GDT: Game 4: @ Vancouver, 10/11

[Stars99Lobo37]

YOUR DALLAS STARS (1-0-2, 4 pts) At The Vancouver Canucks (1-3-0, 2 pts)

Regular Season Game 4, Overall Game 12, National Hockey League Game 63

Where: General Motors Place | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sunday, October 11th
Time: 9:00 PM Central Time
Stars TV/Radio: Fox Sports Southwest | 1310 AM The Ticket
Canucks TV/Radio: SportsNet Pacific | Team 1040 AM

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Last Game:
: 10/09 - W 5-2 - At - RECAP - SCORESHEET
: 10/07 - W 7-1 - Vs - RECAP - SCORESHEET

THE DALLAS STARS
Mascot: Stars
Colors: Green/Gold
Head Coach: Marc Crawford
Official Team Site: DallasStars.com
HF Board: HFBoard.com - Dallas Stars
Fan Site #1: TheStarsFans.com
Fan Site #2: Unofficial Boards
Record: 1-0-2 with 4 Points
Standings: Pacific Division-4th, Western Conference-10th, NHL-17th
Home Record: 0-0-1
Away Record: 1-0-1
Last 10 Games: 1-0-2 [1 Game Winning Streak]
Overtime Record: 0-2 [0-2 Shoot Out]

Dallas Team Leaders
Points: James Neal & Brad Richards - 4
Goals: James Neal - 3
Assists: Brad Richards - 3
+/-: Nicklas Grossman - +6
Penalty Minutes: Steve Ott - 7
Shots: Brad Richards - 17
Powerplay Goals: Neal & Robidas & Morrow - 1
Shorthanded Goals: James Neal - 1
Game Winning Goals: Tom Wandell - 1

Dallas Goalies
Marty Turco | 0-0-2
GAA: 2.78
Save %: .880%
Shut Outs: 0

Alex Auld | 1-0-0
GAA: 2.00
Save %: .913%
Shut Outs: 0

THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Mascot: Canucks
Colors: Blue/Green
Head Coach: Alain Vineault
Official Team Site: Canucks.com
HF Board: HFBoard.com - Vancouver Canucks
Fan Site #1: CanucksCentral.com
Fan Site #2: [b]CanucksCorner.com
Record: 1-3-0 with 2 Points
Standings: Northwest Division-4th, Western Conference-14th, NHL-27th
Home Record: 1-1-0
Away Record: 0-2-0
Last 10 Games: 1-3-0 [1 Game Winning Streak]
Overtime Record: 0-0 [0-0 Shoot Out]

Vancouver Team Leaders
Points: Henrik Sedin - 6
Goals: Henrik Sedin - 3
Assists: Daniel Sedin - 4
+/-: Christian Ehrhoff - +3
Penalty Minutes: Kevin Bieksa - 13
Shots: Alex Burrows & Daniel Sedins - 19
Powerplay Goals: Mikael Samuelsson - 2
Shorthanded Goals: N/A
Game Winning Goals: Mason Raymond - 1

Vancouver Goalies
Roberto Luongo | 1-3-0
GAA: 3.52
Save %: .870%
Shut Outs: 0

Andrew Raycroft | 0-0-0
GAA: 1.83
Save %: .920%
Shut Outs: 0

The Walzy Injury Report
Dallas - 2 Players Injured
Jere Lehtinen - day-to-day - Hip/Groin
Mike Modano - day-to-day - Ribs
Total Man Games Lost: 5

Vancouver - 4 Players Injured
Pavol Demitra - IR - Shoulder
Jannik Hansen - IR - Broken Hand
Mathieu Schneider - IR - Shoulder
Daniel Sedin - day-to-day - Bruised Foot
Total Man Games Lost: 12

Last Game Recap
Opponent: Dallas at Calgary
Result: Win 5-2
Article #1 - Dallas Morning News - "Auld helps Stars beat Calgary, 5-2."
Article #2 - Calgary Herald - "Red-light deja vu haunts McElhinney."
Goal Scorers:
1st - Dallas (1-0) - 1:02 - Ribeiro (Robidas | Benn)
2nd - Dallas (2-0) - 0:55 - Sutherby (Petersen | Ribeiro)
2nd - Calgary (2-1) - 4:17 - Phaneuf (Iginla) [PP]
2nd - Dallas (3-1) - 9:00 - Wandell (Brunnstrom | Robidas)
3rd - Calgary (3-2) - 5:17 - Bourque (Giodano | Dawes)[PP]
3rd - Dallas (4-2) - 9:25 - Eriksson (Richards | Neal)
3rd - Dallas (5-2) - 19:13 - Richards (Ott) [EN]
Shots
Dallas: 1st - 15 | 2nd - 7 | 3rd - 8 | Total - 30
Calgary: 1st - 11 | 2nd - 7 | 3rd - 5 | Total - 23
Stats
Powerplays: Dallas - 0 For 2 | Calgary - 2 For 4
Faceoffs: Dallas - 27 For 52 | Calgary - 25 For 52
Hits: Dallas - 13 | Calgary - 14
Takeaways: Dallas - 4 | Calgary - 6
Giveaways: Dallas - 2 | Calgary - 12
Blocked Shots: Dallas - 10 | Calgary - 10
Time on Ice: Dallas - Daley [23:27] | Calgary - Phaneuf [27:00]
Goalies
Dallas: Auld - 60:00 - 21 Saves - 23 Shots [W]
Calgary: McElhinney - 59:38 - 25 Saves - 29 Shots [L]
Three Stars Of The Game
#1. Mike Ribeiro | Dallas - Goal, Assist
#2. Stephane Robidas | Dallas - 2 Assists
#3. Steve Ott | Dallas - Assist
Officials
Referees: Francois StLaurent | Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs | Jay Sharrers

Stats:
Goals: Dallas-11 Vancouver-13
Goals Per Game: Dallas-3.7 Vancouver-3.3
Goals Allowed: Dallas-8 Vancouver-14
Goals Allowed Per Game: Dallas-2.7 Vancouver-3.5
Shots Per Game: Dallas-34.7 Vancouver-38.8
Shots Allowed Per Game: Dallas-24.3 Vancouver-25.5
Powerplay: Dallas-21.4% Vancouver-33.3%
Penalty Kill: Dallas-58.3% Vancouver-62.5%

ALL TIME SERIES: Dallas 80-66-24
Regular Season: 76-58-24 | Home: 43-24-12 | Away: 33-34-12
Playoffs: 4-8 | Home: 1-4 | Away: 3-4
In Dallas: 34-30-8 | Home: 15-16-4 | Away: 19-14-4
Shoot Out: 2-1 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-1
Last Game In Series: 3/24/09 | vs Vancouver | Loss 5-2 - HIGHLIGHTS - GAME THREAD

2009-2010 MEETINGS-
10/11 - Dallas at Vancouver
11/06 - Dallas vs Vancouver
1/02 - Dallas vs Vancouver
1/21 - Dallas at Vancouver

THIS SEASON vs the Canucks
Powerplay: 0 For 0
Penalty Kill: 0 For 0
Goals: Tied 0-0
Goalies - Dallas: 0-0-0 Vancouver: 0-0-0
[DAL] - Turco () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against
[VAN] - Luongo () - 0:00 - 0 Shots - 0 Saves - 0 Goals Against

Pacific Division Games Played Tonight
Dallas Stars At Vancouver
Anaheim Ducks At New York R
Los Angeles Kings Vs OFF
Phoenix Coyotes Vs OFF
San Jose Sharks Vs OFF

Pacific Division Standings
1st. Los Angeles, 3-1-0, 6 Points
2nd. San Jose, 3-2-0, 6 Points
3rd. Anaheim, 2-1-1, 5 Points
4th. Dallas, 1-0-2, 4 Points
5th. Phoenix, 2-2-0, 4 Points

Western Conference Standings
1st. Calgary, 4-1-0, 8 Points*
2nd. Columbus, 3-1-0, 6 Points*
3rd. Los Angeles, 3-1-0, 6 Points*
4th. San Jose, 3-2-0, 6 Points
5th. Chicago, 2-1-1, 5 Points
6th. Colorado, 2-1-1, 5 Points
7th. Edmonton, 2-1-1, 5 Points
8th. Anaheim, 2-1-1, 5 Points
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9th. Nashville, 2-1-0, 4 Points
10th. Dallas, 1-0-2, 4 Points
11th. St. Louis, 2-2-0, 4 Points
12th. Detroit, 2-2-0, 4 Points
13th. Phoenix, 2-2-0, 4 Points
14th. Vancouver, 1-3-0, 2 Points
15th. Minnesota, 1-3-0, 2 Points


*=Division Leader
X=Clinched Playoff Spot
Y=Clinced Division Championship
Z=Clinched Conference Championship & Presidents Trophy
Strike=Eliminated From Playoffs

Tiebreakers - From NHL.com
1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
2. The greater number of games won.
3. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any "odd" games, shall be used to determine the standing.
4. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.

October Games
Sunday 11th - @ Vancouver - 9:00 PM - FSN Southwest
Wednesday 14th - Nashville - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Friday 16th - vs Boston - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Saturday 17th - @ Chicago - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest PLUS
Monday 19th - vs Los Angeles* - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Wednesday 21st - @ Anaheim* - 9:00 PM - FSN Southwest
Thursday 22nd - @ Los Angeles* - 9:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Saturday 24th - @ St. Louis - 7:00 PM - My27
Wednesday 28th - vs Toronto - 7:00 PM - FSN Southwest
Friday 30th - vs Florida - 7:30 PM - FSN Southwest
Saturday 31st - @ Nashville - 7:00 PM - My27

October Results
Saturday 3rd - vs Nashville - Loss 3-2 [Shootout] - RECAP - SCORESHEET - GAME STATS
Tuesday 6th - @ Edmonton - Loss 5-4 [Shootout] - RECAP - SCORESHEET - GAME STATS
Friday 9th - @ Calgary - Win 5-2 - RECAP - SCORESHEET - GAME STATS

STAR GAZING
Click Here For a complete look at the history of your Dallas Stars

• Tonight's game againist the Vancouver Canucks marks the 1,202nd regular season game for the Stars since moving to the Lone Star State. Dallas is 632-392-125-52 (Wins-Losses-Ties-OT/SO Losses) in the previous 1,201 games.
• Before coming to Dallas, Auld was 4-1-1 in his last eight games with the Senators last season, allowing just 14 goals and posting a 2.04 GAA during that stretch.
• Alex Auld Auld came in with a 5.12 goals-against average in his last three appearances against the Flames.
• James Neal's point against Calgary tied a career high for points in consecutive games at 3.
• Mike Ribeiro's first period goal was the first time the Stars had scored first in a game this season.
• The defense pair of Stephane Robidas and Nicklas Grossman was a combined plus-10 on the night.
• Jere Lehtinen is three points away from 500 career NHL points.
• Brenden Morrow is six games away from 600 career NHL games.
• Brenden Morrow is eight points away from 400 career NHL points.
• James Neal is ten games away from 100 career NHL games.
• Mike Modano is 14 assists away from 800 career NHL assists.
• Brad Richards is 17 assists away from 400 career NHL assists.
• Trevor Daley is 18 points away from 100 career NHL points.
• Karlis Skrastins is 18 games away from 700 career NHL games.
• Mike Ribeiro is 24 points away from 400 career NHL points.
• Since 1993, the Stars have a 106-48-28 record against the three Western Canadian teams including a 54-28-14 record playing north of the border.
• Dallas had 11 different players notch a point on Friday against Calgary.
• Going into the game against Calgary, Dallas had led an opponent just 13:16 in the entire first two games. However, Dallas scored 1:02 into the game against Calgary and never trailed.
• Dallas is 1-0-1 when scoring atleast four goals, and 0-0-0 when allowing one goal. The Stars also are 1-0-1 record when allowing three goals or less.
• The Stars will play a total of 13 back-to-back series in 2009-10. The Stars are 0-0-0 in games included in back-to-backs during the 09-10 season. The Stars are 0-0-0 in the first game while 0-0-0 in the second.
• The Dallas Stars are 0-2 in shootouts this season. The Stars lost to Nashville in Dallas (2-1) and to Edmonton in Edmonton (1-0). Dallas now is 32-16 all time during the shoot outs. To see full stats of the shoot out, CLICK HERE
• RECORDS
  Leading After 1st Period: 1-0-0
  Leading After 2nd Period: 1-0-0
  When scoring a powerplay goal: 0-0-2
  When not scoring a powerplay goal: 1-0-0
  When allowing a powerplay goal: 1-0-2
  When not allowing a powerplay goal: 0-0-0
  Day Games (before 5 pm): 1-0-2
  Night Games: 0-0-0

OPPONENT NOTES

• Ryan Kesler (3-1-4) shared the team scoring lead with Henrik Sedin (2-2-4) in the season series against the Stars last season.
• Newly named Canucks Assistant Captain, Henrik Sedin is among the NHL’s elite ironmen, having played 339 consecutive games including three omplete seasons. Jay Bouwmeester is the current ironman record holder with 347 straight games on his resume.
• Luongo started two games against the Stars last season, recording a 2.00 GAA in winning both. Since being acquired by Vancouver prior to the 2006-07 season, Luongo is 6-1-2 with a 1.85 GAA in nine starts against the Stars and has posted a 1.48 GAA in winning all four meetings at GM Place.
• Steve Bernier likely will replace Sedin on the Canucks' top line.

Shoot Out Look
Record: 0-2
Home: 0-1
Away: 0-1
Goals: 1-3
Shooters
James Neal: 0 For 2
Mike Ribeiro: 1 For 2
Brad Richards: 0 For 2
Mike Modano: 0 For 1
Loui Eriksson: 0 For 1
Team: 1 For 8 | 1 Goal
Goaltenders
Turco: 0-2 | 5 Saves - 8 Shots | 3 Goals Against
Auld: 0-0 | 0 Saves - 0 Shots | 0 Goals Against
Team: 0-2 | 5 Saves - 8 Shots | 3 Goals Against

DALLAS VS VANCOUVER

[Stars99Lobo37]

★ BELIEVE! ★
Please save us Auld!








★★★★★ GO STARS GO! ★★★★★

[DoesURchickenFLY]

lol....where was this when I was posting the Daniel Sedin thing like 2 minutes ago. Hang on I will copy and paste.

Daniel Sedin is questionable for tomorrow:
http://www.canada.com/Foot+injury+co...254/story.html

Daniel is injured. He missed the Vancouver Canucks' practice Friday with what head coach Alain Vigneault called a "bruised foot."

Daniel's availability for Sunday's game against the Dallas Stars is in doubt and GM Mike Gillis said he didn't know whether there was any kind of fracture.

"We're waiting for the swelling to go down," Gillis said.

[Stars99Lobo37]

O and one more...

[piqued1457]

We almost had a replay of that pulled-goalie empty net scare situation in Edmonton. For some reason I found it much less stressful from the other side.

And Halpern was blatantly holding Naslund's stick to start all that. I think the hockey gods wanted to subtlety remind him that it's not nice to trick the referee.

[catters078]

Turco to shut up the haters and dominate tomorrow, stars to claim 5 of 6 in western canada

[Bob Munden]

Auld better play this one!

Btw, who can help me out with a Benn avatar?

[piqued1457]

Turco is starting.

And apparently if Lehtinen is good to go then Petersen, Sutherby AND Barch are playing instead of Brunnstrom, and Wandell is demoted to the 4th line which just leaves me incredulous.

[DoesURchickenFLY]

Originally Posted by piqued1457

Turco is starting.

And apparently if Lehtinen is good to go then Petersen, Sutherby AND Barch are playing instead of Brunnstrom, and Wandell is demoted to the 4th line which just leaves me incredulous.

WTF?

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...e.34151c9.html

Lehtinen might play his first game of the season tonight against Vancouver after sitting out the first three with pain in his hip and groin.

He probably decide on playing against the Canucks until after the morning skate. Because a big part of his game is battling for the puck along the boards and using his strength to either protect the puck or kick it out, he said he has to feel his body can handle the strain.

Former Stars coaches Ken Hitchcock and Dave Tippett called Lehtinen a "fixer," a guy who can be placed on any line that's struggling and help that line improve. And Crawford said he sees the same thing.

"He's just so good at all the details of the game, and every coach is going to love that," Crawford said. "There's a reason we harp on those things, and Jere is a great example of why."

[Winning Aces]

How many more games does Bruno have to play until he has to clear waivers. Maybe, the coaching staff is trying to persuade him to go on a stint in the minors. Sit in the pressbox to think about it. lol

[DoesURchickenFLY]

He has played 58 and the cut off is 60. Once he plays 60 they can't send him down without clearing waivers. So you may very well be right.

[Stars99Lobo37]

I can't wait for the day that Barch is never in a Dallas uniform again.

[DoesURchickenFLY]

Vancouver has recalled Desbiens from Manitoba.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stor...-desbiens.html

Desbiens, 24, has yet to appear in the NHL.

The six-foot-two, 205-pound right-winger was originally selected in the fourth round of the 2003 NHL entry draft by Atlanta, signing with the Canucks as a free agent this summer.

Desbiens had 21 goals, 26 assists and 158 penalty minutes in 78 games with Manitoba last season. He's played three games with the Moose this season.

With the move it is expected that Daniel Sedin will not be available for Sunday's home game against the Dallas Stars.

[starsfan4ever]

I had a dream last night that Turco got traded to the Ottawa Senators for a first round pick.

[Velociraptor]

Hey guys, I wish the best of luck to you tonight, should be a fantastic game with the way you guys have played. I am making the GDT for our board and I must say yours looks fantastic. Anybody know what the Stars lineup will look like tonight?

Thanks in advance,

Thom Yorke

[DoesURchickenFLY]

These were the practice lines from yesterday. Brunnstrom looks to be a healthy scratch along with Woywitka. Hoping it's a great game, and yes Lobo rocks with the GDT!

Neal-Richards-Eriksson
Morrow-Ribeiro-Benn
Ott-Sutherby-Lehtinen
Barch-Wandell-Petersen

Grossman-Robidas
Skrastins-Daley
Fistric-Niskanen

Turco

[Alistar]

Players for Dallas to watch out for:

Henrik Sedin - don't know how he's going to do without his brother, but he's still the Canucks best player overall with Daniel out of the lineup (I actually do think that Daniel is a bit better overall). Will be the canucks main offensive threat all night.

Alex Edler - not a very popular guy around here because of all the Niskanen comparisons, but he's actually a pretty decent defenceman. Has a really strong shot from the point and plays the 1st unit PP, shutting him down is a good first step to not allowing 2 PPG tonight, which would be nice for a change

Ryan Kesler - clearly the best non sedin skater on Vancouver, The pressure is going to be on him big time tonight with Daniel out to step up and provide some offense.

Prediction: Hard to predict, but given how the Stars have played so far and taking into consideration Jere Lehtinen's probable return to the lineup and Daniel Sedin's absence, I think Dallas has a good chance to win this one. It all hinges on how Turco and Luongo play though, so I could easily see another frustrating loss too... 4-3 Dallas

[Velociraptor]

Originally Posted by DoesURchickenFLY

These were the practice lines from yesterday. Brunnstrom looks to be a healthy scratch along with Woywitka. Hoping it's a great game, and yes Lobo rocks with the GDT!

Neal-Richards-Eriksson
Morrow-Ribeiro-Benn
Ott-Sutherby-Lehtinen
Barch-Wandell-Petersen

Grossman-Robidas
Skrastins-Daley
Fistric-Niskanen

Turco

Thanks pal, good luck Stars!

[Killer Keller]

Originally Posted by DoesURchickenFLY

These were the practice lines from yesterday. Brunnstrom looks to be a healthy scratch along with Woywitka. Hoping it's a great game, and yes Lobo rocks with the GDT!

Neal-Richards-Eriksson
Morrow-Ribeiro-Benn
Ott-Sutherby-Lehtinen
Barch-Wandell-Petersen

Grossman-Robidas
Skrastins-Daley
Fistric-Niskanen

Turco

Sutherby played well in Calgary, but I don't think he should be bumping Wandell off the 3rd line with the way he played. I also don't agree with scratching Bruno before Petersen and especially Barch. Hopefully Wandell plays himself back onto that 3rd line by the end of the night.

[AwesomeSchoolDropout]

Originally Posted by starsfan4ever

I had a dream last night that Turco got traded to the Ottawa Senators for a first round pick.

oh man, I'd hate that. I don't like Turco very much and I definitely don't want him going to my other team.

[Stars99Lobo37]

Originally Posted by starsfan4ever

I had a dream last night that Turco got traded to the Ottawa Senators for a first round pick.

Best dream ever? Pretty sure it was.

[piqued1457]

For all intents and purposes, Brunnstrom has a goal and 2 assists for 3 points in 3 games to start the season. All while playing improved defense and while being banished from the top centers. Playing truly does equal scoring with this guy. Which leads me to believe Crawford is an idiot.

[Stars99Lobo37]

Everything updated from last night. Go Stars Go.

[BigG44]

Originally Posted by piqued1457

For all intents and purposes, Brunnstrom has a goal and 2 assists for 3 points in 3 games to start the season. All while playing improved defense and while being banished from the top centers. Playing truly does equal scoring with this guy. Which leads me to believe Crawford is an idiot.

Or Heika is an idiot. He doesn't always report accurate information.

There's some logic to Brunnstrom sitting (I said some .... not that I agree). If they are trying to decide on sending him to the AHL before it's too late, they may want to see what the 4th line will look like before going without him.

Playing Wandell on the 4th line makes no sense at all .... Crawford can't help but gush about Wandell so this is why I'm just hoping Heika has blown another report.

[Kickassguy]

Fantastic GDT, as always. Thought I'd update Sedin's condition. Soon to be on the LTIR, out 4-6 weeks with a broken foot. =(

Good luck to you guys tonight. I have this sinking feeling Turco's going to own us like he always does.