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Canucks look to return to form vs. Oilers

Feb 1, 2007 - 4:54 PM Edmonton (25-22-4) at Vancouver (28-19-4) 10:00 pm EST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) - Despite their stellar play this season, the Vancouver Canucks have been hard-luck losers of late.

Dropping three of their last four contests in demoralizing fashion, the Canucks hope to bounce back when they face off with the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

In its last three games, Vancouver has lost twice in shootouts and once in overtime. The Canucks have won their last four games that have been decided in regulation.

Vancouver was defeated by Columbus, 3-2, in a shootout Tuesday. Daniel Sedin and Sami Salo scored power-play goals for the Canucks, who dropped to 11-1-3 in their last 15 games.

The Canucks should be fairly comfortable against the Oilers, who have dropped three of five meetings in the season series, including the last two.

On Wednesday, Edmonton posted a 5-2 victory over Columbus, which had won four straight games. Raffi Torres scored twice and Fernando Pisani had a goal and two assists for Edmonton, which completed a 3-2-0 homestand with its fourth win in six games.