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The Canucks’ potential to reset their programs play throughout video games has ensured one loss does not flip right into a string of setbacks
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New York Islanders (5-6-3) at Vancouver Canucks (11-3-1)
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When/the place: Wednesday, 7 p.m., Rogers EnviornmentTV: SN Pacific. Radio: Sportsnet 650
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The excitement: The return of former Canucks captain Bo Horvat will create an apparent and curious area vibe — cheers and perhaps jeers — however the true buzz is the buzz-saw method through which Vancouver continues to search out a capability to reset its construction and self-discipline throughout video games to make sure one loss doesn’t flip right into a string of setbacks. That’s the large buy-in that groups all the time discuss, however strolling the stroll is what the Canucks are doing each day.
The historical past: The Canucks cut up the season sequence in 2022-23. They have been walloped 6-2 on house ice Jan. 3 after which eked out a 6-5 highway resolution Feb. 9. Within the one-sided loss, the Canucks obtained poor goaltending from Spencer Martin and surrendered three consecutive second-period targets to overshadow a two-goal efficiency by Horvat. He completed with 4 pictures, seven shot makes an attempt and went 10-for-17 within the faceoff circle (59 per cent).
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Within the rematch that featured the traded Horvat and Anthony Beauvillier, it was Elias Pettersson who helped the Canucks rally from a 4-2 deficit with two third-period targets. He had three factors, six shot makes an attempt, three hits and two blocked pictures. Horvat and Beauvillier scored whereas Phil Di Giuseppe had a game-high seven pictures.
The hope: The Islanders are ripe for the choosing. They opened the scoring Monday in Edmonton, however fell 4-1 to increase their shedding streak to 4 video games. They’ve the third-lowest objective output at 2.36 per recreation and their energy play is ranked twenty fourth at 15.9 per cent. And the penalty kill is twenty fifth at a 73.9 per cent. Ouch.
The worry: This one has hazard recreation written throughout it, however the Canucks haven’t fallen into that entice this season. They should comprise the Mathew Barzal-Horvat combo. Barzal had the lone objective Monday and his power and velocity by means of the impartial zone is usually adopted by candy Horvat feeds.
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The highest weapons: Pettersson was main NHL scoring after 15 video games with 25 factors (7-18), whereas Quinn Hughes was third with 23 factors (5-18) and continues to steer all defencemen in assists and factors. J.T. Miller was tied with Hughes with 9 targets and 14 assists, and has a team-high 5 power-play targets.
The wounded: Canucks: Carson Soucy (foot, week-to-week) and Guillaume Brisebois (concussion, LTIR). Islanders: Dylan Kuefler (undisclosed).
The quote: “One factor about this group, if one thing slips, they acknowledge it. The following recreation they often play fairly nicely. We performed an actual strong recreation (5-2 win Sunday in Montreal), a 200-foot effort by all people, so fairly happy.” — Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet.
The lineup:
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Mikheyev-Pettersson-Kuzmenko
Di Giuseppe-Miller-Boeser
Joshua-Suter-Garland
Beauvillier-Blueger-Lafferty
Hughes-Hronek
Cole-Myers
Hirose-Juulsen
The prediction: The Canucks have to dictate the early tempo, be onerous on the forecheck, get to the online and draw penalties. Their third-ranked energy play (31.6 per cent) can then be the distinction in a 4-2 win.
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bkuzma@postmedia.com
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