Watch Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Live Online
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Watch Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Live Online
This will be the first matchup between the teams since the Blackhawks eliminated the Canucks in the Western Conference Semifinals, winning Game 6 at the United Center by routing Roberto Luongo in a 7-5 win. They split their four regular-season meetings, with the Canucks taking the final one, 4-0, on March 29.
Sitting at 3-5-0 after the first eight games of the year, the Canucks are still struggling to get their feet under them. Vancouver has dropped two of its last three to divisional rivals Edmonton and Calgary, and it would serve the Canucks well to close out their brief two-game road trip with a win over the solid Blackhawks.
Prior to losing to Dallas on Saturday, Chicago had won four in a row, but that loss has proved costly for goalie Cristobal Huet, who gave up a bizarre game-winner to Stephane Robidas. The high-priced signing from a year ago is yet to display the form he had during his playoff run with Washington in 2008. Backup Antti Niemi has been strong in three appearances this season, all of them wins, and reportedly will get the nod Wednesday as he continues to make a case to be the full-time starter.
