neutral

zone.

The

penalty

killers

were

doing

a

very

good

job.

There

were

only

a

couple

of

seconds

left

in

the

Kevin

Bieksa

penalty.

That

harmless-looking

shot

found

its

way

to

the

back

of

the

net.

Here's

a

turnover

by

Tanev.

He

was

able

to

recover

and

poke

the

puck

to

Edler.

Eddie

Lack

gave

up

a

tough

one

last

time

in

this

building

to

Filip

Forsberg

off

the

right-wing

boards.

Forsberg

is

trying

to

move

the

puck

into

the

Vancouver

zone.

Bonino

gets

it.

He

slides

it

back

to

Alex

Edler.

Edler

to

Tanev

at

center.

He

sends

a

long

one

in.

Reaching

up

is

Rene

to

grab

the

puck.

And

he

drops

it

down

for

Franzen.

Puck

sent

to

center.

Forsberg

is

trying

to

move

in

on

Tanev.

Tanev

takes

it

away.

This

is

on

the

backhand

to

Edler.

Quickly

ahead

for

Higgins.

Moving

in

with

Bonino.

Higgins

with

a

drop

pass.

Bonino

with

a

shot.

Gloved

by

Rene.

And

he

hangs

on

for

the

whistle.

The

Predators

have

the

opening

goal.

Six

and

a

half

in.

It's

one

to

nothing.

Jannik

Hansen

lines

up

next

to

Bo

Horvat

for

this

face-off

in

the

Predators'

zone;

Hansen

winds

up

with

the

puck

and

dishes

it

back

to

Luca

Sbisa,

Hansen

down

the

boards

for

Horvat

in

the

corner.

Onto

the

puck

as

Ronald's

cannons

hit

hard

by

Volchenkov.

And

the

Predators

have

three

over

the

back

of

the

line.

Ellis

checked

from

behind

by

Hansen.

And

the

puck

is

knocked

away.

Brought

out

by

Horvat.

Canucks

bring

four

to

center.

Horvat

in

on

the

left

wing.

Looks

in

front.

Tries

a

shot.

Stopped

by

Rinne.

And

he

covers

in

the

crease

with

no

rebound

for

Jannik

Hansen.

Canucks

with

a

forward

back

for

the

Predators.

Ended

up

with

a

three-on-two

and

don't

take

advantage,

Back

to

Rinne.

He

makes

that

save

look

easy,

Bo

Horvat.

That

was

trying

for

the

shot

and

the

rebound,

but

Rinne

got

down

low,

blocked

it

with

his

glove.

I

called

Ashton

Sautner

a

Canuck

draft

pick.

He

was

a

free

agent

signing.

I

like

to

be

correct.

Yes,

yes.

Spirit

of

accuracy.

Face-off

in

the

Predators'

zone.

Linden

Vey

on

the

draw.

Jarnkrok

won

it,

but

Dorsett

goes

out

to

the

puck

in

the

corner.

Back

comes

Viktor

Stalberg

for

the

puck.

Mathias

steps

into

him.

Vey

trying

to

hold

it

in

on

the

far

side.

Rinne

out

of

his

net.

Hansen

plays

the

puck

ahead.

It's

a

hand

pass.

And

here

comes

Jarnkrok.

He

overskated

the

puck

but

is

able

to

feed

it

back

to

Ekholm.

Leaves

it

at

the

blue

line.

Now

here's

Jarnkrok.

Cutting

right.

Shoots.

Lack

sliding

to

his

left.

Made

the

save.

Another

chance

at

the

side.

And

the

shot

was

fanned

on

as

Mathias

did

a

good

job

to

tie

up

Stalberg.

Good

to

see

Stalberg

back

out

there

after

being

shaken

up

on

the

hit

from

Kevin

Bieksa.

Here's

Forsberg

into

the

net,

stopped

by

Lack,

and

Sean

Mathias

picks

up

the

loose

puck.

Mathias

slashes

at

the

stick

of

Stalberg,

who

feeds

back

into

his

own

zone.

Nearing

the

eight-minute

mark,

first

period,

Predators.

Back

home,

sends

the

puck

in

off

and

here's

Gabriel

Bourque

for

Nashville.

Around

the

net,

passing

to

the

side,

Burrows

intercepts,

and

he

backhands

the

puck

to

center.

After

it

is

Daniel

Sedin.

Yossi

chops

it

away,

but

Henrik

follows

up

for

the

Canucks.

Works

his

way

to

the

corner.

Henrik

Sedin,

around

for

Daniel.

Here

comes

Edler

from

the

left

point.

Sending

one

towards

the

goal.

That

ricocheted

to

the

corner.

Chance

for

Beck

to

get

a

breakaway.

Taylor

Beck.

in

on

Lack.

shoots.

He

scores!

The

Canucks

got

caught.

and

Taylor

Beck

makes

it

Nashville.

Well,

The

Canucks

got

caught

because

Alex

Edler's

shot

goes

completely

to

the

corner.

He's

just

trying

to

throw

it

at

the

net,

and

he

misses.

And

it's

off

the

corner

boards

and

Beck

is

in

behind

him.

He

gets

the

shot

and

squeaks

it

through

Eddie

Lack.

And

you

can

see,

here

comes

Edler.

After

he

shot

it

off

the

corner

boards.

The

Predators

took

advantage

and

Beck

found

a

way

to

score

on

the

breakaway.

So

a

quick

start

for

the

Predators.

And

the

Canucks

are

playing

on

consecutive

nights,

in

an

early

hole.

The

exit

dumps

the

puck

in

from

neutral

ice.

Rene

shoots

it

around.

He

can't

get

it

by

Higgins.

Jones

will

try

the

other

side.

Here's

Filip

Forsberg.

Feeding

back

to

Roman

Josi.

He

works

his

way

to

center.

Gets

around

Brabata.

Bieksa

stepped

up.

Josi

saw

him

coming

through

on

the

break.

And

he

tapped

the

puck

in.

Here's

Luca

Sbisa

around

for

Kevin

Bieksa.

Josi

moves

up

to

try

to

check

him.

Bieksa

gets

the

puck

to

center.

Jones

dumps

it

back

in.

The

Exel

punches

it

down

and

skates

to

neutral

ice.

He's

checked.

Craig

Smith

turns

back

for

Nashville.

Wilson's

off

the

bench.

He's

in.

He

shoots.

And

Lack

came

out

and

got

a

piece

of

that.

Colin

Wilson

jumped

onto

the

ice

and

wound

up

with

a

pretty

good

scoring

chance

looking

for

a

third

Nashville

goal.

Fisher

can't

get

it

in

deep.

But

now

he

follows

up

right

up

the

gut.

Dishes

off.

Shot

by

Arvidsson.

And

I

think

that

went

off

the

head

of

Lack

yet

again,

with

the

puck

ricocheting

out

of

play.

You

see

the

look;

Eddie

Lack's

head

was

hit

again.

Here's

the

shot

by

Beck.

And

Eddie

thinks

he's

got

it.

It's

off

the

bottom

of

his

glove.

And

there

is

another

shot

off

the

left

temple

of

Eddie's

mask.

It's

part

of

his

repertoire

now.

Oh,

Man.

Whatever

it

takes.

He

had

to

switch

masks

for

a

little

while.

Last

night

in

St.

Louis,

after

he

took

one,

Dan

Hamhuis

almost

stick-handled

his

way

into

trouble.

Horvat

is

able

to

get

the

puck

outside

the

slot.

Volchenkov

taps

it

ahead.

It's

onto

the

stick

of

Jannik

Hansen.

Hansen

skates

into

Nashville

territory.

Here's

Kennens.

Horvat

with

a

shot,

and

it

went

off

a

stick

and

wide.

Arvidsson

plays

the

puck

back.

Volchenkov

is

hit

by

Hansen.

And

here

comes

Fisher.

Volchenkov

is

shaken

up

a

bit

after

that

hit,

retrieving

his

stick

and

heading

to

the

Nashville

bench.

As

the

whistle

blows

at

the

halfway

mark

of

the

first.

Here's

Murph.

Well,

Mike

Santorelli

shoots

the

puck

in

from

center.

Gets

it

by

Eddie

Lack.

Now

from

the

blue

line.

Ekholm's

long

shot

off

the

shoulder

of

Lack.

Puck

onto

the

stick

of

Santorelli.

Back

to

Ekholm.

Franson

at

the

right

point.

Stretches

it

out

to

Ekholm.

Another

shot

blocked

in

front.

Puck

trickles

through

to

Lack.

And

he's

able

to

cover

up.

Dorsett

into

it

on

the

whistle.

Gloves

are

off

anyway.

Stalberg

is

the

instigator.

Boy,

Stalberg

gave

Dorsett

a

real

shot.

They're

both

going

to

go.

It's

been

a

busy

period

at

the

Vancouver

end

of

the

ice.

It'll

probably

be

four

on

four

when

we

come

back

to

Nashville.

I

thought

Viktor

Stalberg

might

get

an

extra

two

minutes

out

of

this

because

he

really

went

at

Derek

Dorsett

with

the

stick

to

start

this.

Okay,

There's

the

stick

and

the

high

stick

right

in

Dorsett's

face.

Both

off.

Four

on

four.

In

a

game,

favoring

the

Nashville

Predators,

who've

been

dynamite

at

home

this

season.

Good

matchup

in

that

regard.

Canucks

are

one

of

the

best

road

teams

in

the

NHL,

but

an

uphill

climb

in

this

one.

And

the

Predators

still

licking

their

wounds

after

the

home-ice

loss

to

Calgary.

Hamhuis

is

out

there

with

Tanev.

The

Sedins

are

up

front.

Josi

and

Jones

for

Nashville.

Wilson

up

front

with

Fisher.

As

the

Twins

move

the

puck

towards

the

goal,

Josi

Takes

it

away

from

Rinne

and

starts

out.

Wilson

through

center.

Had

four

points

when

these

teams

last

met

in

this

building.

Two

goals,

two

assists,

and

a

lopsided

win

for

the

Predators.

Edler

digs

the

puck

out

and

passes

to

Tanev.

Up

to

center,

Henrik

Sedin

helps

the

puck

along

for

Daniel.

Tried

to

drop

it

for

Henrik.

Josi

interception.

Canucks

are

changing

as

he

passes

ahead

to

Fischer.

Drop

feed.

Josi

stops.

Works

his

way

to

the

line.

Jones

dumps

one

in

around.

Here's

Smith.

Fischer

has

stayed

out.

Wilson

changed.

Now

Vrbata

is

racing

after

the

puck.

He

fights

off

a

hook.

He

gets

it

with

a

wrist

shot.

Blocked

by

Josi.

Banks

it

back.

Speeds

into

room.

Over

to

Vrbata.

Wrist

shot

off

the

blocker

of

Rinne.

And

Vrbata

is

onto

the

puck

once

more.

Jones

is

able

to

tap

it

away

from

him

and

around

for

Roman

Josi.

seconds

to

go

in

the

Just

over

minutes

left

in

the

first

period,

Nashville.

Jones

at

the

end

of

his

shift.

Rushes

in

with

a

pass

to

Ribeiro.

He

throws

one

across

and

Smith's

shot

is

off

the

stick

of

Sean

Mathias

and

out

of

play.

Oh

boy,

Mike

Ribeiro

has

really

had

a...

rebirthing

season

here.

He's

rejuvenated

his

game.

That

sounded

painful.

Here's

Mike

Ribeiro.

He's

so

good.

Look

at

this

pass.

There's

hardly

any

room

at

all

to

get

that

across,

and

Ribeiro

is

able

to

find

the

spot

to

get

it

across.

All

sorts

of

problems

in

Phoenix.

Good

sign.

Good

second

chance

for

Mike

Ribeiro.

A

rebirth.

Yeah,

rebirthing.

He's

still

out

there.

Along

with

Forsberg,

who

trails

only

Johnny

Gaudreau

in

rookie

scoring.

Dying

seconds

of

the

four-on-four.

Hansen

stickhandling

in

his

own

blue

line.

Tried

to

dump

one

across.

Predators

intercept

at

center

as

the

penalized

players

step

onto

the

ice.

Hansen

hit

Ekholm.

But

Forsberg

has

the

puck.

Stick-handling

his

way

in,

Stalberg

puts

it

towards

the

goal.

Knocked

away

by

Lack.

Here's

Ribeiro

to

the

line.

Ellis

broke

his

stick.

Forsberg

is

onto

the

puck

once

more.

Pass

picked

up

by

Mathias.

He

gets

it

ahead

to

Dorsett.

Two

on

one

with

Mathias.

Mathias

trying

to

move

in,

and

Jones

took

the

puck

away

from

him.

Dorsett

hits

Jones

as

Ribeiro

passes

it

center

to

Forsberg,

and

he'll

start

a

change

by

playing

the

puck

in

off

the

glass.

Seven

minutes

left

First

period.

Dorsett

rimmed

it

wide.

Mathias

plays

the

puck

in

the

Nashville

territory.

Josi's

back

being

watched

by

Linden

Vey.

He

banks

the

puck

to

Calle

Jarnkrok.

He

delays

before

throwing

one

across

to

Josi.

Lots

of

room

to

move

through

center.

In

on

the

right

wing.

Brown

Edler

centers

the

puck

through

the

crease

and

out

the

other

side.

Burrows

gets

it

to

Henrik

Sedin

and

he

skates

to

center

with

Daniel.

Daniel

takes

the

pass

on

the

left

wing.

Low

shot

stopped

by

Rinne.

And

he

hangs

on

for

the

whistle

as

we

check

in

with

Murph.

Pekka

Rinne,

For

a

big

goaltender,

he

does

that

a

lot.

He

does

it

very

well.

He

gets

down

really

low

and

gets

the

catching

glove

on.

The

only

reason

the

guy

shoots

from

where

he

does

is

to

try

to

get

a

rebound,

to

use

it

as

a

backboard.

Rinne

is

very

good

at

getting

that

catching

glove

down.

Canucks

win

the

face-off.

But

the

pass

for

Rabada

is

intercepted

by

Franzen,

Franzen

gets

the

puck

ahead

to

Beck.

Those

two,

the

goal

scorers

in

this

game

so

far.

Beck

doubled

the

lead

on

a

breakaway

after

Franzen

opened

the

scoring.

Got

a

long

shot

on

the

power

play.

Here's

Ekholm

putting

one

on

goal.

Trying

to

tip

it

was

Bork.

Beck

from

the

corner.

Works

his

way

up

the

boards.

Now

he

cycles

down

for

Gabriel

Bork.

He

actually

gave

him

a

little

shot

in

the

back,

but

Bork's

onto

the

puck.

Fires

it

back.

Beck

with

a

shot

wide

of

the

goal.

Gostad

hustles

to

the

loose

puck.

Behind

the

net

for

Bork.

Comes

out

the

near

side.

Taps

it

past

the

batter.

Picks

up

the

puck

himself.

Tried

to

feed

it

across

and

that

was

blocked

by

Higgins.

The

puck

deflects

to

center.

Under

six

minutes

to

go

on

the

first.

Beck

is

bodied

by

Spisa

as

he

moves

in.

Wilson

and

Weber

battle

for

the

puck.

Horvath

comes

up

with

it.

Hansen

can't

move

it

up.

Here's

a

chance

for

Ellison.

Weber

got

in

his

way.

Spisa

picks

up

a

loose

puck.

And

now

dumps

it

back

for

Weber.

Speeds

at

the

end

of

his

shift.

He

would

like

to

get

to

the

bench.

Weber

isn't

going

to

let

him.

That's

an

icing

call.

And

the

faceoff

comes

back

into

the

Vancouver

zone.

Get

ready

for

the

game

Willie

Desjardins

shaking

his

head.

That

was

an

unnecessary

icing.

And

the

Predators

control

off

the

draw.

Volchenkov

tries

to

shoot

the

puck.

He's

loose.

Ribeiro

was

unable

to

get

a

shot

away.

Then

he

put

it

between

the

legs

and

tried

to

flip

it

up

high.

But

a

little

bit

off

the

mark.

The

Canucks

ice

the

puck

after

Mike

Ribeiro

tried

a

little

wizardry

in

close.

You

can

see

Eddie

Lack.

Just

the

body

language

here

as

his

team

is

under

siege.

The

Predators

go

to

the

net

hard.

Mike

Ribeiro

pulls

it

back.

He's

behind

the

goal

line.

That

would

have

been

one

of

the

highlight-reel

ones.

Bohor

got

away

with

a

hook

on

Ribeiro.

Do

we

still

call

that

the

Merrick

Malik?

The

Merrick

Malik,

Yes.

That

was

so

good.

Famous

shootout.

The

Canucks

get

the

puck

off

the

draw.

And

Spiesa

has

been

out

there

forever.

Launches

a

long

one

right

on

Rene

Mills.

No

icing

this

time.

And

there'll

be

a

face-off

in

the

Nashville

zone

when

we

return

to

the

Music

City.

to

go

in

the

first.

Predators

lead

the

Canucks

The

Canucks

are

on

this

road

trip

without

Zack

Kassian,

Brad

Richardson,

Both

injured,

as

well

as

Ryan

Miller.

Offside

Nashville

after

that

wonderful

imitation

by

Daddy

John.

Alex

Burrows

knows

all

about

it.

He's

got

a

couple

of

little

kids.

Mike

Santorelli

lined

up

opposite

Sean

Mathias

outside

the

Vancouver

blue

line.

As

Vey

takes

the

face

off,

Santorelli

plays

the

puck

forward.

Hamhuis,

he

was

able

to

get

it

over

to

Chris

Tanev.

So

the

defense

has

juggled

a

bit

as

Rene

had

trouble

with

that

puck

at

the

side.

Lost

at

his

feet

momentarily,

but

able

to

fall

on

it

and

get

the

whistle.

Well,

there's

Tucker

Rene.

He

had

some

problems

with

that

one

off

the

corner

boards.

Gordie

Howe's

birthday;

I

had

the

good

fortune

of

being

a

teammate

with

Gordie

in

his

last

year

in

the

NHL.

He

was

in

his

early

There

he

is

playing

with

the

Hartford

Whalers

and

there

I

am

throwing

him

a

pass.

I

did

get

an

assist

on

his

last

NHL

goal

that

they

never

credited

to

me.

Gordie's

doing

much

better.

We

can

pass

that

along.

So

we

saw

him

use

that

now.

It's

Edler

and

Weber

on

defense

for

the

Canucks,

making

a

few

adjustments.

Here's

Victor

Arvidsson

into

the

Vancouver

zone.

Mathias

was

covering

for

Edler,

able

to

break

that

up,

but

the

puck

stays

in

Vancouver

territory.

Arvidsson

behind

the

net

knocked

away

by

Weber.

Gets

the

puck

to

Vey,

and

he

finds

Sean

Mathias

who

opened

the

scoring

in

St.

Louis

last

night.

Deep

in

the

Nashville

zone,

four

minutes

to

go

in

the

first.

Voice

of

Mark

Swannett.

It's

not

loose,

Mark.

Now

it

is.

And

it's

out

of

play.

Mike

Fisher

wished

it

was

still

stuck

along

the

boards

as

he

skates

off.

Mike

Fisher's

just

trying

to

play

it

off

the

glass

and

get

it

out.

He

catches

it

in

the

hook

of

a

stick.

It's

over

the

glass

and

out;

they've

got

lots

of

time.

Ended

an

drought

for

the

Predators.

Canucks

will

try

to

answer,

get

on

the

board

here,

cut

the

lead

in

half.

Late,

a

minute

to

go

on

the

penalty

to

Fisher

for

delay

of

game.

Edler

fakes

the

shot,

drops

it

to

Henrik

Sedin;

he

works

his

way

to

the

left,

passes

to

Daniel.

Now

Henrik

around

for

Radim

Vrbata.

He

reverses

to

Daniel.

Daniel

had

trouble

collecting

that

puck

but

he

throws

it

around

to

Henrik.

Blue-line

feed

to

Weber

at

the

left

point.

Edler

takes

a

look

for

his

shot

glove

by

Rinne.

Daniel

was

there

hoping

for

the

deflection

but

couldn't

get

his

stick

on

the

puck.

As

you

say,

John,

Daniel

was

looking

for

the

deflection,

not

the

screen.

And

Pekka

Rinne

had

no

problems.

Here's

Daniel.

Now

he's

trying

to

screen

there.

But

now

look

at

the

side.

He's

going

for

the

deflection

instead

of

the

screen.

And

Pekka

Rinne

had

no

problems

grabbing

that

one.

Second

unit

comes

out

with

a

minute

to

go

on

the

Fisher

minor.

Just

under

three

minutes

left.

First

period.

Bonino

wins

the

draw.

Back

to

Tanev.

Nick

Bonino.

In

front

of

him,

Chris

Higgins

on

the

left

side.

Ran

wide.

Hamhuis

had

to

take

it

off

his

skate.

Now

he

tries

to

feed

back

to

Tanev,

who

has

escaped

to

that

pass.

Ekholm

intercepts.

Checked

along

the

boards

and

the

Canucks

come

up

with

the

puck,

but

Hamhuis

bobbles

it

and

shoots

it

down

the

ice.

Valuable

time

killed

there.

And

there's

under

a

minute

to

go

on

the

Vancouver

power

play.

Hamhuis

to

Higgins.

He's

stood

up

by

Franson.

And

that

allows

Ekholm

to

backhand

the

puck

down

on

Eddie

Lack.

Here

comes

Hamhuis

slowly

to

center.

Pass

to

Henrik

Sedin.

That's

the

first

unit.

Part

of

it

has

made

its

way

back

out.

Hamhuis

is

in,

trying

to

dump

one

around.

He

certainly

came

out

to

cut

that

one

off.

He

shoots

the

puck

around

the

glass,

and

it

escapes

the

zone,

chasing

after

Santorelli.

Hamhuis

over

to

check

him.

Santorelli

gets

the

puck,

and

he's

stopped

by

Lack

as

he

tried

to

beat

him

under

the

blocker's

side.

Tough

shift

for

Dan

Hamhuis.

Here's

Henrik

Sedin,

passing

one

across.

Daniel

has

Henrik

in

front,

and

the

puck

bounced

past

him.

After

the

Predator

got

his

stick

on

it,

that

was

Yarncroft.

Penalty's

over.

Canucks

for

on

the

power

play.

Managed

one

shot.

And

continue

to

trail

Waiting.

Completing

a

change.

Puck

thrown

forward.

Wilson

moves

in

on

Bieksa.

Puts

one

in

front.

That's

off

a

Canuck's

stick.

And

the

puck

goes

out

of

play

in

the

corner

to

the

left

of

Eddie

Lack.

Well.

Dan

Hamhuis

on

that

power-play

shift

is

at

the

very

end.

And

Santorelli

is

up

the

middle.

Dan's

got

the

angle

on

Santorelli.

But

Santorelli

with

his

speed

goes

by

him.

Eddie

Lack

looks

very

uncomfortable,

but

makes

the

save.

Faceoff

to

his

right,

minutes

to

go

in

the

first

period.

Puck

comes

in

front.

Bieksa

was

there

to

get

it

out.

And

the

other

number

three,

Seth

Jones,

tracks

it

down

to

his

own

end.

Very

warm

here

in

Nashville

today,

and

you

can

tell

the

ice

is

not

the

greatest.

I'd

almost

say

it

was

hot

in

Nashville

today.

I

don't

mean

to

split

hairs.

Here's

Mike

Fisher

moving

in,

final

minute,

first

period.

Arvidsson

trying

to

return

the

puck

to

him,

but

it's

off

a

stick

and

over

the

glass

for

a

whistle.

Willie

Desjardins

back

to

the

drawing

board.

After

this

period,

the

shots

are

but

I

would

say

the

chances

would

be

maybe

if

you

can

pick

out

a

good

Canuck

chance.

I'll

work

on

that

here.

Yes,

you're

looking

at

me

like,

oh,

I

can't

really

remember

one.

Canucks

have

shown

the

capacity

to

come

back.

wins

when

giving

up

the

opening

goal.

His

third

best

in

the

NHL.

Down

in

this

one.

Here's

Vane.

Had

a

chance

at

the

side.

Elected

to

turn

back.

Now

he

fires

to

Tanev,

who

tried

his

shot.

That

one

bounces

wide

to

the

goal.

Tanev

after

the

puck

again.

Forsberg

steps

in

front

of

him.

And

the

Predators,

four

of

them

to

center

with

seconds

to

go,

but

Hamhuis

breaks

that

up

and

gets

the

puck

out;

Hamhuis

brings

it

to

center.

tips

it

forward,

and

that'll

do

it

for

period

one.

Not

before

Hamhuis

and

Forsberg

exchange

some

slashes

in

front

of

the

Nashville

bench.

Tough

start

for

the

Canucks.

Cody

Franson,

over

this

first

period,

is

returning

to

Nashville

on

a

power

play.

And

then

Taylor

Beck

on

a

breakaway.

Predators

as

we

send

it

back

to

Brad

Fay,

Doug

MacLean,

and

Rich

Sutter.

Tough

first

period

for

the

Canucks

on

the

scoreboard

as

we

get

set

for

period

two

here

at

Bridgestone

Arena

in

Nashville.

Our

perch

is,

well,

behind

the

top

row.

We

are

the

top

row

here

in

Nashville.

Had

you

offered

the

Canucks

a

split

in

St.

Louis

and

Nashville

heading

into

this

trip,

probably

would

have

taken

those

odds.

But

a

chance

to

come

back

here.

Still

two

periods

to

go

and

try

to

get

something

more

than

that

after

winning

a

big

one

in

St.

Louis.

Well,

That's

it.

The

first

period

was

not

a

very

good

one

for

them.

They

took

the

penalty,

and

the

guys

were

talking

about

it

back

there,

and

he

had

set

the

tone.

And

I

think

Nashville

comes

hard.

They

go

to

the

net

hard,

and

when

they

score

on

the

power

play,

and

then

you

get

a

bonus

breakaway

goal

from

somebody

that

you

don't

expect

to

score,

it

gives

you

even

more

of

a

lift.

The

trip

doesn't

get

all

that

much

easier

when

you

consider

the

United

Center,

and

then,

boy,

the

MTS

Center

is

going

to

be

rocking

Saturday

afternoon.

Well,

That's

it.

But

a

day

off

in

between

for

both

those

games.

Chicago's

lost

a

couple

at

home,

so

who

knows?

That's

why

they

play

the

games.

That's

it.

Puck

out

of

play

to

start.

This

period

starts

much

like

the

first

did,

with

an

early

whistle.

Just

six

seconds

in,

there'll

be

another

faceoff

at

center.

Well,

And

how

many

icings

in

the

first

five

minutes

of

that

first

period

by

both

teams?

Bonino

wins

the

faceoff.

Edler

and

Tanev

reunited

here

after

Doug

Lidster

mixed

up

the

defensive

pairings

for

the

latter

half

of

the

first

period.

Tanev

dumps

the

puck

in

from

center.

Higgins

moves

in

on

Ekholm.

Bonino.

Approaches

him

from

the

other

side.

The

puck

held

in

by

Edler.

Bonino

tried

to

pass

to

Vrbata.

Puck

comes

all

the

way

around

to

Higgins.

In

behind

for

Radim

Vrbata.

Tried

to

center

to

Bonino.

Knocked

away

by

Edler.

Can't

get

the

puck

by

Edler.

Holds

it

in.

Now

throws

it

in

front.

Swatted

out

of

the

air

by

Franson.

And

there

you

go,

John.

Early

icing

call

to

start

the

second

as

we're

seconds

in.

Nick

Bonino

has

been

very

good

in

the

face-off

circle.

The

Canucks

in

the

first

period

were

very

good

as

a

team.

Bo

Horvat

won

six

of

nine.

Nick

Bonino

won

five

of

seven.

Henrik

Sedin's

on

this

one

against

Mike

Ribeiro.

They

tie

each

other

up.

Daniel

tries

to

bring

the

puck

out.

Henrik

got

a

quick

shot

away.

That

went

off

the

mask

or

the

throat

guard

of

Lack.

I

think

so.

Another

shot

from

Weber.

Deflects

wide.

Canucks

work

to

hold

the

puck

in,

but

Ekholm

has

it

with

some

time

and

space.

Turns

to

get

away

from

Daniel

Sedin.

He

brings

the

puck

ahead

before

backhanding

it

to

center.

Canucks

try

to

move

it

back

in.

but

here

comes

Ekholm.

He

is

tripped

up

by

Henrik

Sedin.

It'll

be

a

Vancouver

penalty.

So

the

Predators

are

up

We'll

get

a

power

play

here

when

the

Canucks

next

pick

up

the

puck.

Lack's

gone

to

the

bench

for

the

sixth

attacker.

Gaustad

in

on

the

left

wing.

He

tried

to

drag

and

move.

Puck

knocked

away.

Daniel

Sedin

gets

it.

and

his

brother

Henrik

will

head

to

the

box.

Just

after

the

Canucks

had

had

their

best

chance

of

the

game

off

a

faceoff,

Henrik

Sedin.

Here's

the

penalty.

The

swipe

by

Henrik.

Misses

the

puck.

Catches

the

feet.

He

had

the

best

chance,

too.

Oh,

here

it

is.

On

Mike

Ribeiro.

Henrik

jumps

by

Ribeiro

and

has

the

chance.

And

Pekka

Rinne

made

himself

large.

Got

the

left

shoulder

on

him.

Predators

one

for

one

on

the

power

play.

That

after

going

for

in

their

previous

three

games.

Opportunity

here

to

increase

the

lead

and

they

set

up

in

a

Vancouver

zone.

Here's

Prince,

who

had

the

power-play

goal.

Puck

deflects

to

the

corner.

Predators

shoot

it

around

for

Forsberg.

Checked

by

Bieksa.

Bonino

gets

the

puck.

wrists

it

ahead.

Gloved

down

by

Higgins

and

knocked

away

from

him

by

Roman

Josi.

Josi

brings

the

puck

forward.

Pass

to

Forsberg.

Down

the

right

side.

He

shoots

it

around

to

Mike

Fisher.

Tanev

tried

to

check

in.

Now

Edler's

after

the

puck.

Knocked

away

from

Edler.

Matthias

after

it.

Sent

to

the

blue

line.

Josi

to

Forsberg.

Here's

Fisher

with

a

quick

shot.

He

missed

the

net

by

a

good

margin.

Franson

holds

it

in.

It

bounces

past

Wilson

and

around

to

Fisher.

Back

to

Josi

and

in

for

Colin

Wilson.

Forsberg

lets

the

puck

go

through

to

Franson.

Here's

Josi

with

some

room.

Slap

shot.

That

went

off

Tanev

in

front

of

Vancouver's

Lack.

Just

under

A

minute

to

go

on

the

power

play.

Josi

again.

Looking

for

the

tip

was

Fisher.

But

he

couldn't

make

contact.

Franson

at

the

line.

Josi

moves

down

to

the

bottom

of

the

circle.

Banks

one

back

to

Mike

Fisher.

Watched

by

Matthias.

Here's

Franson

to

Filip

Forsberg.

Goal

line

feed

for

Wilson.

Puck

knocked

away

by

Tanev.

But

Wilson

gets

it

back.

Up

to

Forsberg.

Back

to

Franson.

Here's

Josi.

Takes

a

look.

Lets

it

go.

And

blocked

once

more

by

Tanev.

Predators

maintain

control

of

the

puck.

It's

been

in

the

Vancouver

zone

pretty

much

the

whole

time.

Just

one

clear

by

Vancouver

so

far.

seconds

to

go

in

the

power

play.

Josi

coming

off

the

left

again.

And

there's

another

block

for

Tanev.

He

took

him

on

the

right

foot.

That

stung

a

bit.

But

he's

back

up.

Wilson

to

Fisher.

Colin

Wilson.

Now

his

shot

is

stopped

by

Lack.

You

know

what

Henrik

Sedin's

hoping?

He

can

get

out

there

and

get

behind

this

tired

group

of

power

play

players

for

Nashville.

He's

into

the

play.

He

upended

Colin

Wilson.

And

Lack

hangs

on

to

the

long

shot

from

Josi

and

gets

the

whistle.

Roman

Josi,

A

big

part

of

the

power

play.

And

with

him

and

Shea

Weber,

Weber

sits

back

now

and

lets

Josi

run

the

offense.

He's

got

ten

more

points

than

his

defense

partner.

That

partner

is

not

playing.

He

is

missing

his

third

game.

You

can

see

the

other

guys.

Eric

Carlson

and

Brent

Burns.

They're

always

down

the

ice,

and

Josi's

got

over

blocked

shots,

besides

leading

the

Predators'

defense

corps

in

scoring.

Yannick

Weber

backhands

the

puck

ahead.

Lyndon

Vey

tips

it

into

the

Nashville

zone.

After

the

penalty

kill,

Ronalds

Kenins

comes

up

to

replace

Shawn

Matthias

on

this

line.

Dorsett

played

the

puck

in

offside.

Predators

get

it

out.

Kenins

is

on

to

it,

skating

back

to

his

own

blue

line.

Weber

takes

the

pass.

Now

fires

to

Dan

Hamhuis.

Lead

feed

for

Dorsett.

He

turns.

Plays

one

ahead.

Here's

Vey

in

on

goal

and

Vey

shoots.

He

scores!

Through

Pekka

Rinne.

And

Vey

is

on

the

board

with

his

first

goal

in

a

while.

It's

What

a

nice

play

by

Derek

Dorsett

just

to

chip

this

one

by.

Pucks

rolling.

Pekka

Rinne

doesn't

like

it.

You

can

tell

from

his

body

language.

He

felt

he

should

have

had

this

one.

Look

at

this

play

by

Derek

Dorsett.

Pucks

rolling.

We've

seen

it

rolling

all

game

long.

And

Linden

Vey

just

makes

sure

that

he

makes

contact.

There's

a

puck

bouncing.

Dorsett

to

chip.

And

Vey

slides

it

through

Rinne,

who

never

really

did

get

set.

Linden

Vey

into

double

digits

with

his

tenth

of

the

year.

His

first

goal

in

games.

You

have

to

go

back

to

Valentine's

Day

in

Calgary

to

find

the

last

time

he

lit

the

lamp.

But

he's

got

potentially

a

big

one

here

at

of

the

second

period

to

get

Vancouver

onto

the

board.

Sedins

and

Burrows

cannot

fit

a

shift

after

the

goal.

But

they

can't

get

the

puck

out

of

it.

Now

they

can.

Burrows

brings

it

out.

And

here's

Henrik.

Bieksa's

the

trailer.

Takes

the

drop

pass.

Kevin

Bieksa

to

the

net.

Tipped

by

Henrik.

Or

was

it

Burrows

going

to

the

goal?

And

Rinne

reaching

back

was

able

to

stop

that

deflected

puck.

An

acrobatic

save.

Bieksa

at

the

right

point.

In

a

crowd.

And

we

got

a

penalty

coming

up

to

Henrik

Sedin

again.

Well,

this

is

going

to

be

goaltender

interference.

This

is

going

to

be

goaltender

interference.

And

Henrik

was

pushed

into

the

crease.

He

doesn't

like

the

call.

And

you

can

see

Willie

Desjardins.

He

doesn't

like

the

call

either.

Here's

the

play.

Henrik

to

Kevin

Bieksa.

He

just

throws

it

at

the

net.

And

Alex

Burrows

tips

it.

Rinne

with

a

good

save.

And

look

at

that

puck

just

dancing.

And

Rinne's

coming

across.

Never

gets

set.

Puck

right

through

the

wickets.

Now

Henrik

Sedin

gets

pushed

in

by

Josi.

I

can

understand

why

Henrik's

upset

at

that

one.

He's

right

back

in

the

box.

And

the

Predators

get

their

third

power

play

opportunity,

Looking

to

retake

the

two-goal

lead.

is

the

time

of

the

penalty.

seconds

after

Vey

got

the

Canucks'

first

goal,

and

now

an

errant

pass

slides

the

length

of

the

ice.

Sedins

are

so

close.

All

their

statistical

categories,

but

not

in

penalty

minutes,

John.

Henrik

is

now

four

away

from

in

his

career.

Daniel

has

but

Ellis

with

a

shot

gobbled

up

by

Lack

and

he

hangs

on.

Linden

Vey

has

a

goal

for

the

Canucks.

I

do

have

an

answer

why

Henrik's

numbers

would

be

when

you

play

center.

When

you're

playing

center,

you're

always

involved

in

the

face

off.

Off

a

high

stick

or

a

hooking

or

something

right

off

the

faceoff.

There

you

go.

You're

not

buying

it?

No,

I'm

totally

buying

it.

Here's

a

national

penalty

coming

up

now.

Delayed

call.

Bo

Horvat

moves

in

with

a

shot.

Stopped

by

Rinne

and

the

whistle

blows.

I

think

it's

Smith

for

hooking

or

holding.

And

it'll

be

four

on

four

with

to

go

in

Henrik

Sedin's

penalty.

And

both

referees

had

their

arms

up

on

this

one.

Smith

was

trying

to

track

down

one

of

the

Canucks

from

behind

as

the

puck

was

brought

out

of

the

Vancouver

zone

and

he'll

head

to

the

box.

There's

the

grab

right

there.

Luca

Sbisa

and

both

referees.

Smith

had

both

arms

around

Sbisa.

the

time

of

the

holding

minor.

So

the

Predators

are

one

for

three

on

the

power

play.

Canucks

will

have

an

abbreviated

one.

It's

their

second

opportunity

once

Henrik

Sedin's

minor

expires.

Vancouver

wins

the

draw.

Here's

Hamhuis

to

Tanev.

Dumps

one

around

for

Nick

Bonino.

Pass

to

the

blue

line.

Hamhuis.

Wrists

one

in

front

off

the

leg

of

Josi.

And

Forsberg

picks

up

the

puck

for

the

Predators.

Josi

sends

one

across.

Wrist

shot.

Stop.

Rebound.

Loose.

Loose

attempted

grab.

No,

He

didn't.

He

lines

up

with

the

puck.

The

shot

off

the

right

wing

was

off

the

stick

of

Mike

Fisher.

Yannick

Hansen

skates

through

center.

In

with

Bonino.

Scores!

What

a

shot

by

Hansen.

A

rising

slapper.

Stick

side.

And

the

game's

tied

at

two.

Peter

Laviolette's

looking

up

to

see

if

this

one's

tipped.

to

feet

out.

Yannick

Hansen

just

lets

it

rip.

He's

right

down

the

middle.

Defense

backs

off.

I

don't

know

whether

that

hit

Josi

or

not.

A

lot

on

it.

Might

have

just

caught

the

tip

of

Josi's

stick.

And

Pekka

Rinne,

deep

in

the

net.

Beaten

cleanly.

Back

to

square

one.

The

Canucks

score

twice

here

in

the

second.

See

Nick

Bonino

giving

Yannick

Hansen

a

little

tap

on

the

shoulder

after

he

ripped

that

one

in.

The

goals

came

exactly

two

minutes

apart.

Vey

at

Hansen

at

And

Vancouver

stands

to

go

onto

the

power

play

in

seconds.

Here's

Higgins.

Wristing

one

wide

of

the

goal.

Horvath

goes

after

the

puck

on

the

far

side.

Carries

back

to

the

blue

line.

Dishes

one

in

front.

Higgins

settles

the

puck.

Passes

back

to

Spezia.

Long

shot.

And

that

one

knuckled

into

the

corner.

Henrik

Sedin

steps

out

of

the

box.

Vancouver's

onto

the

power

play

for

the

next

short

while.

With

Smith

serving

the

remainder

of

his

minor

penalty.

Daniel

Sedin

brings

the

puck

in.

Sends

one

across

for

battle

with

a

shot

blocked

by

Franson.

And

the

puck

is

hoisted

all

the

way

down.

There's

no

penalty

time

up

on

the

clock.

They

took

it

off,

but

Vancouver

remains

on

the

power

play.

Daniel

Sedin

down

the

left

side.

Pass

to

Henrik.

Weber

wants

the

feed

at

the

right

point.

He

gets

it.

Yannick

Weber

to

Alex

Edler.

Throws

one

on

goal.

knocked

away

by

Rinne,

and

the

puck

is

knocked

down

the

ice

by

Gabriel

Bourque.

Here,

Henrik

Sedin

asking

when

Smith

is

going

to

get

back

on

the

ice.

He's

out

there

now

as

Edler

stopped.

and

Henrik

on

the

rebound

couldn't

jam

it

past

Rinne,

who's

been

busy

here

in

the

second.

Vey

got

the

Canucks

on

the

board.

Jannik

Hansen,

it's

tied

at

here

in

Nashville.

The

Canucks,

though,

have

come

to

life.

Two

here

in

the

second.

Game

knotted

at

two.

Here's

Colin

Wilson.

Down

the

left

wing.

Tanev

forced

him

behind

the

goal.

Wilson

still

on

the

puck.

Leaves

it

in

the

corner

for

Arvidsson.

Now

Wilson

again.

Goes

to

his

knees.

Gets

back

up.

Passes

the

puck.

Blocked

by

Tanev.

Adler

checked

before

he

could

move

it.

And

Wilson's

on

the

puck

once

more.

Vey

takes

it

away.

He

runs

into

Victor

Arvidsson.

Now

a

chance

for

Tanev

to

collect

the

puck.

And

he

hooks

one

up

the

middle.

Mathias

didn't

see

it

coming.

Following

up

is

Vey.

He'll

turn

back

inside

his

own

blue

line.

Dorsett

deflects

the

puck

forward

and

moves

in

on

the

goaltender.

Hits

him

in

the

corner.

Kennens

is

in

after

the

puck.

Jarnkrok

clears

it

around.

Chipped

out

by

Santorelli.

Stalberg

tries

to

force

it

by

the

exit.

Now

he

moves

in

on

Bo

Horvat.

Santorelli

from

the

corner.

Second

tour

of

duty

with

Nashville,

just

like

Cody

Franson.

Hansen

trying

to

catch

up

with

that

puck.

But

Jarnkrok

has

it

skating

back

in

his

own

zone.

Nine

minutes

gone.

Second

period.

A

tie.

Hansen

steals

the

puck,

but

his

pass

for

Kennens

escaped

the

zone.

Bieksa

flips

it

back

in.

Stalberg

gets

a

piece

of

him.

Rinne

grabs

the

puck,

and

he'll

take

the

whistle.

Giving

us

a

chance

to

check

out

John

Garrett's

fresh

take.

the

Canucks

in

the

first

period

had

how

many

good

chances?

Maybe

one

here

in

the

second.

Linden

Vey

is

Pekka

Rinne

had

that

one

slip

through.

And

then

this

one.

As

Roman

Josi,

too

much

space.

And

Hansen,

lots

of

time

to

tee

it

up

and

beat

Pekka

Rinne

from

feet

out.

Dan

Hamhuis

assists

on

both

goals.

So

he's

up

to

assists

on

the

season.

Still

looking

for

his

first

goal.

Bonino

had

the

first

assist

on

the

Hansen

goal

and

he'll

take

this

face-off

in

the

Nashville

zone

against

Mike

Ribeiro.

Canucks

win

it,

Brabada

tried

a

shot,

now

Hamhuis

puts

one

towards

the

goal.

Josi

deflected

that

one

out

of

play.

And

the

face-off

will

again

be

to

the

left

of

Pekka

Rinne.

See

the

Predators

immediately

went

to

Radom

Brabada,

who

is

so

good

on

the

face-offs,

And

look

at

the

Predators.

Naturally,

you're

going

to

go

to

the

guy

that's

got

the

goals,

Seth

Jones

right

there.

No

space

at

all.

Dostad,

one

of

the

best

in

the

business.

Eighth

in

the

NHL

in

face-off

percentage.

One

night

as

he

replaced

one

of

the

Predators

on

that

face-off.

And

now

he

heads

to

the

bench

with

his

job

done.

Josi

has

the

puck

back

to

Smith.

He

chops

one

towards

the

goal.

Winds

up

on

the

near

side.

Bonino

gets

it

ahead

to

Vrbata.

And

he

stick-handles

inside

his

own

line

before

bringing

the

puck

and

sending

it

ahead

to

Higgins.

He's

in

on

the

right

wing.

Chris

Higgins.

Vrbata.

To

the

goal

line.

And

Weber

couldn't

steer

it

home.

Nor

could

Bonino

in

front.

Back

come

the

Predators.

Forsberg.

Drop

pass.

Josi

shoots.

He

ripped

it

wide.

And

the

puck

ricochets

all

the

way

down

into

the

Nashville

zone.

That

was

Chris

Higgins

back.

Ekholm,

from

behind

his

own

net,

backhands

the

puck

to

center.

Predators

appealing

for

too

many

men

on

the

ice

as

that

puck

hit

Vrbata

going

to

the

bench.

Play

goes

on.

Josi.

Rink

wide.

Ribeiro,

stick-handling,

drops

back,

And

Josi

starts

up

to

center

with

a

right-side

pass.

Puck

driven

in

by

Ekholm.

Ribeiro

blocks

the

clearing

attempt.

Spinning

with

a

shot

is

Bork.

And

that's

gloved

by

Eddie

Lack.

who's

seen

his

teammates

score

twice

here

in

the

second.

Two

goals

in

two

minutes

for

the

Vancouver

Canucks

here

in

the

second

period.

More

goals

for

the

Canucks

this

year.

Paul

Gaustad

on

the

faceoff

in

the

Vancouver

zone.

And

he

wins

another

one.

Shot

by

Beck.

He

ripped

it

wide.

Jones

holds

the

puck

in.

Edler

skates

towards

it

in

the

corner.

Ahead

for

Daniel

Sedin.

He

turned

it

over.

Now

he

gets

another

chance

and

this

time

skates

the

puck

forward.

Daniel

risks

one

in

for

Burrows

to

go

after.

Alex

Burrows

around

for

Daniel

Sedin.

Let

the

puck

go

by

towards

Sbisa.

Now

Henrik

in

for

Daniel.

He

missed

the

puck.

Burrows

gets

it

on

the

right

side.

Into

the

corner

for

Daniel

Sedin.

Henrik

crunched

by

Gaustad

behind

the

goal.

Burrows

throws

a

check

and

steals

the

puck.

Alex

Burrows

to

Luca

Sbisa.

Here's

Kevin

Bieksa.

Wide

of

the

goal.

Henrik

tried

to

tip

it

from

the

goal

line.

Bork

gets

to

the

puck.

Slides

it

out.

Beck

racing

after

Bieksa.

They

tied

each

other

up

in

the

corner.

Henrik

Sedin

back

to

help

up.

Now

Sbisa

pokes

the

puck.

To

the

corner.

Beck

tried

to

put

it

on

goal.

Deflects

towards

Fisher.

Bieksa

stepped

on

the

puck.

Dorsett

there

to

help

him

out.

And

he

gets

it

behind

the

net

to

Sbisa.

Luca

Sbisa

back

to

the

other

side

for

Derek

Dorsett,

who

tips

the

puck

ahead

but

not

out.

Wilson

gives

it

away

to

Bieksa.

Lead

pass,

Henrik

Sedin.

Bieksa

goes

to

the

net.

Henrik

puts

it

on

the

forehand.

He

shoots

and

that

hit

a

body

in

front.

Dorsett

tried

to

get

it

behind

the

goal.

Falling

down

is

Volchenko.

And

the

Predators

slide

the

puck

to

the

back

of

the

line.

Pucks

changing

on

the

backcheck,

but

Hamhuis

was

able

to

get

to

the

loose

puck.

He

sends

it

ahead

for

Matthias.

That

was

out

of

his

reach,

And

it's

an

icing

call

against

Vancouver.

Well,

We'll

try

again.

Loose

puck

at

center.

Forsberg

trying

to

get

behind

Hamhuis.

Hamhuis

took

Forsberg

down.

He

looks

to

the

referee.

No

call.

So

he'll

get

back

up

and

battle

for

the

puck

for

Nashville.

Big

scrum

in

the

corner

to

the

right

of

Eddie

Lack.

Seven

and

a

half

to

go

in

the

second.

Vey

comes

up

with

the

puck.

Overskates

it.

Now

Matthias

has

a

chance

to

clear.

Hansen

gives

chase.

Turns

on

the

Jets.

Down

the

left.

Waiting

for

help.

Canucks

are

changing.

Jannik

Hansen

dumps

one

across.

Tanev

collects

it

to

retreat

rather

than

go

after

that

puck.

And

Kennens

holds

it

in.

Pass

for

Horvat.

Puck

comes

back

to

him.

Here's

Kennens.

Working

off

the

right

wing.

Almost

turned

it

over

to

the

blue

line.

Now

it's

picked

up

by

Ribeiro.

And

he

brings

the

puck

through

neutral

ice,

backhands

it

to

the

corner.

Edler

turns

around

to

go

after

the

puck.

Knocks

it

by

Stahlberg.

Onto

the

stick

of

Tanev,

who

gets

it

outside

the

line.

Brought

back

in

offside

by

Volchenko.

Volchenko,

Pardon

me,

And

it's

an

offside

whistle.

Here's

Philip

Forsberg

and

Dan

Hamhuis.

Remember

at

the

end

of

the

first

period,

they

had

a

little

slashing

fest.

And

Filip

Forsberg,

Johnny

Goudreau's

caught

Forsberg.

He's

one

of

five

Predators

to

play

every

game

this

season,

and

Goudreau

has

not.

I

think

that's...

Higgins

onto

the

puck.

Hits

the

line

with

Scott

Hannan.

He

tried

to

throw

it

on

goal.

Vrbata

taking

a

rough

ride

there.

He's

slow

to

get

up

and

isn't

getting

up,

in

fact,

after

Jones

worked

him

over.

Vrbata's

struggling

to

his

feet

now

and

gliding

towards

the

Vancouver

bench.

Said

Jones

gave

him

a

pretty

rough

ride

from

behind

and

Vrbata

is

going

to

need

some

attention.

And

Vrbata

is

bleeding.

Canucks

brass.

Won't

be

amused

with

that.

Okay,

there's

one

slash.

It's

the

last

shot

into

the

dasher.

Yes,

He

caught

his.

Not

that

one.

This

one.

There's

the

second

one,

Yes.

And

no

call.

Franson

drives

one

wide

of

the

goal.

Just

over

six

minutes

to

go

on

the

second.

Burrows

trying

to

move

the

puck

past

Ekholm.

Held

in

by

Filip

Forsberg.

Puts

it

in

front.

And

the

puck

bounced

over

the

stick

of

Ribeiro

as

he

tried

to

throw

a

deke

on

Eddie

Lack.

Here's

a

missed

puck

by

Franson.

Higgins

moves

in.

Burrows

shoots

up

high.

What

a

chance

for

Burrows

coming

off

the

right

wing

as

he

took

Vrbata's

spot

on

this

line.

Ribeiro

saucers

one

across.

Ekholm

moves

down.

Drop

pass.

Forsberg

fanned

on

it.

He

shoots

it

just

wide.

Chances

at

both

ends.

Game

still

tied

at

two.

Yossi

in

his

own

zone.

Being

watched

by

Henrik

Sedin.

Granlund

comes

out.

He's

all

right.

He'll

skate

with

the

Sedins

on

this

shift.

Back

in

on

the

right

wing.

Gostad

over

top

of

the

goal.

Yossi

waiting

for

the

puck.

Puts

It

goes

toward

the

middle.

Gaustad

dumps

it

in

behind

the

goal.

That'll

reach

it

back.

Daniel

Sedin

gave

it

up

at

the

blue

line.

Jones.

Josi

shoots.

Lack,

the

save.

And

he

grabs

the

loose

puck.

Before

the

Predators

could

find

it

in

front.

It's

picking

up

here

in

Nashville.

Pretty

good

hockey

game.

On

the

forehand

he

taps

the

stick

and

the

shot

goes

just

over

the

net.

Philip

Forsberg

takes

a

look

up.

We've

seen

the

ice

has

had

some

problems

here.

Forsberg

had

that

puck

just

dragged

behind

him

when

he

went

to

let

the

shot

go.

Faceoff

in

the

Vancouver

zone.

After

the

scramble

in

the

goal

crease.

A

shot

off

the

post.

Wilson

narrowly

missed

there.

Stick-side

on

Lack.

It

stays

Canucks

get

the

puck

down

the

ice.

Volchenkov

pursued

by

Hansen.

Hansen

trying

to

steal

the

puck.

Wilson

helping

out.

It

slides

free

to

the

near

side.

Mike

Fisher

gets

to

it.

Clips

onto

center.

Weber

for

the

Canucks.

Sends

it

back

into

Nashville

territory.

to

go

in

the

second.

tie.

Predators

with

two

in

the

first.

Canucks

responding

here

in

the

second

with

goals

two

minutes

apart.

Edler

gives

it

away.

Jones

flutters

one

wide

of

the

goal.

Dorsett

chopped

at

the

puck.

Predators

hold

it

in.

Josi.

He

walks

the

line.

Gives

the

puck

away

to

Kenins.

Canucks

have

numbers

through

center.

Ronnie

Kenins

in.

He

doesn't

drop

it.

He

shoots

and

that

one

misses

the

net.

Canucks

want

to

change

here.

And

they're

changing

on

the

back

check.

Which

is

never

John

Garrett's

situation.

But

Predators

want

to

change

as

well.

They

just

dump

the

puck

in.

And

here's

Dorsett.

Into

the

middle.

Linden

Vey.

We've

got

the

Canucks

rolling

here

in

the

second

with

his

tenth

of

the

year.

He

gave

up

the

puck

at

the

Nashville

blue

line.

Stalberg

overskates

it.

But

he

stops

and

reaches

it

in

behind

the

goal.

Whistle

into

Nashville

territory.

Franson

goes

back.

Rene

trying

to

help

him

out.

Mathias

blew

a

tire.

And

the

Predators

work

the

puck

ahead.

Dorsett

took

a

run

at

one

of

the

Nashville

players.

Here's

Santorelli

in.

Forced

wide

by

Sbisa.

Plays

the

puck

to

the

near

corner.

Stalberg

shoves

it

to

the

line.

Dumped

the

other

way

by

Ekholm.

Franson

moves

down

from

the

right

point.

Here's

Santorelli

in

the

corner.

Gives

the

puck

away

to

Mathias.

He

slides

it

to

center.

No

further,

but

following

up

is

Luca

Sbisa.

In

with

Forsberg,

who

takes

the

pass.

Forsberg

with

a

shot.

Big

rebound.

Higgins

stopped

by

Eddie

Lack,

who

stayed

with

the

puck

and

was

able

to

make

two

key

saves.

Three

minutes

to

go

in

the

second.

tie.

Eddie

Lack

dumps

the

puck

around.

Higgins

is

there.

Couldn't

move

it

out

past

Smith.

Smith

plays

the

puck

to

the

end

board.

Sbisa's

the

exit,

steps

into

Smith,

and

he's

slow

to

get

up.

Predators

hold

the

puck

in.

Ribeiro

with

a

rising

shot.

Gloved

by

Eddie

Lack.

And

he

hangs

on

for

the

whistle.

Radim

Vrbata

is

just

such

a

smart

offensive

player.

He's

playing

the

shot

and

the

rebound.

He

sees

that

Higgins

is

wide

open.

Pekka

Rinne

on

that

side

can't

grab

it

with

his

catching

glove.

Good

save,

and

then

off

the

faceoff,

Colin

Wilson.

Has

Eddie

Lack

beaten

it,

but

not

the

post.

Shots

are

apiece.

Canucks

here

in

the

second

to

for

Nashville.

tie.

to

go.

Face-off

win.

Another

one

for

Gostad.

Yossi

with

a

long

shot.

Blocked

by

Burrows,

who

finds

the

puck.

Gets

it

to

Daniel

Sedin,

who

plays

it

in.

Rene

to

the

corner

for

Yossi.

Pass

up

the

middle.

Puck

shoveled

ahead,

but

knocked

down

by

the

high

stick

of

Gabriel

Bourque.

And

on

the

whistle,

Play

goes

on.

Daniel

Sedin

back

for

the

loose

puck.

Leaves

for

Henrik.

Daniel

was

hit

deep

in

his

own

zone.

He's

just

trying

to

get

back

into

play

as

Weber

moves

in

with

a

shot.

Blocker

saved

by

Rinne.

Seth

Jones

brings

the

puck

out.

Long

pass

ahead.

Gaustad

towards

the

goal.

He

shoots.

Blocker

saved

by

Lack.

Goalies

have

settled

in

here.

John.

Yes.

They

have.

That

was

a

very

good

save

by

Eddie

Lack.

He

came

out

square.

They've

had

issues

with

some

of

the

pucks

that

have

gone

in,

but

are

into

a

rhythm

now.

Wilson.

Checked

by

Edmund.

Forsberg

swoops

in

for

the

puck.

Reaves

on

him.

Forsberg

pulls

away.

Centers.

Fisher.

Off

the

post.

And

the

Canucks

clear

the

zone.

Eddie

Lack,

good.

Eddie

Lack

is

lucky.

And

this

game

is

still

tied.

Here's

an

errant

pass.

An

icing

call.

Fans

won't

agree

with

it.

Matanev

may

be

just

ahead

of

Fisher

when

they

got

to

the

hash

marks.

Oh

boy.

Mike

Fisher.

This

is

off

the

inside

of

the

post.

Eddie

Lack

thinks

it's

going

to

go

in.

You

can

see

his

reaction.

And

then

he

looks

over

his

right

shoulder.

Here

comes

the

puck.

He's

fortunate

he

didn't

hit

him

in

the

back.

It

was

so

hard

off

the

post.

The

Predators

kind

of

win

their

argument

on

the

icing.

They'll

face

off

right

at

center

rather

than

in

the

Nashville

zone

after

the

officials

conferred.

Volchenkov

tips

the

puck

ahead.

And

it's

forced

in

by

Smith.

Back

goes

Luca

Sbisa,

who's

paired

with

Tanev

on

this

shift.

Here's

Tanev.

Lead

pass

to

center.

Ellis

intercepts

and

banks

the

puck

the

other

way.

Sbisa

tips

it

forward

for

Vancouver.

Kennens

just

digging

for

the

puck

for

Vancouver.

seconds

to

go

in

the

second

period.

Tanev

to

Kennens,

who

drops

for

Sbisa.

Ahead

for

Horvat,

beaten

to

the

puck

by

Volchenkov.

And

the

Predators

have

a

chance

to

break

in.

Stalberg

down

the

right

wing.

Viktor

Stalberg

shoots

and

scores!

A

mix-up

after

the

goal.

Kennens

is

into

it.

But

Stalberg

beat

Eddie

Lack

over

the

left

shoulder.

And

the

Predators

are

back

on

top.

The

Canucks

had

a

chance

at

center

ice

just

to

try

and

chip

it

in,

and

they

ended

up

with

a

scrum

at

center

ice.

Predators

get

it.

And

there's

where

the

Canucks

just

get

it

in

deep.

And

instead,

Stalberg,

Left-hand

shot

down

the

right

side

and

beats

Eddie

Lack.

We

talked

about

the

goaltenders

getting

settled

in.

And

you

can

see

Eddie

doesn't

like

that

one

little

bit.

Second

of

the

year

for

Viktor

Stalberg.

Second

goal

in

games.

And

now

a

conversation

between

the

Canucks

and

the

referee.

And

there's

a

Vancouver

penalty

to

Ronnie

Kennans

after

the

goal.

You

know,

Vrbata

is

going

to

head

to

the

bench.

It

is

a

minor

penalty

and

a

power

play

for

Nashville.

Well,

Here's

the

Canucks

coming

back

with

Stalberg's

goal

where

he

gives

Ryan

Ellis

a

little

shot.

And

then

the

left

hook,

I

think,

is

the

reason

he

got

the

penalty.

Probably

frustrated

with

the

turnover

in

the

neutral

zone

by

that

group

of

Vancouver

players.

He's

going

to

go

ahead.

Goal

with

seconds

left

in

the

period.

And

the

Canucks

are

going

to

be

playing

from

behind.

In

the

third

period,

It

looked

like

they

were

going

to

get

there

on

even

terms.

And

they'll

be

shorthanded

to

start,

as

Mack

blows

one

last

shot

in.

The

Nashville

Predators

have

one

of

the

best

home

records

in

the

NHL,

with

the

lead

through

and

some

more

heated

words

on

the

horn.

Dan

Hamhuis,

Mike

Fisher

and

Kevin

Bieksa

are

right

in

the

middle.

Skate

off

with

the

lead.

A

much

better

period

for

the

Vancouver

Canucks.

They

got

goals

from

Linden

Vey

and

Yannick

Hansen

two

minutes

apart.

But

the

late

one

from

Stalberg.

And

Nashville

leads

by

one.

Brad,

As

we

send

it

back

to

you.

We're

back

in

Music

City,

USA,

All

Preds,

Franson's

first

as

a

Predator,

and

Beck

made

it

for

the

home

team.

In

the

second,

the

Canucks

would

tie

things

up

thanks

to

goals

by

Vey

and

Hansen.

But

a

late

one

that

stings

from

Stalberg

is

how

the

Preds

They

have

that

one-goal

lead.

Earlier

we

mentioned

that

Henrik

Sedin

was

the

Canucks'

nominee

for

the

Masterton,

so

here's

some

trivia:

name

three

former

Canucks

who

won

the

Masterton

Trophy

with

other

teams

I

have

one

guess,

Cam

Neely,

after

all

his

travails

in

Boston

and

those

injury

problems,

I'm

stumped

on

the

others,

and

Al

McAdam

was

one

of

the

nicest

guys.

He

was

a

teammate

of

mine

in

the

American

League

when

I

was

with

the

Richmond

Robins

and

then

with

the

Vancouver

Canucks

and

just

one

of

the

nicest

guys

from

New

Brunswick.

I

think

Pit

Martin

played

his

thousandth

game

in

a

Vancouver

uniform.

Or

should

I

say

Al

McAdam's

from

PEI.

Isn't

he?

Doug

McClain

would

just

hammer

me

if

I

get

Al

McAdam.

That

man

is

from

Latvia.

And

he's

in

the

penalty

box

to

start

the

third.

Canucks

down

a

goal

and

down

a

man;

Ronnie

Kennans

has

a

minute

and

a

half

to

serve

in

his

penalty

that

was

assessed

after

Stalberg

scored

the

go-ahead

goal.

A

roughing

call

against

Kennans.

So

an

important

early

penalty

kill

for

Vancouver

here

to

start

the

third.

Pekka

Rinne,

goal

to

our

left.

Eddie

Lack

for

the

Canucks.

And

the

Predators

move

the

puck

right

in

to

Fisher.

Adler

blocks.

His

pass

is

blocked.

Higgins

fights

for

the

puck.

It

comes

back

towards

the

blue

line.

It's

Bonino

actually

feeding

it

into

the

middle

and

Tanev

gets

the

puck

out;

here

comes

Roman

Josi

with

a

drop

pass

to

Filip

Forsberg.

He

sends

one

around

to

the

far

side.

Colin

Wilson

banks

the

puck

to

the

blue

line.

Josi

to

Franson.

A

return

pass.

Now

on

to

the

left

point.

Josi.

Franson.

Pass

to

Forsberg.

Wrist

shot

wide.

Puck

comes

to

Josi

at

the

left

point.

Fisher.

Into

the

corner.

Wilson

brings

the

puck

out

front.

He

slides

it

towards

the

goal.

He

didn't

get

anything

on

it;

blocked

by

Eddie

Lack.

He

covers

for

the

whistle

with

seconds

to

go

in

the

power

play.

That

was

a

good

play

by

Alex

Adler

as

Colin

Wilson

tried

to

bring

that

puck

to

the

front

of

the

net;

Adler

stayed

with

him.

And

then,

at

the

last

second.

Out

goes

the

leg.

Wilson

can't

get

much

on

that

shot.

It

just

slides

into

Eddie

Lack.

No

problem.

Romero

Out

for

the

faceoff

against

Bo

Horvat.

Puck

is

in.

Skates.

Squirts

free

to

the

left

point.

Wilson

down

the

boards.

Now

here's

Ribeiro

dropping

off.

Jones,

Slap

shot,

Lack

makes

the

save,

He

hangs

on

with

Bork

providing

the

screen

in

front.

Ribeiro

not

only

made

the

pass,

but

then

the

good

pick

play

so

that

it's

wide

open.

Here's

Ribeiro.

And

look

at

the

pick

play.

And

that

gives

Jones

a

lot

more

time

and

a

lot

more

room

as

Bo

Horvat

couldn't

get

by

Ribeiro.

Horvat

fighting

to

win

this

faceoff.

But

the

Predators

come

up

with

the

puck.

Jones

to

Ribeiro.

To

the

side

of

the

net.

Thrown

across.

Intercepted

by

Hamhuis

before

the

pass

got

through

to

Ellis.

And

now

here's

a

steal

and

a

shorthanded

breakaway.

Alex

Burrows

in

on

Rinne.

He

dekes.

He

scores!

Alex

Burrows

with

a

shorthanded

goal.

And

the

Canucks

have

tied

the

game

at

three.

Boy,

what

a

move

by

Alex

Burrows.

You

watch

him

we

saw

in

the

shootout

the

magic

wand.

This

was

almost

as

good.

As

he

faked

Pekka

Rinne.

First

he

knocks

down

this

pass.

It's

a

hard

shot

in.

And

now

he's

off,

head

up.

It's

like

a

shootout.

He's

got

so

much

time.

And

then

the

little

quick

move.

Open

the

goalie

up.

Make

the

goalie

commit

first.

Rinne

goes.

And

then

Alex

Burrows

just

slides

it

through.

What

a

beautiful

goal

that

was.

The

career

short-handed

goal

for

Alex

Burrows.

He's

second

in

Canucks

history

in

that

category.

Now

seven

behind

the

all-time

leader,

Pavel

Bure.

A

minute

into

the

third.

The

sixth

shorthanded

goal

of

the

year

for

the

Canucks.

And

now

we

get

a

whistle

as

Beck's

stick

is

caught

in

the

skate

of

Daniel

Sedin.

And

on

the

whistle,

Ronnie

Kennans

exits

the

box,

feeling

a

whole

lot

better

about

himself

as

the

Canucks

tie

the

game

while

he

was

in

the

sin

bin.

Referee

just

blew

that

down

so

that

Beck

could

get

the

stick

out.

They'll

face

off

at

center

in

a

tie.

Burrows

unassisted.

And

he's

scored

some

big

ones

in

his

Canuck

career.

Seth

Jones

risks

the

puck

in

from

center.

Bieksa

couldn't

get

it

by

the

forechecker.

Canucks

will

try

the

near

side.

Puck

stays

in

as

Jones

pressures

Daniel

Sedin.

Bork

races

after

the

puck.

Bieksa

steps

into

him.

Henrik

Sedin,

double-teamed.

Puck

comes

free

to

Vrbata.

And

he

passes

to

Luca

Sbisa.

Ahead

to

center,

Daniel

Sedin

sends

the

puck

across.

It

got

by

Josi,

and

Henrik's

after

it

in

the

corner.

Turning

to

get

away

from

Josi.

Jones

moves

to

check

Daniel

Sedin

behind

the

net.

Puck

cleared

to

the

line.

Here's

Tanev,

and

his

pass

to

Edler

escapes

the

zone.

Edler

brings

it

back

in.

Vrbata

was

checked,

and

Jones

feeds

over

to

Roman

Josi.

He

moves

to

center.

He's

hooked.

There'll

be

a

penalty

on

Vrbata.

And

the

Canucks

will

be

shorthanded

again

for

the

fifth

time

in

the

game.

Roman

Josi

has

a

full

head

of

steam

and

Radim

Vrbata

is

just

on

a

line

change.

He

gets

his

stick

underneath

Roman

Josi,

who

takes

advantage

and

forces

the

referee

to

make

the

call.

The

Canucks

scored

the

last

time

short-handed.

Predators

are

one

for

four

on

the

power

play.

Maybe

a

little

apprehensive

after

what

happened

last

time.

But

they

set

up

in

the

Vancouver

zone.

Josi

puts

one

in

front.

Clear

to

the

side.

Forsberg

keeps

possession

of

the

puck.

Cuts

to

the

high

slot.

Dishes

off.

Josi

shoots.

Lack

makes

the

save.

The

rebound

is

loose

to

the

side.

And

he

stretched

out

the

right

pad

to

make

the

save

on

a

sharp-angle

bid

from

Colin

Wilson.

Eddie

Lack.

He

has

trouble

hanging

on

to

this

shot

from

the

point.

Josi

shot

at

Wilson.

Wilson

is

right

on

the

goal

line,

He

tried

to

slide

it

in,

and

Eddie

just

stretches

out,

making

sure

he

covered

the

bottom

of

the

net.

Still

a

minute

to

go

in

the

Nashville

power

play.

Bo

Horvat

wins

the

faceoff.

Hamhuis

takes

the

puck

behind

the

net,

rims

it

off

the

glass,

and

all

the

way

down

the

ice.

Wilson

had

to

stop

to

take

that

pass.

Now

he

starts

up

the

ice.

Colin

Wilson

through

center.

Over

the

Vancouver

line,

Hamhuis

separates.

him

from

the

puck.

And

Horvat

clears

it

all

the

way

down.

Win

the

draw.

Go

to

seconds

there

and

then

get

back

and

be

able

to

ice

it

on

that

one.

There's

a

minute

left

in

the

power

play.

Ribeiro

has

the

puck,

skating

back

in

his

own

zone.

And

Jones

will

take

the

puck

and

start

out.

He

drops

to

Smith.

Here's

Ribeiro.

Leaves.

And

now

the

puck

to

the

blue

line,

to

Jones.

Ellis

past

the

flex.

Smith

with

a

shot.

Oh,

He

hit

his

teammate

up

high.

That

was

Bourque.

Seems

to

be

all

right.

Smith's

wraparound

attempt.

Lack

got

the

right

pad

over,

And

he

covers

up.

Sbisa's

into

it

at

the

side.

After

the

save

by

Lack

on

the

wraparound

try,

Gabriel

Bourque

is

fortunate

on

this

one;

it's

off

the

shield.

Wraparound.

And

Eddie

Lack

gets

that

right

pad

over

very

quickly.

They're

able

to

cover

that

one

up.

And

he's

got

lots

of

help

on

the

post.

seconds

to

go

on

the

Vrbata

penalty.

Puck

to

the

side.

Tanner

gets

it

to

the

near

boards.

Higgins

is

giving

chase.

Predators

try

to

set

up.

But

Higgins

intercepts.

He's

checked

by

Ellis.

Here's

Jones.

And

a

penalty

to

Smith

as

Higgins

was

interfered

with

while

trying

to

get

to

the

point.

And

that'll

do

it

for

the

Nashville

power

play

with

seconds

to

go

in

the

Vrbata

penalty.

We

saw

Mike

Ribeiro

earlier

with

just

the

pick

play,

And

this

time

Smith

is

moving

the

pick

play.

There's

the

interference.

He

skates

in

front

of

Chris

Higgins.

And

that

opened

up

some

ice

for

Seth

Jones.

The

Canucks

stand

to

go

on

to

their

third

power

play

in

seconds.

Nashville's

now

one

for

five.

Fans

don't

like

the

replay.

They

didn't

like

that

call.

But

I

think

it

was

a

pretty

obvious

one;

he

stepped

over

in

front

of

Chris

Higgins.

Sedin's

out

for

the

four-on-four

with

Weber

and

Edler.

Four-fifths

of

the

power

play

unit.

Vrbata

will

join

them

when

he

steps

out

of

the

box.

But

right

now

it's

Mike

Fisher

carrying

in.

He

fakes

the

shot.

He

lets

it

go.

Big

rebound.

Cleared

by

Weber.

That'll

be

icing.

And

he'll

drop

the

puck

in

the

Vancouver

zone

with

three

seconds

to

go.

Goes

on

the

Vrbata

penalty.

So

the

Canucks

are

mere

seconds

away

from

going

on

to

the

power

play.

Again,

Vrbata

is

out.

Getting

ready

to

join

that

power

play

you

talk

about,

John

lines

up

outside

the

blue

line

in

case

the

Canucks

can

chip

the

puck

to

center

and

spring

Vrbata

free;

Goc

broke

his

stick

on

the

faceoff,

and

Vrbata

is

onto

the

ice

and

the

Canucks

are

onto

the

power

play.

for

Vrbata

to

Edler.

He

rims

the

puck

in

and

gets

it

by

Rinne.

Goc

with

a

new

stick.

Drops

one

back

to

Josi.

Clears

the

puck

off

the

boards

and

down

the

ice.

seconds

to

go

on

the

penalty

to

Smith.

Drops

to

Henrik

Sedin.

Fakes

one

way.

Now

finds

Daniel

on

the

left

side.

Pass

back.

Here's

Weber.

Drags

to

the

middle.

Shot

blocked.

Gets

it

again.

Weber

works

his

way

to

the

side.

Feeds

in

deep

for

Henrik

Sedin.

He

missed

the

pass.

Edler

gets

the

puck.

Shovels

it

back

to

Daniel

Sedin.

Here's

Weber

with

room.

Down

to

Henrik

Sedin.

Pass

to

Vrbata.

Back

to

Henrik.

Edler's

open.

He

passes

to

Daniel,

who

wasn't

expecting

it,

and

his

stick

wasn't

on

the

ice;

Daniel

Sedin

from

the

goal

line.

Up

to

Henrik.

Here's

Weber.

One-timer

blocked

that

broke

the

stick.

Alertly

gloving

the

puck

out

is

Mike

Fisher.

seconds

to

go

on

the

man

advantage.

Second

unit

starts

to

come

on

as

Weber

circles

in

his

own

zone.

He'll

head

to

the

bench

after

leaving

the

puck

for

Dan

Hamhuis.

Tanev

on

to

replace

him,

Hamhuis.

To

Higgins.

Into

the

middle.

Bonino,

Nice

move

off

the

line.

Here's

a

chance

for

Burrows.

Centers,

Higgins

scores!

What

a

goal

off

the

rush!

A

power-play

tally,

And

Chris

Higgins

makes

it

Boy,

Oh

boy,

Was

that

smooth.

Pekka

Rinne

is

looking

on.

Not

much

he

could

do

on

this

one.

Here,

The

Canucks

make

the

change,

Go

to

the

second

group.

Chris

Higgins

to

the

middle

and

then

goes

to

the

net.

Nick

Bonino

with

that

move

at

the

blue

line

opened

everything

up.

There's

the

play

by

Bonino

to

Burrows

to

Higgins.

Stick

on

the

ice,

Just

tips

it

by

as

Rinne

had

no

chance.

Ryan

Ellis

is

coming

back.

He's

not

there.

Chris

Higgins

had

position

on

him.

Beautiful

goal

for

Higgins.

Who

had

only

to

tap

it

in

for

his

And

the

Canucks,

after

giving

up

the

go-ahead

goal

in

the

final

minute

of

the

second,

have

tallied

twice

here

in

the

third.

Burrows

shorthanded.

Higgins

on

the

power

play.

And

the

Canucks

have

their

first

lead.

Jannik

Hansen

dumps

the

puck

in

from

center.

Rinne

will

grab

that

one.

Hang

on.

Now

he

shoves

Horvat,

Who

threw

on

the

brakes

in

front.

Frustrated

Pekka

Rinne,

Who's

given

up

two

in

short

order

here

in

the

third.

The

latest

with

a

man

advantage,

Chris

Higgins.

The

Canucks

have

four

of

the

last

five

goals

in

this

game.

Chris

Higgins,

the

latest.

Two

goals

for

the

Canucks.

Both

on

special

teams.

Arvidsson

rips

the

puck

into

the

back

of

the

zone.

Onto

it

is

Bo

Horvat

skating

the

other

way.

Leads

for

the

forwards.

Kennen's

wrist

shot.

And

he'll

take

another

whistle

in

the

Nashville

zone.

Canucks

will

want

that

just

to

keep

everything

in

front

of

them.

Something

they

didn't

do

at

the

end

of

the

second

period.

Willie

Desjardins,

you

can

bet,

will

tell

his

team,

let's

play

the

rest

of

it

down

at

the

other

end.

Still

lots

of

time

left.

Thirteen

and

a

half

minutes.

Linden

Vey

wins

a

faceoff.

Reaching

to

hold

it

in

is

Tanev.

He's

checked

and

has

to

retreat

as

the

puck

is

played

forward

by

Forsberg

who

broke

his

stick.

He'll

head

off

for

a

new

one

as

Tanev

plays

the

puck

forward.

Dorsett

can't

move

it

out.

Edler

collects

for

Vancouver.

Flushed

out

by

Smith.

Feeds

the

puck

near

side

to

Mathias

who

gets

it

to

neutralize.

Flipped

the

other

way

by

Ellis.

And

Eddie

Lack

carefully

steers

that

one

onto

the

stick

of

Tanner.

He

throws

one

forward.

Race

for

the

puck.

Matthias

ahead

of

the

race,

so

icing

is

waved

off.

Predators

send

the

puck

ahead

out

of

the

reach

of

Smith.

And

this

will

be

icing

against

Nashville.

We'll

check

in

with

Murph.

Guys,

A

little

over

seven

minutes

into

the

third.

Radim

Vrbata

carries

in.

Tried

to

pass

at

the

blue

line.

Turned

the

puck

over.

Hamhuis

there

as

a

safety

valve.

And

he

bounces

it

deep

into

the

Predators'

zone.

Ellis

at

the

middle.

Here's

Yarn

Kruk.

Cali

Yarnkraut

slows

on

the

left

wing,

throws

one

in

front.

Edler

couldn't

get

a

stick

on

it.

Back

comes

Nick

Bonino.

Through

center

with

Daniel

Sedin.

Burrows

has

come

onto

the

ice

as

well.

Bieksa's

shot

went

off

a

leg

and

wide.

Burrows

holds

the

puck

in.

Throws

to

the

near

side

to

Cody

Franson.

His

pass

blocked.

Back

comes

Daniel

Sedin.

Wristing

the

puck

around

for

Henrik,

who's

after

it

in

the

right-wing

corner.

Behind

the

net,

Burrows

tried

to

let

it

go

for

Daniel

Sedin,

but

it

hit

the

referee.

And

that

allows

the

Predators

to

take

possession,

but

they

can't

move

it

out.

Pressured

by

Henrik

Sedin.

Falls

down

in

the

corner.

Burrows

gets

the

puck

behind

the

net

to

Henrik.

Kenins

goes

to

the

front.

Henrik

couldn't

make

the

pass.

And

the

battle

for

the

puck

continues

on

the

end

boards.

The

ever

vocal

Marks

Rodin

is

at

it

again.

Henrik

Sedin

knocked

down.

There's

Franson

right

into

it.

Canucks

will

complete

their

change

as

Hansen

and

Horvat

are

over

the

boards.

Hansen

pressuring

Ekholm.

That

allows

Horvat

to

steal.

His

backhander

hit

the

side

of

the

net.

Here's

Kenins

coming

up

from

the

corner.

Tried

a

shot.

That

was

blocked.

The

XO

slams

the

puck

around

to

the

near

side.

Sbisa

down

from

the

left

point.

In

deep

for

Horvat.

Trying

to

center.

Check.

Here's

Hansen

centering.

Kenins

hit

the

post.

What

a

chance

for

Ronalds

Kenins.

But

he

hit

the

post

and

stayed

out.

Now

another

shot

and

Rinne

had

trouble

with

it,

but

was

able

to

stop

from

Horvat

and

cover

up

in

the

crease.

Oh

boy,

The

Predators

are

lucky

on

this

one,

and

you

can

see

Kassian

shaking

his

head.

Good

pressure

by

the

Horvat

line.

They

control

the

puck.

Comes

to

Kassian.

He's

wide

open

off

the

toe

of

his

stick.

Rinne

was

beaten

completely.

Off

the

post

and

stayed

out.

Predators

have

hit

a

couple

of

posts

at

the

Vancouver

end.

This

time

it's

Kassian's

turn.

It

stays

and

the

puck

is

sent

down.

No

icing

as

it

went

off

a

Canuck

player.

Lack,

out

of

his

net,

shoots

it

near

side.

Seth

Jones

moves

down

and

tips

the

puck

to

the

end

boards.

Tanev

knocks

it

away

from

Wilson.

And

Chris

Tanev

lugs

the

puck

ahead.

Nice

move

to

get

around

Fisher.

Pass

ahead

to

Vey.

He'll

want

to

get

it

deep.

Can't

get

it

by

Jones.

He

sends

the

puck

forward.

Here

comes

Wilson.

With

Alvidsson.

And

that

was

broken

up

by

Alex

Edler

who

passes

to

Sean

Mathias

and

he

clears

the

zone.

Nearing

the

halfway

mark

of

the

third.

Canucks

four.

Nashville

three.

Puck

rushed

in

deep.

Sent

around

for

Smith.

Cleared

from

him.

Held

in

by

Ellis.

In

behind

the

goal.

Mike

Ribeiro.

Weber

trying

to

stay

with

him,

Ribeiro,

who

leaves

the

puck

in

the

corner

for

Forsberg.

Bonino's

on

him.

Forsberg

working

from

behind

the

net.

Bonino

trying

to

pin

him.

But

Forsberg

pulls

free.

Finds

some

room.

Cuts

towards

the

front.

Puck

sent

ahead.

Vrbata

had

it

hit

him.

And

it's

held

in

by

Ellis.

Guerrero

back

for

Ellis.

But

he

moved

to

the

middle.

And

the

puck

escapes

the

zone.

to

go

in

the

third.

Ryan

Ellis

brings

the

puck

ahead.

And

the

Predators

are

offside.

So

the

whistle

blows.

Under

half

a

period

to

go,

and

the

Canucks

are

leading

by

one

in

Nashville.

Take

a

look

at

it.

What

a

move

by

Nick

Bonino,

and

that

just

opened

everything

up.

Chris

Higgins

was

jumped

by

Ellis

to

get

to

the

puck.

A

beautiful

pass

from

Alex

Burrows.

to

go

in

the

third.

Faceoff

outside

the

Vancouver

blue

line.

Predators

control

Seth

Jones

now;

Gaustad

feathers

the

puck

back

to

Jones,

who

tried

to

find

Josi

but

it

was

too

hot

to

handle.

He

unloads

the

puck

to

center

and

Gabriel

Bourque

has

it,

runs

around

to

the

near

side.

There's

Taylor

Beck

his

goal

in

the

first

period

made

it

Nashville.

Beck

swings

the

puck

to

the

far

side.

Josi

tried

to

get

it

back

to

Gaustad.

He

has

to

chase

back

for

the

puck

in

his

own

zone.

Nine

minutes

left

in

the

third.

Beck

missed

that

lead

feed.

Edler

gets

the

puck

across

to

Taylor.

He

goes

up

the

boards

and

out.

Hansen

just

lets

it

go

to

the

Nashville

blue

line.

And

Josi

controls.

Forsberg

turns

with

the

puck

to

Roman

Josi.

Jones

to

Josi.

He

finds

some

room.

He's

picking

his

way

in

and

turns

on

the

boards.

He

turns

again.

Pass

to

Smith.

Broken

up.

Edler

has

the

puck

and

he

flips

it

ahead

for

Ronalds

Kenins.

Getting

there

first

is

Matthias

Ekholm.

He'll

circle

his

net

as

the

Predators

finish

a

line

change.

Canucks

doing

likewise.

Ekholm

with

a

burst

of

speed.

Wide

on

Weber.

He

leaves

the

puck.

Smith

chopped

it

through

the

crease

and

out

the

other

side.

Ekholm

to

the

line.

Long

shot

blocked

by

a

hand

as

Ribeiro

tried

to

put

it

on

goal.

Here's

Matthias

the

other

way,

slap

shot.

Fought

off

by

Rinne.

Behind

the

play.

Eddie

Lack

is

hurt.

Play

whistled

down.

Hamhuis

blocked

the

shot

in

front

of

his

netminder,

who's

clutching

at

his

head.

Dan

Hamhuis

is

talking

to

the

referee

now.

Filip

Forsberg.

You

can

see

Willie

Desjardins

shaking

his

head.

Here's

Dan

Hamhuis

who's

going

to

block

the

shot.

Here's

Forsberg.

And

the

stick

of

Filip

Forsberg

is

right

inside

the

mask

of

Eddie

Lack.

There

wasn't

any

violent

contact.

But

if

that...

Still,

if

a

high-sticking

blade

comes

anywhere

near

your

eye

through

those

bars...

You're

going

to

be

startled

at

the

very

least.

Lack

is

shaken

up,

but

he'll

shake

it

off,

and

you

can

see

Mike

Bernstein

having

a

word

or

two

with

the

referee.

One

more

look:

here's

Filip

Forsberg.

He's

in

behind

Dan

Hamhuis.

He's

got

his

stick

on

Dan

Hamhuis.

But

you

can

see

the

blade

of

his

stick

is

right

inside

the

mask

of

Eddie

Lack,

undetected.

They're

still

talking

things

over,

and

it

looks

like

the

faceoff

will

be

outside

the

neutral

blue

line

as

players

continue

to

get

their

bearings.

Three

Canucks

with

double

digits

in

points

in

this

game

each

has

two

assists;

a

goal

and

an

assist

for

Alex

Burrows.

The

Canucks

looking

to

remain

perfect

on

the

season

when

they

score

four

or

more,

but

the

Predators

might

have

something

to

say

about

that.

Franson

wrist

shot

wide.

Puck

loose

behind

the

goal.

They

try

to

jam

it

in

front.

Lack

is

down

again.

He

gets

to

his

feet.

Now

from

his

knees,

watching

the

play.

Franson

tried

his

shot.

That

deflected

in

the

corner.

Weber

there

spins

to

find

some

room.

And

he

lifts

the

puck

out.

You'd

hear

the

Vancouver

bench

go,

go,

go,

as

that

long

flip

had

just

the

right

weight.

Franson

passes

to

the

middle.

That

player

heads

to

the

bench

after

backhanding

the

puck

in.

He

actually

didn't

get

much

on

his

attempt

to

play

the

puck

around.

And

Santorelli's

after

it.

Daniel

Sedin

hit

by

Stalberg.

Santorelli

from

the

corner.

Pass

deflects

to

the

blue

line.

Josi

skates

across

the

blue

line.

Henrik

Sedin

took

the

puck

away

for

a

moment.

Now

Josi

has

it

again.

His

pass

hit

a

skate.

And

the

Canucks

move

the

puck

out.

Henrik

works

it

in.

Burrows

moves

in

on

Josi.

Bumps

him

in

the

corner.

And

Burrows

fell

down.

Under

seven

minutes

to

go

in

the

third.

Canucks

leading

four

to

three.

Stalberg.

Checked

by

Horvat,

who

gloves

the

puck

down

and

comes

back

with

a

pass

to

Hansen.

Cutting

towards

the

goal.

Hansen

shoots.

Rebound.

And

he

was

checked

as

he

tried

to

put

it

in.

It's

in

on

the

backhand.

The

puck

fluttered

up

over

the

top

of

the

goal.

It's

been

a

prominent

third

period

for

Ronalds

Kennens,

who

hasn't

had

any

puck

luck.

That

line

has

played

almost

every

shift

in

the

offensive

zone.

Bonino

after

the

puck.

Kennens

gets

it

on

the

left

wing.

Down

for

Nick

Bonino.

Jones.

Bodied

it.

Predators

take

the

puck.

Craig

Smith

to

the

Vancouver

line.

Tips

it

in

behind

the

goal.

Ekholm's

moved

in

deep.

Canucks

come

up

with

the

puck.

Chip

it

free

to

the

side.

And

Bonino

into

the

middle

of

a

battle;

they

play

it

out.

Under

six

minutes

to

go

in

the

third.

Forsberg

trying

to

work

his

way

through

the

neutral

zone.

Over

the

Vancouver

line.

Hooking

will

be

a

Vancouver

penalty.

Delayed

call.

Predators

have

the

puck.

Smith

shoots

up

by

Lack.

And

there's

the

whistle.

The

Vancouver

Canucks

are

going

to

be

shorthanded

when

we

return

to

Nashville.

Predators

down

a

goal.

Here's

a

look

at

Chris

Higgins

in

the

penalty

box.

Filip

Forsberg

right

down

the

middle

and

Higgins

has

his

stick

in

his

hands.

Here's

Yarncroft

coming

back

on.

Ronnie

Cannons

just

got

his

stick

on

it

as

Cannons

had

the

backhand

headed

through

the

empty

net.

Chris

Higgins

has

the

go-ahead

goal

in

this

third

period.

But

he's

in

the

box

for

two

minutes.

He

hopes.

Sixth

power

play

for

the

Predators.

They're

one

for

five

with

eight

shots.

They'll

start

from

their

own

zone

as

Burrows

clears

the

puck

down.

Another

good

face-off

by

Nick

Bonino.

Franson

had

the

power-play

goal

on

a

long

shot

from

the

blue

line.

Forsberg's

lost

his

stick.

He

skates

back

to

retrieve

it

as

the

Predators

move

the

puck

in.

Fisher

drops

back.

Here's

Franson.

Down

for

Colin

Wilson.

Top

of

the

circle.

Wilson

looking

across.

Still

with

the

puck.

Now

to

the

high

slot.

Fisher

to

Franson

to

Wilson.

Rashad

blocked

by

Tanev.

Loose

puck.

And

it

deflected

in.

Benito

tried

to

clear

it.

Well,

There's

Chris

Tanev.

The

puck's

in

his

skates.

And

Nick

Bonino

just

turns,

He

fires

it;

it

hits

Mike

Fisher.

And

just

squeaks

under

Eddie

Lack's

pad.

You

can

see

Eddie

Lack.

He's

down

and

he

starts

to

get

up.

And

when

he

starts

to

get

up,

That

just

opens

it

up

enough

that

the

shot

that

hit

Mike

Fisher

goes

underneath

his

pad.

What

a

turn

of

events.

The

Canucks

with

one

of

the

top

penalty-killing

units

in

the

NHL.

And

a

chance

to

get

the

puck

out.

And

of

all

the

things

to

have

happen.

That's

what

resulted.

Fisher's

And

it's

What

a

rollercoaster

ride.

Oh,

man,

This

has

just

been

unbelievable.

You

talked

about,

What's

that

now?

Two

for

six.

The

national

power

play.

Chris

Tanev

can't

find

it.

It's

in

his

feet.

Nick

Bonino

does,

Just

turns,

And

he's

going

to

fire

it

out.

I'm

sure

they're

looking.

To

say,

well,

was

there

a

kicking

motion

or

did

it

go

off

his

hand?

From

that

angle

it

looked

like

it

hit

him

in

the

glove.

He

certainly

didn't

have

time

to

try

to

punch

it,

I

don't

think,

but

I

thought

it

looked

like

it

went

off

the

right

hand.

Well,

here's

Bonino

oh,

it

is

Bonino;

he

turned

it.

But

how

could

he

possibly?

Yeah,

really,

it

looks

more

off

of

Lack

on

that

angle.

It's

going

to

count.

I

mean,

There's

no

way

he

could

have

adjusted

himself

in

any

manner

in

the

time

it

took

for

Bonino

to

send

that

puck

toward

him.

And

it's

with

play

resuming.

Five

minutes

left

in

the

third.

Puck

in

front.

Hamhuis

clears

it

to

the

side.

Hansen

checked

from

behind

as

he

brought

the

puck

out.

Here's

Ribeiro.

Pass

for

Smith.

Puck

deflects.

Now

he's

trying

to

put

it

in

front.

It

hit

the

side

of

the

goal.

Here's

Hansen.

Slap

shot.

Why

not?

He

scored

on

a

long

one

earlier.

From

the

Canucks

game

in

Nashville,

John.

We'll

look

forward

to

that.

I

don't

know

what

you'll

be

talking

about

in

terms

of

results

in

this

hockey

game.

Four

and

a

half

to

go.

tie.

And

the

Canucks

are

playing

on

consecutive

nights.

Two

tough

buildings

on

the

road.

They

shift

their

attention

to

getting

something

out

of

this

game

with

to

go.

You

don't

want

to

sit

back,

but

I'll

manage

your

losses

as

you

always

tell

me.

They

haven't

given

up

much

here

in

the

third,

And

that

was

hardly

a

chance

they

provided

Mike

Fisher.

But

a

fluke

goal

has

Nashville

back

on

even

terms.

I

guess

that

makes

up

for

the

Mike

Fisher

shot

that

hit

the

inside

of

the

post

and

stayed

out.

We've

got

an

injured

Predator.

Gaustad

is

down

in

the

neutral

zone.

And

he's

going

to

get

to

his

feet

as

the

Nashville

trainer

comes

over

the

boards.

Bieksa

had

words

for

Gaustad,

Then

Bork

came

over

and

grabbed

Bieksa.

And

I

don't

know

what

that

was

about,

If

he

thought

he

was

embellishing

or

something.

And

the

referee's

just

thrown

somebody

out

of

the

game.

Oh,

And

a

misconduct.

I

think

it's

Kevin

Bieksa

who's...

He's

getting

tossed.

Canucks

need

to

keep

their

heads

about

them

here.

That's

Francois

Saint

Laurent

who

was

throwing

Kevin

Bieksa.

He

initially

just

made

the

motion

to

the

dressing

room.

Then

he

made

the

misconduct

signal.

But

it

would

appear

to

be

a

game

misconduct

to

Kevin

Bieksa

with

to

go.

Paul

Gaustad

is

walking

under

his

own

steam

to

the

dressing

room.

The

Burrows

he

got?

No,

Who

is

that?

There

wasn't

much

contact,

Although

Gaustad

wasn't

looking

at

him,

away

from

the

puck,

it

looked

like

they

were

skating

in

separate

directions

as

they

skated

into

each

other

in

the

neutral

zone.

With

left,

the

Canucks

will

be

down

to

five

defensemen.

Here's

another

look

at

it.

Here's

Gaustad.

He

just

turns

and

runs

into

Alex

Burrows.

Okay,

I

don't

think

Burrows

was

completely

unsuspecting

there.

I

think

he

initiated

some

contact.

Their

interference,

at

the

least,

wouldn't

you

say?

And

the

Canucks

get

away

with

one.

Alex

Burrows

is

getting

tossed.

Now,

did

the

linesman

come

in

and

help

make

a

call

here?

This

could

be

a

power

play.

If

it's

not

just

chirping

at

the

officials,

if

it's

in

fact

for

the

hit

in

the

neutral

zone,

and

that's

what

Willie

Desjardins

has

to

explain

to

him

right

now,

this

could

be

a

power

play.

And

with

to

go,

it

could

be

a

major

penalty,

John,

if

they

send

him

to

the

room.

And

you

can

see

there

was

no

call

from

either

official

because

the

Canucks

continued

on.

They

carried

the

puck

all

the

way

down.

Maybe

the

linesman

got

involved.

Wow

two

for

interference

and

a

game

misconduct.

Bieksa

is

out

of

the

game.

He's

just

gone

down

the

tunnel.

So

Bieksa

and

Burrows

are

both

out

of

the

game,

and

somebody,

after

the

fact,

I'm

not

gonna

argue

with

the

call:

interference.

It

was.

And

the

Canucks

are

shorthanded

in

a

game,

having

just

surrendered

a

power

play

goal.

I'm

going

to

have

to

get

my

rule

book

out

to

see

if

the

linesman

made

that

call,

whether

it

has

to

be

a

game

misconduct.

Because

neither

referee

made

that

call.

You

don't

see

a

minor

with

a

game

misconduct.

You

wonder

if

they

assess

the

minor.

Burrows

had

something

to

say

about

it,

and

that

resulted

in

the

game

misconduct.

We

won't

know

until

after.

But

the

Canucks

are

going

to

face

a

stiff

test

here.

Fans

are

on

their

feet.

Tanev

gets

the

puck,

Wilson

trying

to

check

him,

and

Chris

Tanev

calmly

slides

it

up

the

middle

and

down

the

ice.

Burrows

had

a

shorthanded

goal

earlier

this

period.

He

can

only

watch

in

the

dressing

room

along

with

Kevin

Bieksa

as

the

Predators

move

to

center,

and

Wilson

flips

the

puck

in.

Edler

goes

back,

wrists

it

around.

Franson

can't

hold

it

in,

and

the

Predators

have

to

start

from

their

own

zone

once

more.

Okay,

it

is

a

major

penalty.

They

announced

two

minutes

for

interference,

but

it's

a

five-minute

penalty

up

there,

as

you

can

see

on

your

screen.

They

definitely

announced

a

two-minute

minor.

but

it's

a

five-minute

major.

Josi

with

a

shot

blocked

in

front.

And

the

Predators

are

going

to

finish

this

game

on

the

power

play.

Barring

a

penalty

of

their

own.

Here's

Forsberg.

Pass

comes

to

Wilson

behind

the

net.

Spisa

takes

him

down.

Fisher's

after

the

puck.

And

he's

had

it

momentarily.

Now

here's

Franson

towards

the

goal.

Right

pass.

And

it

lines

up

in

the

corner.

Hansen

hammers

it

up

the

boards.

Not

out.

Predators

with

numbers

on

the

near

side.

Forsberg

ripped

it

wide.

Rebound.

Lack

came

across

and

stopped

Wilson.

And

he

covers

up

for

the

whistle.

And

now

Hansen

knocks

the

Predator

player

down

rather

easily.

That

was

Wilson

moments

after

he

was

foiled

by

Eddie

Lack.

Eddie

Lack.

He's

doing

his

best.

Filip

Forsberg

shot

off

the

end.

You

can

see

Eddie

Lack

immediately.

He

gets

that

left

foot

planted

so

he

can

slide

over.

Off

the

boards.

He

plants

the

left

foot

so

he

can

slide

over

and

get

square

to

Colin

Wilson.

After

the

whistle.

The

PA

announcer

came

on

and

clarified

the

Burrows

situation:

it

was

indeed

a

major

penalty.

And

that's

what

threw

us

for

a

loop.

Here's

Jones

off

the

draw.

Wrist

shot.

Blocker

save

by

Lack.

Predators.

Pushing

for

the

go-ahead

goal,

and

the

puck

goes

out

of

play,

and

the

faceoff

will

come

outside

the

line

with

left

in

regulation,

and

the

Canucks

are

trying

to

will

this

game

into

overtime.

And

obviously,

the

power

play,

should

the

Canucks

get

it

to

overtime,

it

will

continue

in

overtime.

It

would

continue

for

just

over

a

minute,

and

that

would

be

four

on

three.

And

Luke

clears

the

zone.

Clock

moving

ever

so

slowly

for

anybody

wishing

for

Vancouver

to

get

something

out

of

this

game.

Edler

clears

again.

And

it

connects.

Big

pile

up

in

the

Vancouver

zone.

Smith

and

Edler

just

untangling

now.

Edler

heads

to

the

bench.

Here's

Ellis

in

on

the

right

wing.

Shoots

the

puck

around.

Weber

goes

after

it.

He

bobbled

it.

Jones

at

the

left

point.

Crossed

to

Ellis.

Two

minutes

to

go.

Ellis

with

a

slap

shot

that

didn't

hit

a

skate

in

front.

Predators

maintain

control.

Ellis

at

the

right

point.

Down

the

boards.

Craig

Smith

has

the

puck.

Mike

Ribeiro

to

the

blue

line.

Jones.

Other

side.

One-timer.

Deflected

wide

of

the

goal.

Puck

ricochets

to

Ribeiro.

to

go.

There's

a

shot

by

Smith.

Stopped

by

Lack.

Higgins

gets

the

loose

puck.

And

on

the

backhand,

He

sends

it

all

the

way

down

the

ice.

All

four

penalty

killers

jump

over

the

boards.

seconds

to

go.

Fans

coming

to

their

feet

again.

Colin

Wilson.

Pass

to

the

side.

Puck

shot

in.

Lack

is

going

to

grab

it

at

the

side.

There'll

be

a

face-off

in

the

Vancouver

zone

with

to

go.

Be

still,

heart.

Be

still.

We'll

be

in

Chicago

on

Thursday.

The

Canucks

and

the

Blackhawks

in

Game

of

this

four-game

road

trip.

A

o'clock

start

from

the

Windy

City.

Will

the

Canucks

be

on

a

two-game

winning

streak?

Trying

to

hold

on

here,

and

a

big

face-off

win

for

the

Bo

Horvat.

Allowing

Dan

Hamhuis

to

send

the

puck

down

the

ice.

Here's

Roman

Josi.

Ahead

to

Forsberg.

In

slowly,

and

he

shoots

the

puck

around.

Final

minute,

third

period.

tie.

Predators

on

the

power

play.

And

here's

Forsberg

trying

to

settle

the

puck.

Knocked

away.

Horvat

can't

clear.

Franson

to

Josi.

Hanson's

on

him.

Now

Tanev

trying

to

come

up

with

the

puck,

but

the

Predators

get

it

to

the

near

side.

Forsberg

back

to

Franson.

Filip

Forsberg

under

seconds

to

go.

Forsberg

down

low.

Puck

thrown

in

front.

Chance

for

Josi.

He

ripped

it

wide.

Puck

ricochets

out

of

play.

And

the

face-off

will

stay

in

the

Vancouver

zone

with

seconds

to

go.

Boy,

Roman

Josi,

what

a

chance

he

had.

You

see

one-goal

games.

Obviously,

this

one's

going

to

be

a

one-goal

game.

Hard

to

say

anybody

has

an

edge

there,

but

we'll

give

the

Predators

the

edge

because

they

have

the

extra

skater.

to

go.

Big

face-off

here.

Puck

in

skates.

Bonino

plays

it

to

the

side.

Chopped

behind

the

goal.

Intercepted

by

Edler.

And

he's

able

to

send

the

puck

all

the

way

down.

Last

rush

for

Nashville.

seconds.

To

go.

Bork

down

the

left.

Tried

to

leave

the

puck.

Now

it

comes

to

Smith.

He

turns.

He

shoots

like

this.

Oh,

The

rebound.

It

came

off

the

near

side.

Close

call.

Here's

Ellis

in

front.

It's

for

Seth

Jones.

But

this

game

is

going

to

overtime.

Well,

Eddie

Lack.

He

has

had

a

tough

game.

There's

no

doubt

about

that.

And

yet,

at

the

end,

He

is

the

hero

on

the

last

four

minutes

of

the

penalty

kill.

Stop.

Rebound.

Right

out

the

other

side.

And

here's

a

feather

pass

in.

Look

at

Eddie

Lack

again.

That

push

off

with

the

left

skate

to

come

across.

Seth

Jones

just

couldn't

make

it

go.

Canucks

and

the

Predators

are

going

to

overtime.

The

Canucks

last

played

an

overtime

game

on

the

weekend

against

the

Dallas

Stars.

Wouldn't

you

know

it,

It

was

a

defenseman

ending

it

in

extra

time.

Here,

Look

at

the

room,

And

that

one

just

beats

Eddie

Lack.

John

Klingberg.

The

final.

The

Canucks

have

lost

three

times

in

overtime

this

year.

And

all

three

times

it's

been

a

defenseman

scoring

the

goal.

Eric

Carlson.

Cam

Fowler.

John

Klingberg.

And

then

you

look

at

Nashville.

The

Predators

are

in

overtime.

And

so

many

of

their

goals

are

from

defensemen.

Ekholm

has

one.

Josi

has

one.

Weber

has

one.

Well,

You

can

see

Glen

Gulutzan

on

the

Canucks

bench.

And

there's

Phil

Housley

on

the

Predators

bench,

talking

the

power

play.

If

you

don't

practice

a

whole

lot

of

it

in

the

penalty

kill

for

the

Canucks,

Gully

is

explaining

it

to

the

guys.

What

he

wants

done.

left

on

the

Alex

Burrows

major.

The

Canucks

were

leading.

The

Predators

were

on

the

power

play.

And

a

weird

one

tied

this

game.

Chris

Tanev

blocks

the

shot.

And

Nick

Bonino.

He

has

had

a

very

strong

game.

He

just

tried

to

turn.

Tried

to

wire

it

out.

It

hits

Mike

Fisher

and

there's

Burrows

on

Gostad.

Alex

Burrows

was

already

suspended

once

this

year

for

a

hit

in

a

game

against

Montreal.

And

with

Gostad

knocked

down

and

knocked

out

of

the

game

at

that

point.

Burrows

was

assessed

a

five-minute

major.

He

may

be

facing

something

further

as

well.

Right

now,

though,

his

team

is

facing

a

four-on-three

power

play.

And

Daniel

Sedin

will

probably

have

To

wait

to

try

to

add

to

that

total.

I'm

looking

at

my

rule

book.

And

I

have

a

game

misconduct.

a

major

penalty.

Rule

on

Alex

Burrows,

but

it's

called

by

the

referee.

And

we

did

not

see

a

referee

make

that

call.

They

can

get

help.

They

can

get

counsel.

Predators

have

had

eight

shots

on

this

power

play.

John.

Most

important

right

now

is

that

the

Canucks

have

secured

a

single

point.

They're

up

to

they'll

try

to

get

a

second

one,

but

first

they're

going

to

have

to

defend.

As

the

Predators,

with

the

extra

man,

move

the

puck

in.

Josi

turning

at

the

left

point.

Checked.

Diving

out

was

Bonino.

Couldn't

clear

the

puck.

But

Ellis

just

holds

it

in.

A

little

under

a

minute

to

go

on

the

man

advantage.

Ribeiro.

Josi.

Ellis.

Josi.

Ellis.

Josi.

Shoots.

Saved

by

Lack.

He

followed

that

puck

from

side

to

side

and

stayed

right

with

it.

that's

the

problem

when

you

have

the

two

defensemen

trying

to

open

up

space.

You

never

get

a

screen.

They

go

back

and

forth.

There's

no

screen.

And

so

Eddie

Lack

has

that

shot.

You

can

see

once

they

start

throwing

it

back

and

forth.

the

screen

goes

side

to

side.

And

Eddie

has

no

problem

grabbing

that

one.

Predators

up

to

shots.

of

them

since

the

end

of

the

second

period.

of

their

shots

have

come

on

the

power

play.

Josi

moves

in.

Passes

across

to

Ribeiro.

Under

seconds

to

go

in

the

power

play.

Ribeiro

to

Josi.

Ribeiro

again

as

they

collapse

the

Canucks.

Here's

Ellis

to

Josi.

Forsberg's

the

other

member

of

the

power

play,

and

he

gets

the

puck.

Carries

back.

Cuts

to

the

high

slot.

Forsberg

shoots.

Blocked

by

Sbisa.

And

the

puck

goes

out

of

play

with

seconds

to

go

in

the

Burrows

major

being

served

by

Radim

Vrbata.

Boy,

That's

a

good

play

by

the

Canucks

penalty

killers.

You

can

see

their

triangle

just

rotate

around.

And

Luca

Sbisa

ends

up

being

the

top

of

the

triangle,

and

he's

able

to

get

his

stick

on

that

shot

from

Forsberg.

Canucks

without

Burrows,

a

key

penalty

killer.

Without

Kevin

Bieksa,

another

penalty

killer.

Both

were

thrown

out

of

the

game

at

the

same

moment.

Henrik

Sedin

comes

out,

along

with

Edler

and

Weber.

Vrbata

standing

in

the

box,

waiting

to

come

on,

and

Weber

able

to

clear

the

zone.

The

Canucks

are

going

to

get

back

to

full

strength

in

a

couple

of

seconds.

They

killed

five

minutes.

The

last

minute

in

change,

four

on

three.

And

they're

back

to

full

strength,

but

the

Predators

have

the

puck.

Edler

steps

into

Josi.

Weber

skating

after

the

puck.

He's

checked.

Now

it's

sent

towards

the

blue

line,

but

nobody

there.

And

the

puck

slides

down

into

the

Nashville

zone.

Daniel

Sedin

is

onto

the

ice

along

with

Bo

Horvat.

Hamhuis

and

Tanev

for

the

Canucks.

Tanev

has

an

overtime

goal

this

year.

Daniel

Sedin

has

three

of

them.

And

he's

trying

to

settle

the

puck.

He's

pressured

by

Mike

Fisher,

credited

with

the

game‑time

goal;

now

Horvat

collects

the

puck,

stops

to

get

away

from

the

pressure,

passes

to

Tanev,

retreats

to

his

own

blue

line,

pass

to

Dan

Hamhuis;

Daniel

wants

it

on

the

left

side.

He

gets

it;

Daniel

Sedin

through

for

Hamhuis,

Forsberg

intercepts

that

and

now

the

Canucks

are

retreating,

Forsberg

trying

to

get

around

Daniel

Sedin

one

hand

on

the

stick

shot

didn't

get

through.

Daniel

Sedin

starts

back.

Bad

pass.

Broken

up

by

Jones.

And

Daniel

has

to

stay

out

there.

Jones

forces

the

puck

deep.

Or

he

wrestles

Hamhuis

in

the

corner.

Play

goes

on.

Here

comes

Bonino.

Spies

a

go

to

the

net.

Bonino

tried

to

make

a

move

to

the

middle.

Hamhuis

still

tied

up

with

Jones.

Way

behind

the

play.

Jones

trying

to

vacate

the

zone.

And

finally

does,

as

the

puck

is

passed

back

to

Roman

Josi.

The

ex‑Predator,

Dan

Hamhuis,

is

getting

no

love

in

the

moment

as

he

heads

to

the

bench.

Here's

Craig

Smith.

wristing

one

wide.

Puck

comes

right

for

it.

Smith's

backhander

stopped

by

Lack.

And

Vrbata

skates

out

for

Vancouver.

Smith

in

pursuit.

Stripped

him

of

the

puck.

Weber's

there

and

he

shovels

it

to

Alex

Edler.

Two

minutes

to

go

in

overtime.

Weber

to

the

neutral

line

with

a

slap

shot.

That's

off

the

mark.

Edler

gets

the

puck

on

the

left

side.

Played

away

from

him.

And

Smith

backhands

it

to

center

where

Weber

is

waiting.

Vrbata

with

a

touch

pass

to

Henrik

Sedin.

Back

to

Vrbata.

He

moves

in.

Finds

Henrik.

Open

in

front

is

Tanev.

But

the

pass

was

intercepted

and

the

puck

is

thrown

ahead

to

Ekholm.

He

stops

inside

the

line.

Sends

the

puck

to

the

far

corner.

Ellis

is

in

deep

on

Tanev.

Works

it

to

Libero.

Centering

feed.

Fisher

tried.

to

drag

it

around.

And

Henrik

Sedin

takes

the

puck

away.

Hansen

trying

to

go

after

the

lead

pass.

He

was

impeded

by

Ellis.

Henrik

Sedin

trying

to

find

some

room

on

the

left

wing.

Turning

with

the

puck.

Passes

back

to

Tanev.

Hansen

goes

to

the

front.

Tanev

walks

the

line.

Passes

to

Yannick

Hansen.

He'll

skate

the

other

way.

Fisher's

on

him.

Hansen

turning.

Drops

to

Tanev.

Final

minute

of

overtime.

Tanev

to

Hansen.

Finds

some

room.

Cuts

in

front.

Had

a

stick

lift

as

he

tried

to

shoot.

Here's

Henrik

Sedin.

Tried

to

center

for

Spiza.

And

the

pass

never

got

through.

Predators

lose

the

puck.

Sean

Mathias

is

on

to

it.

Knocked

away

from

him.

And

Fisher

passes

to

the

side.

Puck

thrown

near

side

for

Echol.

Now

picked

up

by

Filip

Forsberg.

He

bounces

one

to

the

Vancouver

line.

And

Edler

takes

control.

Alex

Edler.

Hard

pass

for

him.

It

was

Horvat

trying

to

reach

for

the

puck.

Predators

send

it

the

other

way.

And

this

is

going

to

result

in

a

face-off

in

the

Nashville

zone

as

icing

is

called

against

the

Predators.

Here's

Yannick

Hansen.

Has

his

stick

lifted.

But

Henrik

Sedin

And

I'm

surprised

he

didn't

try

to

shoot

that.

John,

he

tried

to

feed

it

across

to

Luca

Sbisa.

And

here's

Seth

Jones

and

Dan

Hamhuis.

This

went

on

forever.

Who's

holding

who?

Nashville

has

called

timeout

after

the

icing.

And

so

each

team,

an

extra

seconds

to...

Strategize.

Willie

has

the

whiteboard

out.

It's

amazing.

Johnny.

You

talk

about

back-to-back

emotional

games,

And

the

Canucks

in

the

first

period

did

not

look

very

good.

When

it

was

You

would

have

said,

Okay,

This

one's

done.

And

yet

they

bounce

back,

And

then

to

kill

that

major

penalty

in

the

last

four

minutes

and

into

overtime,

the

four-on-three.

You

just

admire

the

fact

that

they

had

that

reserve,

the

penalty

killers'

energy.

And

without

Kevin

Bieksa,

without

Alex

Burrows,

they

were

able

to

get

the

job

done.

Henrik

Sedin

one

of

the

best

in

situations

like

this,

as

you

saw.

And

he's

out

there

with

Daniel.

Face-off

in

the

Nashville

zone.

to

go.

And

Henrik

trying

to

even

the

face-off

battle

just

a

little

bit.

Chance

to

win

possession,

Henrik.

Into

the

corner

for

Daniel.

Up

the

boards.

Henrik

Sedin

shields

the

puck

away

from

Josi.

Leaves

it

for

Weber.

Up

the

boards.

Daniel.

Tried

to

find

Henrik.

Picked

off.

Forsberg.

Lead

pass

for

Ribeiro.

Was

out

of

his

reach.

Five

seconds

left.

Ribeiro

tried

to

set

up

a

late

chance.

And

here

it

comes

from

Jones.

Over

top

of

the

goal.

And

this

game

will

go

to

a

shootout.

Eddie

Lack.

Under

siege

in

the

last

four

minutes

of

regulation.

Early

part

of

overtime.

But

he

and

Pekka

Rinne

are

going

to

go

up

against

each

other

in

a

shootout.

Well,

A

game

like

this

one

for

Eddie

Lack,

where

you

know

you

don't

have

your

good

stuff,

you

get

a

couple

posts

and

you

still

have

one

bounce

in

off

the

opponent's

shin

pad

and

go

underneath

your

pad

that

you

move

just

for

a

split

second,

and

yet

the

penalty

killing,

he

was

the

key.

Canucks

trying

to

come

from

down

to

win

this

game.

They

came

from

down

in

Arizona,

got

it

to

a

shootout,

but

couldn't

beat

the

Coyotes.

There's

Mike

Smith

and

Chris

Higgins.

The

backhand,

He

had

a

little

room

over

the

crossbar.

After

all

that,

The

shots

in

overtime

were

only

for

the

Predators.

Predators,

the

home

team,

get

the

option.

They

elect

to

shoot

first.

And

Mike

Santorelli,

the

ex-Canuck,

is

going

to

open

it

up.

Very

good

at

this

discipline.

He's

in

on

Lack.

And

Lack

stayed

right

with

him.

Santorelli

didn't

have

anything

to

shoot

at.

And

he's

now

four

for

seven

on

the

season.

Mike

Santorelli

backing

away

as

Eddie

Lack

stayed,

stayed,

stayed,

waited,

and

Santorelli

almost

on

the

goal

line

before

he

shot

that

one.

Nick

Bonino

will

shoot

first

for

Vancouver

against

Pekka

Rinne.

Bonino's

two

for

five.

Rinne's

career

record

is

just

one

above

in

shootouts.

Out

to

Nick

Bonino.

That

little

flick

of

the

wrist

right

at

the

last

minute.

Able

to

get

it

up

and

over

the

pad

of

Pekka

Rinne.

I

thought

Rinne

played

it

pretty

well.

And

Nick

Bonino

almost

stops.

And

then

the

quick

flick.

And

Rinne's

got

the

pad

down.

And

Bonino

up

and

Over.

Filip

Forsberg.

Three

for

seven

this

season.

Eddie

Lack

has

now

stopped

eight

of

twelve.

Forsberg

in

from

the

right.

And

Lack

shut

the

door.

And

the

Canucks

are

on

the

verge

of

a

win

here.

In

round

two

of

the

shootout.

And

there's

Forsberg

in.

You

don't

think

Eddie

feels

good

about

that.

It

was

Forsberg's

stick

that

went

through

his

mask.

Who

else

would

you

want

shooting

right

now?

Radim

Vrbata.

One

of

the

all-time

leaders.

And

he's

in

for

the

left.

Trying

to

win

the

game.

Vrbata!

The

Canucks

bend

late.

Eddie

Lack

keeps

them

in

it.

And

the

Canucks

win

it

in

a

shootout.

They're

two

for

two

to

start

this

tough

trip

through

the

Central.

We

saw

Nick

Bonino

with

his

quick

hands

in

tight.

How

about

Radim

Vrbata?

The

quick

backhand

flip.

And

just

inside

the

post,

Up

high

enough

so

Rinne's

pad's

not

going

to

get

it.

He

beats

him.

It's

off

the

post

and

in.

Look

at

Vrbata.

Quick.

Good

speed.

Back

the

goalie

up.

Make

sure.

Which two NHL teams are featured in this matchup?

Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators

What name is on the back of the Canucks player's jersey?

What arena is hosting the game?
Bridgestone Arena

Which team regained the puck and is starting play from behind their goal?

What stoppage was called at the end of the sequence?

Which Vancouver player appears injured near the end of the clip?

Which player did Ribeiro dump the puck to?

What was the score after the power-play goal?

Which NHL team did Cody Franson come from before rejoining the Predators?

Which team just opened the scoring to make it 1–0?

What position does Pekka Rinne play?
Goaltender.

Which team made it 2-0 at the end of this clip?

Did the shot ricochet off Eddie Lack's head and go out of play?

Yes — the puck ricocheted off Eddie Lack's head and went out of play.

Who covered the puck to stop play?
Dorsett

Which player is making the line change?
Wilson

Which goalie is shown making the play at the end of the clip?

Who doubled the lead on the breakaway?
Beck

Which Canucks goalie is in the net?
Eddie Lack

Which team is leading and what is the score?

Which two teams are playing in this game?

Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators

Which team does goaltender Eddie Lack play for?

What was the score at the end of the first period?

Which two defensemen were reunited after Doug Lidster mixed up the defensive pairings?

Which two Canucks players were headed to the penalty box?

Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators.

Who scored the goal at the end of the clip?

Which goaltender made the save on the tipped shot?

What manpower situation results from the penalty call?

Who scored the goal to tie the game at 2–2?

Who just returned to the ice at the end of the clip?

What happens to the puck at the end of the clip?

Which Canucks player had assists on both goals and raised his season assist total to 21?

How many goals have the Vancouver Canucks scored in the second period?

Which team does Daniel Sedin play for?
Vancouver Canucks

What are the primary jersey colors of the Vancouver Canucks?

Which player is bleeding and appears to need attention after the hit from behind?

Who took Vrbata's spot on that line?
Burrows

What happened to Ronnie Kenins' shot at the end of the sequence?

How did the Predators goalie stop Higgins' shot just before the ensuing faceoff?

He made a glove save, catching the puck.

Which Canucks goalie made the good blocker save?

Which team is wearing yellow jerseys in this game?

Who was called for the penalty after the goal?

Which Canucks player was shown as the team's nominee for the Masterton Trophy?

Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators

Who scored the shorthanded goal to tie the game?

How many career short-handed goals did Alex Burrows have after that goal?

How much time is left on the Nashville power play?

Which player was assessed the penalty near the end of the clip?

Which player is getting ready to join the power play?

Who scored the power-play goal at the end of the clip?

Who scored the go‑ahead goal to make it 4–3 late in the third?

Which team sent the puck ahead out of the reach of Smith, prompting a potential icing call?

Which Canucks players came over the boards to complete the line change?

Which two NHL teams are playing in this game?

Who unloaded the puck to center?
Seth Jones

Which Canucks netminder went down and was clutching his head after the blocked shot?

Did Franson's wrist shot go wide?
Yes — Franson's wrist shot went wide.

Which player is shown in the penalty box?

Who scored to tie the game 4-4?
Mike Fisher

What is the score with 4:20 remaining?
Tied 4-4

Which player was walking under his own steam to the dressing room?

Which Canucks player had a shorthanded goal earlier in this period?

Which Vancouver player delivered the big play and headed to the bench at the end of the clip?

Who passed the puck to Forsberg?
Roman Josi.

Is the game going to overtime?
Yes — the game is going to overtime.

Which team's bench is Phil Housley on?
The Predators' bench.

Who made the save on Josi's shot?
Eddie Lack

Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators

Who took the slap shot early in overtime?

Where will the ensuing face-off take place?

Which team led 2-0 in the first period?
Vancouver Canucks

Who will shoot first for Vancouver in the shootout?

Who scored the shootout-winning goal off the post to give the Canucks the win?