Andrew Raycroft and the Vancouver Canucks bounced back in a big way after a beat down in Southern California at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks. The backup goaltender got his first shutout as a Vancouver Canuck and it was over the red hot Colorado Avalanche.
The Canucks came out and generated a number of scoring chances on Avalanche netminder Craig Anderson, who has been the MVP for the Avalanche so far this season. Mason Raymond beat Anderson off a rebound in the slot midway through the first period and Ryan Kesler slid a loose puck in the crease into an empty cage to double the Canucks lead in the second period.
The third period saw the Canucks shut it down - they played smart defensively and the Avalanche had trouble generating chances all night, especially in the third. The Canucks got a boost and some insurance when Tanner Glass, an unlikely candidate scored his first goal as a Vancouver Canuck at 9:25 of the third period to give the Canucks a three goal lead.
Andrew Raycroft stopped all 18 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season and further helped his goals against average and save percentage to remain at the top of the goaltending statistics in the NHL - despite his small sample size.
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