Canucks host Kolzig and Capitals
Sports Network
3/23/2003
(Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks continue their push towards the top mark in the Western Conference this evening when they welcome the Washington Capitals to GM Place.
Brandon Reid notched two goals and an assist, and Dan Cloutier made 20 saves to lead Vancouver to a 7-3 win over Nashville on Thursday. Trevor Letowski contributed a goal and two assists, while Trevor Linden added a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who have split their last four, but remain atop the Northwest Division standings with 97 points.
Trent Klatt, Todd Bertuzzi and Markus Naslund also scored for Vancouver, which is currently third in the conference -- three points behind Detroit for first place in the standings.
Bertuzzi and Naslund both lead the NHL with 43 goals and 22 power-play goals. Bertuzzi has 24 points in his last 15 games.
Vancouver, which is 7-2-3 in its last 12 at home, will be playing the second installment of a four-game homestand and is 20-11-6 inside its arena this season.
Washington, meanwhile, is in a dog fight for the Southeast Division lead with the Tampa Bay Lightning. With 83 points, the Caps are three points back of the Lightning and just three points in front of the Boston Bruins for the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Caps, though, come into Sunday's contest on the heels of a 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Dainius Zubrus, Jason Doig, and Brendan Witt scored for the Capitals, who had their two-game winning streak come to an end.
Olaf Kolzig made 30 saves in a losing effort, while Robert Lang had two assists and stretched his points streak to seven games (2g, 9a).
Washington, which will be playing the third leg of a six-game road stretch, is 7-2-1-2 in its last 12 games overall and 13-15-6-3 on the road this season.
The Capitals are 9-4-2 in their last 15 meetings with the Canucks and are 4-2-1 in their last seven trips to Vancouver.
Cheers,
Aquaman
Sports Network
3/23/2003
(Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks continue their push towards the top mark in the Western Conference this evening when they welcome the Washington Capitals to GM Place.
Brandon Reid notched two goals and an assist, and Dan Cloutier made 20 saves to lead Vancouver to a 7-3 win over Nashville on Thursday. Trevor Letowski contributed a goal and two assists, while Trevor Linden added a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who have split their last four, but remain atop the Northwest Division standings with 97 points.
Trent Klatt, Todd Bertuzzi and Markus Naslund also scored for Vancouver, which is currently third in the conference -- three points behind Detroit for first place in the standings.
Bertuzzi and Naslund both lead the NHL with 43 goals and 22 power-play goals. Bertuzzi has 24 points in his last 15 games.
Vancouver, which is 7-2-3 in its last 12 at home, will be playing the second installment of a four-game homestand and is 20-11-6 inside its arena this season.
Washington, meanwhile, is in a dog fight for the Southeast Division lead with the Tampa Bay Lightning. With 83 points, the Caps are three points back of the Lightning and just three points in front of the Boston Bruins for the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Caps, though, come into Sunday's contest on the heels of a 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Dainius Zubrus, Jason Doig, and Brendan Witt scored for the Capitals, who had their two-game winning streak come to an end.
Olaf Kolzig made 30 saves in a losing effort, while Robert Lang had two assists and stretched his points streak to seven games (2g, 9a).
Washington, which will be playing the third leg of a six-game road stretch, is 7-2-1-2 in its last 12 games overall and 13-15-6-3 on the road this season.
The Capitals are 9-4-2 in their last 15 meetings with the Canucks and are 4-2-1 in their last seven trips to Vancouver.
Cheers,
Aquaman
