It probably should have never gotten there, but Vancouver needed a shootout to sneak past Dallas 4-3 on Sunday night. Ryan Kesler and Kyle Wellwood scored shootout goals, and Roberto Luongo stopped all three Stars' shooters to earn the victory. Kesler and Alex Burrows with powerplay goals, and Willie Mitchell even strength scored for the Canucks, while Mike Ribeiro, Brad Richards and Jamie Benn (late in the 3rd period, tying the game) with his first career NHL goal netted the tallies for Dallas. Henrik Sedin - playing his first game of the season without his brother (read previous story) - recorded 2 assists in the win despite Dallas outshooting Vancouver 36-25 in the game.
Our take: As mentioned before, this game should not have gone to a shootout. Vancouver allowed a goal to Jamie Benn with 1:33 remaining to force overtime. In order to be successful, the Canucks cannot allow Conference opponents to earn points like that. Fans should be thankful to see Henrik Sedin have a good game without his brother and that Roberto Luongo didn't allow a weak goal. They should be thankful that despite pretty much playing with 2 fourth lines (mixed with Kyle Wellwood) and getting outshot drastically, that Vancouver still pulled off the win. And last but certainly not least, we should all be thankful for everything we have. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
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