Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks Live Online Streaming
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks Live Online Streaming
First of four meetings this season; Columbus won three of the four meetings between teams that made the playoffs last season, including a wild 6-5 shootout victory on Jan. 18. Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash and Kevin Bieksa of the Canucks led the series with three goals apiece. While the Jackets hit the road fresh off a season-opening win against Minnesota, the Canucks come home about as desperate to get two points as a team with 80 games remaining can be. They lost road games at Calgary and Colorado, with goaltender Roberto Luongo allowing a total of seven goals.
Columbus got a great deal accomplished on Saturday, much of it revolving around veteran defenseman Rostislav Klesla. The first-ever draft pick by the Jackets (No. 4 in 2000) signed a four-year contract extension prior to the game against the Wild, then went out and scored the game-winning goal in the third period. Steve Mason, the reigning Calder Trophy winner, stopped 32 shots in the 2-1 victory.
For a team that won the Northwest Division last season and has unfinished business after a second-round playoff ouster by Chicago, it's been rough going early on for Vancouver. The Canucks almost rallied from a 4-1 deficit before losing 5-3 to the Flames on opening night, but they never got anything going in a 3-0 defeat to the resurgent Avalanche on Saturday.
