April 21, 2009

West - Canucks vs. Blues


VAN
STL
#GEGS%
GEGSV%
Game 1:23.095.012.093.3
Game 2:32.710002.992.6
Game 3:32.190.522.185.7
Game 4:33.495.224.291.2
Series [4-0]1111.295.5511.291.1


Game 1: This was a close call for the Canucks. Both goalies played well.
Game 2: Luongo certainly was the difference.
Game 3: Won without a miraculous performance from Luongo.
Game 4: Didn't expect to win in 4, and I think the Canucks need the rest.




VANSTLWinner
Even Strength
GF2.672.29
EGF2.332.13
GA2.22.54
EGA2.342.19
SV%90.6%88.4%
Power Play
GF6.38.56
EGF6.656.85
GA0.750.9
EGA0.440.45
SV%89.8%89.7%


I'm not normally one to break up a season, but since Sundin has been on the team and Luongo has been healthy the Canucks have averaged 3.2 GF/game. The Canucks have also won 64% of their games since then and if you separate the games that were against playoff teams the offense goes way up: 3.6 GF/game.

I noticed the regular season games were high scoring, however considering St. Louis' anemic scoring and Luongo's goaltending I would think this series could be quite low scoring.

This all said: even if you ignore their recent history, the Canucks are +30 on the season and St. Louis is +0.

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