Daniel and Henrik Sedin looked to be worth every penny of their new contract money in San Jose on Friday night, combining for 7 points as the Vancouver Canucks downed the San Jose Sharks 6-2. Playing alongside highly touted prospect Sergei Shirokov (2 assists), the Sedin's looked like men among boys against a young, prospect laden Sharks lineup. Henrik finished with 2 goals and 2 assists, while Daniel finished with 1 goal and 2 assists. Former Shark Christian Ehrhoff had a goal and an assist in his first game as a Canuck, while Willie Mitchell and Dave Scatchard provided the other tallies. Andrew Raycroft looked sharp in net for Vancouver, stopping 27 of 29 shots faced. The Canucks play their 3rd game in as many nights tonight, as they host the Edmonton Oilers at GM place. Cody Hodgson will make his season debut after finally recovering from his back injury.
Our take: It's very nice to see the twins and Shirokov have some chemistry. As of right now with the way Shirokov has played, it's hard to imagine he won't crack the opening day lineup, and if Friday night was any indication, it will probably be playing alongside the Sedins. Also, Andrew Raycroft played very well in net, which will make it a tough decision for management as to who will back up Roberto Luongo in net this year. Considering Raycroft makes almost half as what Corey Schneider makes, it's probably his job to lose at this point.
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