Jon T. Flesh
02-13-2003, 12:07 PM
Avalanche-Canucks preview
February 13, 2003
• When: 8 MST tonight.
• Where: General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia.
• TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net. KKFN-AM (950).
• Leading scorers
Vancouver (32-16-8-0)
G A P
LW Markus Naslund 37 34 71
RW Todd Bertuzzi 29 34 63
C Brendan Morrison 13 33 46
D Ed Jovanovski 4 23 27
Colorado (25-14-11-5)
G A P
C Peter Forsberg 20 45 65
RW Milan Hejduk 29 33 62
LW Alex Tanguay 12 23 35
D Rob Blake 9 21 30
• Injuries:Vancouver: None reported. Colorado: C Joe Sakic (broken foot), LW Brad Larsen (herniated disc), LW Dan Hinote (concussion, hip flexor) are out.
• Sidelight: Peter Forsberg has recorded only two assists in four games against the Canucks this season. In 31 games before this year, Forsberg compiled 14 goals and 32 assists against Vancouver. So in his career, he has 48 points in 35 games against the Canucks.
• Notes: Colorado has gone 2-2-0-0 against the Canucks this season, winning once at GM Place and once at the Pepsi Center . . . Naslund leads the NHL in goals (37), power-play goals (19), power- play points (38) and winning goals (11) . . . Bertuzzi has an 11-game points streak (five goals, eight assists) . . . Vancouver is unbeaten in the past seven games (4-0-3-0), and the Canucks have not trailed during the streak . . . Colorado is unbeaten in 10 games (8-0-2-0) and has scored the first goal in each of those games . . . Tanguay has compiled a four-game points streak (two goals, five assists) . . . Forsberg has recorded eight points (three goals, five assists) in the past three games . . . The Canucks have killed 30 of the past 32 penalties . . . Colorado has gone 2-for-18 on the power play in the past five games. The Avalanche has killed 31 of the past 35 power plays . . . The line of Forsberg, Tanguay and Hejduk has combined for 16 goals and 25 assists in the past nine games . . . Goalie Patrick Roy is unbeaten in his past eight starts (6-0-2) and has given up only nine goals for a 1.13 goals-against average.
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February 13, 2003
• When: 8 MST tonight.
• Where: General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia.
• TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net. KKFN-AM (950).
• Leading scorers
Vancouver (32-16-8-0)
G A P
LW Markus Naslund 37 34 71
RW Todd Bertuzzi 29 34 63
C Brendan Morrison 13 33 46
D Ed Jovanovski 4 23 27
Colorado (25-14-11-5)
G A P
C Peter Forsberg 20 45 65
RW Milan Hejduk 29 33 62
LW Alex Tanguay 12 23 35
D Rob Blake 9 21 30
• Injuries:Vancouver: None reported. Colorado: C Joe Sakic (broken foot), LW Brad Larsen (herniated disc), LW Dan Hinote (concussion, hip flexor) are out.
• Sidelight: Peter Forsberg has recorded only two assists in four games against the Canucks this season. In 31 games before this year, Forsberg compiled 14 goals and 32 assists against Vancouver. So in his career, he has 48 points in 35 games against the Canucks.
• Notes: Colorado has gone 2-2-0-0 against the Canucks this season, winning once at GM Place and once at the Pepsi Center . . . Naslund leads the NHL in goals (37), power-play goals (19), power- play points (38) and winning goals (11) . . . Bertuzzi has an 11-game points streak (five goals, eight assists) . . . Vancouver is unbeaten in the past seven games (4-0-3-0), and the Canucks have not trailed during the streak . . . Colorado is unbeaten in 10 games (8-0-2-0) and has scored the first goal in each of those games . . . Tanguay has compiled a four-game points streak (two goals, five assists) . . . Forsberg has recorded eight points (three goals, five assists) in the past three games . . . The Canucks have killed 30 of the past 32 penalties . . . Colorado has gone 2-for-18 on the power play in the past five games. The Avalanche has killed 31 of the past 35 power plays . . . The line of Forsberg, Tanguay and Hejduk has combined for 16 goals and 25 assists in the past nine games . . . Goalie Patrick Roy is unbeaten in his past eight starts (6-0-2) and has given up only nine goals for a 1.13 goals-against average.
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