Henrik Sedin News Archives

THE BUZZ: A shootout winner by Mikael Samuelsson in a boring affair gave the Canucks a 2-1 win Thursday over the L.A. Kings, improving Vancouver's record to 7-6. It was also the Canucks' second straight road win, and their fourth victory in the past five games.

After spending his first month with Vancouver as Roberto Luongo's cleanup man, Andrew Raycroft was grateful to get his pads dirty in a defence-dominated win for the Canucks.

The Canucks are heading to California for a pair of games. However, goaltender Roberto Luongo isn't going with them.

Jason Williams scored a power-play goal with 5:03 left in a wild third period, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

While the Canucks have found their stride at home once again, the Red Wings continue to struggle on the road.

The Blackhawks have left the ice following their morning skate in preparation for tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks at the United Center.

Vancouver's Mikael Samuelsson celebrates a goal with Willie Mitchell during the Canucks' 3-2 win in Chicago Wednesday.

Vancouver netminder Roberto Luongo made 35 saves Saturday as the Canucks beat Toronto 3-1, leaving the Maple Leafs still seeking their first NHL win of the season.

It doesn't matter to Kevin Bieksa that the Toronto Maple Leafs remain winless this NHL season.

Michael Grabner scored the tying goal with 7:44 to play and Mikael Samuelsson followed with the winner 3:02 later Wednesday night as the Vancouver Canucks rallied for their first road victory of the season, 3-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Remember that epic battle between the Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of their playoff series last May? Well, Wednesday's first meeting since then wasn't anything like the game that sent the Hawks to the Western Conference finals.

The Chicago Blackhawks eliminated the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference semifinals last season.

With years of success, the Sedins have been able to slowly whittle away at the presumptuous criticisms which have dogged them since their rookie years with the Vancouver Canucks.

Canucks lose to Edmonton Oilers 2-1. A October 20, 2009 12:12 AM A A A A Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin and Michael Grabner try to score on Edmonton Oilers' goalie Nikolai Khabibulin and Denis Grebeshkov during the final minutes of their NHL hockey game in Edmonton October 19, 2009.

After going 1-1 against two divisional rivals over the weekend, the Canucks will face another Northwest foe tonight in Edmonton against the Oilers .

Calgary Flame Dion Phaneuf tries to stop Vancouver Canuck Henrik Sedin from scoring during their game at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary on Oct.

Mikael Samuelsson scored the go-ahead goal on a power play rebound 3:49 into the third period to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

Dustin Boyd and Brian McGrattan each had a goal and an assist, and Miikka Kiprusoff made 26 saves in the Calgary Flames' 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.

Former first-round draft choice Michael Grabner will be in the spotlight for the Canucks tonight in his first National Hockey League game.

Sixty-four million smackers doesn't buy what it used to. Not even a personal appearance by the recipient.

Vancouver forward Henrik Sedin, middle, will look to help the Canucks win their second game of the season when they face the Dallas Stars on Sunday.

It's not every day a rookie gets called up from the minors and finds himself skating on the big club's top line.

After 0-3 start to the season, Vancouver ruins Price's return to his home province with rout of Montreal FULL TEXT In the visitors' dressing room at GM Place, there is a hole in the wall by the corner locker, a fresh puncture in the plaster that measures about the length of a standard ballpoint pen, and could easily fit a grown man's fist.

Finally, goals galore at The Garage. And a win, too. Both have been hard to come by at General Motors Place for the Vancouver Canucks.

Henrik Sedin was named the NHL's third star of the week Monday, but the first concern for the Vancouver Canucks isn't whether the centre can continue that pace.

Willie Mitchell celebrates his third-period goal, which put the Canucks up 3-2. It was his second goal this season, one off his career best.

The twins got dinner. Mattias Ohlund got lunch. Figures. Almost from the time he arrived in Vancouver from Sweden in 1997 -- or at least since Ed Jovanovski became a Vancouver Canuck 15 months later -- Ohlund has been undervalued and overshadowed.

Steve Bernier of the Vancouver Canucks scores on Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens in the first period of NHL action Wednesday night at GM Place.

San Jose Sharks left-winger Dany Heatley is the NHL's first star of the week after recording five goals and three assists in three games.

The Vancouver Canucks are searching for their first win of the season in their home opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at GM Place.

After avoiding their first 0-4 start in club history, the Vancouver Canucks hope to make it two victories in a row tonight in a battle with the Dallas Stars at General Motors Place.

Stan Bowman could end up being his own worst enemy. The Blackhawks GM did Maple Leafs counterpart Brian Burke a favour by giving him back his second-round pick in 2010 to make the trade for restricted free-agent centre Phil Kessel.

Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks will try to halt a three-game losing streak and get their first win of the season when they welcome Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens to General Motors Place.

That pass Daniel Sedin made to set up Steve Bernier's power-play goal Wednesday against Montreal a ' a nifty no-look backhander right on Bernier's stick a ' there was nothing perchance about it.

More than three months after Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson jumped the gun in expressing interest in another team's free agents, the National Hockey League has fined him for tampering.

The NHL has fined the Toronto Maple Leafs for comments made by head coach Ron Wilson.

Players practice with the Canucks Sunday morning in Vancouver on October 4, 2009.

Nearly perfect in the pre-season. Rancid in the regular season. The Vancouver Canucks dropped to 0-3 in the young National Hockey League season with a 5-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in their home opener Monday night at General Motors Place.

Team September hasn't yet won in October, which isn't as bad as it sounds because the Vancouver Canucks have played just twice.

Avs goalie Craig Anderson makes a glove save in Saturday's game. Anderson has stopped 73-of-75 shots in the first two games.

The Vancouver Canucks lost 3-0 to the Colorado Avalanche Saturday. A October 3, 2009 8:27 PM A A A A Colorado Avalanche Wojtek Wolski celebrates scoring a first-period goal with teammates Milan Hejduk and Paul Stastny as Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin looks on during their NHL game in Denver October 3, 2009.

The top two clubs in the Northwest Division last year will begin their 2009-10 campaigns against each other as the Vancouver Canucks visit the Calgary Flames tonight at the Saddledome.

Henrik Sedin ropes in Flames forward Olli Jokinen during Vancouver's loss to open the season in Calgary's Pengrowth Saddledome Thursday night.

Sundin will 'be remembered as a winner' Two of Sweden's greatest hockey heroes, Sundin and Peter Forsberg, feted the gold medal performance from the 2006 Winter Games.