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Rogers' 10* TOTAL MASSACRE >> 4-0 Wednesday >> 11-2 Past 3 Days!
(NHL) Vancouver vs. Detroit,
Total: 5.00 | 110.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 5.00 | 110.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: The Vancouver Canucks opened the season with four consecutive home games and began 4-0-0 but then lost nine consecutive games (0-8-1). So what happened this past Tuesday? The Canucks visited MSG to take on the NY Rangers, 8-1-0 to open the new season on home ice and on a five-game overall winning streak, and skated off with a 5-3 win (I had Vancouver plus 1 1/2 goals!). Vancouver wraps up its six-game road trek with a visit to Detroit, taking on the 7-6-1 Red Wings. Detroit ended a five-game skid (0-4-1) of its own on Tuesday, snapping a near-20-year run of futility in Philadelphia (0-11-1) by scoring midway through the third period and netting the lone goal of the shootout of a 3-2 win over the Flyers.
Vancouver: The Canucks ended their nine-game (0-8-1) losing streak with Tuesday's 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday. Vancouver had been outscored 32-12 during the streak. Alexandre Burrows scored twice in the third period for Vancouver. Henrik Sedin and Sven Baertschi each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who had 11 players get a point.
Detroit: Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill called Wednesday night's win the team's most complete game in a long time. Andreas Athanasiou's breakaway goal in the third period tied the game at 2-2 and he scored the only goal of the shootout.
The pick: Veteran Ryan Miller will be in goal for Vancouver and he's 1-6-0 on the season (2.75 GAA and .910 save percentage. However, he has allowed 10 goals over his last two outings to see his winless skid extend to six games. He hasn't tasted victory since a 2-1 shootout win over Calgary in the season opener on Oct. 15 and owns a less-than-desirable 4-10-3 career mark and 3.20 goals-against average in 17 meetings with Detroit. Petr Mrazek will be in goal for Detroit and he's 4-4-1 on the season, with a 3.18 GAA and .904 save percentage. This is the last of a long six-game road trip for Vancouver and don't expect Joe Louis Arena to be a hospitable venue. Both goalies are vulnerable and the Over is a 10* play.
Vancouver: The Canucks ended their nine-game (0-8-1) losing streak with Tuesday's 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday. Vancouver had been outscored 32-12 during the streak. Alexandre Burrows scored twice in the third period for Vancouver. Henrik Sedin and Sven Baertschi each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who had 11 players get a point.
Detroit: Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill called Wednesday night's win the team's most complete game in a long time. Andreas Athanasiou's breakaway goal in the third period tied the game at 2-2 and he scored the only goal of the shootout.
The pick: Veteran Ryan Miller will be in goal for Vancouver and he's 1-6-0 on the season (2.75 GAA and .910 save percentage. However, he has allowed 10 goals over his last two outings to see his winless skid extend to six games. He hasn't tasted victory since a 2-1 shootout win over Calgary in the season opener on Oct. 15 and owns a less-than-desirable 4-10-3 career mark and 3.20 goals-against average in 17 meetings with Detroit. Petr Mrazek will be in goal for Detroit and he's 4-4-1 on the season, with a 3.18 GAA and .904 save percentage. This is the last of a long six-game road trip for Vancouver and don't expect Joe Louis Arena to be a hospitable venue. Both goalies are vulnerable and the Over is a 10* play.
