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Old 01-01-2017, 10:41 PM   #77
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Vancouver Canucks (24-30-9) at Montreal Canadiens (36-23-3)

The Canucks come to visit the Bell Center and the Montreal Canadiens today. Montreal played Vancouver in Vancouver and came away with a 3-2 win in there only meeting this season. The Habs have just resigned LD Marc-Andre Berube this past week, but find him struggling a little Not that he is expected to light up the lamp, he has gone 12 games without a point and is a -2 during those 12 games.

The Canucks currently sit in the 10th spot of the Western Conference with 57 points, the are 11 points behind the final playoff spot and their chances look pretty slim. The Canucks do have a good PP, they are currently ranked at 6th in the NHL with a 19.2% success rate. The Canucks do give up a lot of shots, they give up on average 33 a night or 26th in the NHL.

RW Yanni Johnstone leads the Canucks with 30 goals and 50 points, he has played in 63 games this season. The 34 year old offensive forward is a strong playmaker. The 2-time All-Star has played in 227 career NHL games, all with the Canucks. He has 103 goals, 183 points, 151 PIMs and a +8 rating.

LW Brandon Valente is 2nd on the team with 45 points. He also has 15 goals in 57 games this year. The 19 year old from Calgary, Ab is a offensive forward and a strong playmaker. He is in his rookie season after playing 2 years with the Flint Firebirds of the OHL. In 93 OHL games he had 51 goals and 120 points. Valente was the Canucks 1st round, 12th overall pick in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

C Benjamin Vacher is 3rd on the Canucks with 42 points, including 16 goals in 63 games. The 20 year old offensive forward is a great goalscorer. In his 2nd season as a NHLer with the Canucks, he has played in 118 career NHL games, has 21 goals, 58 points, 54 PIMs and a -21 rating. He was undrafted and signed as a free agent with the Canucks.

The Canucks will start G Curt Shults, he has 23 wins in 48 starts with a .916 save %. Montreal starts G Mike Blackshear, he has 30 wins in 51 starts and a .900 save %

Montreal scores to make it 1-0 at 9:22 when RW John Herrod gets his 18th of the season while SH. The Canucks get a PP goal at 13:43 when C Benjamin Vacher gets his 17th of the season. Its now 1-1. Montreal's RW John Herrod gets his 2nd of the night at 14:54 to make it 2-1 Montreal. Vancouver ties it up again at 19:17 when RW Evan Nolin gets his 6th of the year. It is now 2-2. The shots favoured Montreal 15 to 8.

Montreal scores early in the 2nd, LW Tom Gaskell gets his 5th of the year at 33 seconds into the period to make it 3-2. Montreal goes up 4-2 at 6:46 when LD Yegor Berestnev gets his 7th of the season. Montreal out shot the Canucks 11 to 7 in the 2nd period.

Montreal goes up 5-2 at 3:05 of the 3rd period when RW Yevgeny Ronov gets his 11th of the year. The Canucks gets one back at 3:58 to make it 5-3 when RW Joseph Gauthier gets his 4th of the season. The goals keep coming, Montreal goes up 6-3 at 5:14 when C Chris Hughes gets his 25th of the season. Vancouver gets a late one, at 19:50 LW Jared Larade gets his 5th of the year to make it 6-4. Montreal out shot the Canucks 19 to 8 in the 3rd period. Vancouver was 1 for 5 on the PP while Montreal was 0 for 7.

Montreal's RW John Herrod was named the 1st star, he has 2 goals and an assist. The 23 year old now has 19 goals and 56 points in 64 games. Since coming to Montreal in a trade in 9 games he has 6 goals and 11 points and is a +7.

Montreal 6 Vancouver 4

PER TEAM GOAL # ASSIST ASSIST
1st MTL John Herrod (SH) 18 Yegor Berestnev
1st VAN Benjamin Vacher (PP) 17 Mike Jones Rob Shatley
1st MTL John Herrod 19 Chris Hughes Ashton Miller
1st VAN Evan Nolin 6 Irving Ward Juraj Hacek
2nd MTL Tom Gaskell 5 Jiri Reichel Ashton Miller
2nd MTL Yegor Berestnev 7 Yevgeny Ronov Matej Ouhrabka
3rd MTL Yevgeny Ronov 11 Batsaikhany Vanoosten Matej Ouhrabka
3rd VAN Joseph Gauthier 4 Tomas Kovac Irving Ward
3rd MTL Chris Hughes 26 Matej Ouhrabka John Herrod
3rd VAN Jared Larade 5 Sam Miller Irving Ward

MAJOR's



PER TEAM PLAYER MIN PENALTY
1st MTL Dave Wright 10 Misconduct

TEAM GOALIE SA GA
VAN Curt Shults 45 6
MTL Mike Blackshear 23 4


Around the league...........
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Carolina Hurricanes LD Ken Vecchione had a goal in a 2-1 win over the Blackhawks. The 27 year old Vecchione now has 11 goals and 42 points in 66 games. In 230 career NHL games, all with Carolina he has 31 goals, 125 points, 294 PIMs and a -7 rating.

Anaheim Ducks C Nate Elgie had 2 goals in a 3-2 win over the Wild. The 27 year old Elgie now has 23 goals and 58 points in 56 games. In his 3rd season with the Ducks, he has played in 191 career NHL games, has 70 goals, 180 points, 122 PIMs and a +35 rating.

Edmonton Oilers LD Frank Christian had 3 assists in a 6-2 win over the Rangers. The 31 year old Christian now has 14 goals and 57 points in 63 games. In 3 seasons with Edmonton, he has played in 217 career NHL games, has 44 goals, 176 points 164 PIMs and a +64 rating.
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