Cue the morons blaming Schneider for this loss. A few things might contributed to the Canucks loss tonight, one of those being that the they chose to drive from Anaheim to San Jose over flying, and arrived late last night. Another of those being that Vancouver hit 5 posts throughout the game, and at times it seemed like there was a wall behind Niemi. Excuses aside, a horrible first period was the again the stake in the heart for Vancouver. 2 defensive miscues led to 2 turnovers and 2 goals that Schneider had no chance of stopping, and the Canucks never recovered. A 2nd period goal by Burrows cut the lead in half, but the Sharks answered right back and added another tally in the 3rd.
Tidbits:
- Powerplay went 0/7, and saw quite a few different faces on it. Ballard played in Edler's spot on the final PP of the evening.
- Penalty Kill went 6/8. Canucks would've had an easier time catching up if the PK wasn't working so often. Stupid penalties, too (Clearing the puck over the glass, late hits).
- Sedins: No production, all but benched in the final 10 minutes. Didn't serve on the last 2 powerplays. Played with Weise on their last few shifts
Next game is tomorrow against LA at 7:30. I'm guessing Luongo gets the start, because it's a back to back.
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