• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

MayorsManor.com

NHL blog, LA Kings hockey news and interviews from The Mayor

  • Radio Replay
  • Prospect Rankings
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / NHL / Blackhawks / Vancouver win streak on the line tonight, are they for real?

Vancouver win streak on the line tonight, are they for real?

December 17, 2013 By MayorsManor Staff


The Vancouver Canucks enter tonight’s game at Minnesota owners of the NHL’s longest current win streak at seven games. Vancouver has outscored their opponents by a wide margin of 24-8 in the seven games.

When you go inside the numbers there are two things stand out during the streak. Giving up just over one goal a game is most impressive. Both Roberto Luongo and Eddie Lack each own a shutout (during the streak) and the offense has been carried not by the Sedin twins, but by the line of Ryan Kessler, Mike Santorelli and Chris Higgins. The trio have combined for nine goals and 13 assists. Daniel and Henrik have chipped in with three goals and six assists. It looks like the Canucks have finally found some secondary scoring.

A seven game win streak in the NHL definitely deserves to be acknowledged and praised but before we get too excited and say the Canucks deserve to be included in the discussion of the NHL’s elite, their win streak has come against teams with a combined record of 103 wins and 96 losses.

There is no question they manhandled one of the best teams in the East when they put a hurting on the Boston Bruins this past Saturday night, extending their win streak to seven games. Prior to that, they built this win streak with a pair of wins against the Hurricanes and wins against Nashville, Edmonton, Phoenix and an Avalanche team that has come back to earth after their great start to the season. Not exactly the NHL’s best.

The Canucks record against the top five teams in the Western Conference (Chicago, Anaheim, St. Louis, Los Angeles and San Jose) is 2-5-2, having been outscored 27-15.

Tonight in Minnesota will be the first of three games on the road this week for the Canucks, who will also make stops in Dallas and Chicago. Vancouver can definitely make a case for stepping into the NHL elite category with road wins at Minnesota and Chicago. The two teams are a combined 25-5-6 at home.

Filed Under: Blackhawks, Canucks, HockeyBlog, NHL, Wild Tagged With: Canucks, hockey, Mayor, MayorsManor, NHL, Vancouver

About MayorsManor Staff

MayorsManor.com was founded by John Hoven and has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles and national Hockey Blog of the Year. Hoven and the staff provide comprehensive LA Kings coverage, from prospects in the pipeline through the NHL.

Primary Sidebar

Kings Of The Podcast

Kings Of The Podcast: Ep. 147 with Jordan Spence

Kings Of The Podcast returns for another all-new episode, and this time around John Hoven and Dennis Bernstein are joined by LA prospect Jordan Spence. Some of the topics covered in this hour-plus KOTP edition include: — Mark Yannetti and the NHL Draft — Being born in Australia and relocating to Japan, then Canada — […]

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Recent Posts

  • Reign Recap: Petersen Shines in Ontario’s 5-2 Win Over Tucson
  • Ontario Reign Projected Lineup vs. Tucson Roadrunners; Several LA Prospects Returning To Action
  • Kings Of The Podcast: Ep. 148 – Live from NHL All Star Weekend in Florida
  • Rapid Review: Notes and Highlights from Kings Latest Stormy Loss in Carolina
  • Reign Recap: Four Goal First Period Powers Ontario to Victory Over Colorado
  • Projected Lineups – LA at Carolina; Kings Blow Into Town With History Against Them
  • Ontario Reign Projected Lineup vs. Colorado Eagles; It’s a 3-2 Season Series
  • Reign Recap: Ontario Falls Short Against Calgary 4-1
  • Ontario Reign Projected Lineup vs. Calgary; Time to Wrangle Up Another W
  • Rapid Review: Notes and Highlights from Kings 5-2 Loss in Tampa Bay

Tweets by mayorNHL

Footer

Archives

Tags

AHL Blackhawks Brown camp Carter Clifford coach comments Doughty draft Ducks history hockey interview Kings Kopitar lineup Lombardi Los Angeles Manchester Mayor MayorsManor Monarchs Murray NHL Ontario Penner Playoffs Prospect Quick quote Radio Reign Richards roster Sharks Stanley Cup Stoll Sutter Toffoli trade video WCB West Coast Bias Williams

MayorsManor

  • About Our Team
  • Contact Us
  • Store

© 2023 MayorsManor.com