The Vancouver Canucks host the Edmonton Oilers tonight at General Motors Place in the second half of a back to back for both teams. The Oilers are coming off a 5 - 2 loss at the hands of their Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames. The Canucks were able to hold on for a 3 - 1 win over the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs last night, a game in which Roberto Luongo seemed to be in the zone.Tonight, the Canucks looks for some revenge after a 2 - 1 loss in Edmonton last week, Sam Gagner scored the winner midway through the third and the Oilers held on for the two points despite a late charge from the Canucks. The puck drops at 7PM at the garage.
Vancouver:
Luongo
Willie Mitchell - Alex Edler
Kevin Bieksa - Shane O'Brien
Christian Ehrhoff - Mathieu Schneider
Mikael Samuelsson - Henrik Sedin - Alex Burrows
Mason Raymond - Ryan Kesler - Michael Grabner
Steve Bernier - Alexandre Bolduc - Sergei Shirokov
Darcy Hordichuk - Ryan Johnson - Tanner Glass
Edmonton:
Khabibulin
Ladislav Smid - Lubomir Visnovsky
Denis Grebeshkov - Tom Gilbert
Taylor Chorney - Theo Peckham
Dustin Penner - Sam Gagner - Ales Hemsky
Ethan Moreau - Shawn Horcoff - Patrick O'Sullivan
JF Jacques - Andrew Cogliano - Robert Nilsson
Steve MacIntyre - Zack Stortini - Jason Strudwick
The Oilers are coming off a 5 - 2 loss at the hands of their Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames.
Key players to watch for tonight: Dustin Penner and Ales Hemsky have been on fire recently. Penner already has 15 points this season and has been a force for the Oilers heading to the front of the net and causing trouble for opposing defenders. Mason Raymond was the Canucks best skater last night and hopes to continue providing that critical secondary scoring the Canucks so desperately need right now.
Notes: Kyle Wellwood will not play tonight due to a broken toe, the Canucks have re-called youngster Sergei Shirokov who will be in the lineup.
Mathieu Schneider will make his Vancouver Canucks debut tonight, Aaron Rome is expected to be the odd man out on the blueline.
Luongo
Willie Mitchell - Alex Edler
Kevin Bieksa - Shane O'Brien
Christian Ehrhoff - Mathieu Schneider
Mikael Samuelsson - Henrik Sedin - Alex Burrows
Mason Raymond - Ryan Kesler - Michael Grabner
Steve Bernier - Alexandre Bolduc - Sergei Shirokov
Darcy Hordichuk - Ryan Johnson - Tanner Glass
Edmonton:
Khabibulin
Ladislav Smid - Lubomir Visnovsky
Denis Grebeshkov - Tom Gilbert
Taylor Chorney - Theo Peckham
Dustin Penner - Sam Gagner - Ales Hemsky
Ethan Moreau - Shawn Horcoff - Patrick O'Sullivan
JF Jacques - Andrew Cogliano - Robert Nilsson
Steve MacIntyre - Zack Stortini - Jason Strudwick
The Oilers are coming off a 5 - 2 loss at the hands of their Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames.
Key players to watch for tonight: Dustin Penner and Ales Hemsky have been on fire recently. Penner already has 15 points this season and has been a force for the Oilers heading to the front of the net and causing trouble for opposing defenders. Mason Raymond was the Canucks best skater last night and hopes to continue providing that critical secondary scoring the Canucks so desperately need right now.
Notes: Kyle Wellwood will not play tonight due to a broken toe, the Canucks have re-called youngster Sergei Shirokov who will be in the lineup.
Mathieu Schneider will make his Vancouver Canucks debut tonight, Aaron Rome is expected to be the odd man out on the blueline.
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