Nov 27, 2008 - 4:54 AM
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The Vancouver Canucks look to extend a season-high four-game winning streak when they open a home-and-home series with the Calgary Flames on Thursday.
The teams will also meet Saturday in Calgary.
In the absence of Roberto Luongo, who is week-to-week with a groin injury, the Canucks have not missed a beat thanks to his backup, Curtis Sanford. The goaltender has won all three of his starts since Luongo went down, allowing just five goals.
Daniel Sedin and Sami Salo tallied a goal and an assist apiece as the Canucks captured a 3-2 overtime victory over the Red Wings on Monday. Salo scored the game-winner in overtime and Sedin extended his goal-scoring streak to four.
Following the opener of the home-and-home, Vancouver hits the road for a two-week, seven-game trip.
Rene Bourque scored a pair of goals and Curtis Glencross tallied a goal and two assists as the Flames won for the third time in four games with a 6-2 triumph over Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Netminder Miikka Kiprusoff has been better of late, allowing two goals or less in three of four starts after a six-game stretch of three goals or more.
Calgary dropped both legs of a home-and-home matchup against Vancouver to start season with a 6-0 defeat on the road and a 5-4, overtime loss at home.
From the Bleachers
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CALGARY: 4
VANCOUVER: 3
Final
Nov 28 12:27 AM -
NHL
CALGARY 4
VANCOUVER 3
3RD PRD: CGY - CURTIS GLENCROSS 5 (UNASSISTED) 13:29
Nov 28 12:14 AM -
NHL
CALGARY 3
VANCOUVER 3
3RD PRD: VAN - MASON RAYMOND 6 (KYLE WELLWOOD, TAYLOR PYATT) 11:18
Nov 28 12:11 AM -
NHL
CALGARY 3
VANCOUVER 2
3RD PRD: CGY - MIKE CAMMALLERI 9 (JAROME IGINLA, MARK GIORDANO) 1:18
Nov 27 11:52 PM -
CALGARY: 2
VANCOUVER: 2
End of 2nd
Nov 27 11:33 PM -
NHL
CALGARY 2
VANCOUVER 2
2ND PRD: CGY - MIKE CAMMALLERI 8 (JAROME IGINLA, DAYMOND LANGKOW)
17:01
Nov 27 11:31 PM -
CALGARY: 1
VANCOUVER: 2
End of 1st
Nov 27 10:43 PM -
NHL
CALGARY 1
VANCOUVER 2
1ST PRD: VAN - DANIEL SEDIN 11 (HENRIK SEDIN, MIKE BROWN) 11:41
Nov 27 10:31 PM -
NHL
CALGARY 1
VANCOUVER 1
1ST PRD: CGY - (PP) MARK GIORDANO 2 (MIKE CAMMALLERI, DAYMOND LANGKOW)
8:11
Nov 27 10:24 PM -
NHL
CALGARY 0
VANCOUVER 1
1ST PRD: VAN - DARCY HORDICHUK 1 (ALEXANDER EDLER, JANNIK HANSEN) 5:33
Nov 27 10:21 PM
