Sedin has first career hat trick: In game No. 667, Henrik Sedin had a first. The center -- an All-Star last season -- notched his first NHL hat trick, helping the Vancouver Canucks snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Sedin's three-goal spurt was part of Vancouver's biggest offensive outburst of the season, and broke the Canucks out of a scoring funk. "It was huge for us, especially after the last few games where we haven't scored a whole lot of goals," said Sedin, whose team had found the net three times in three games. "So we got some easy ones tonight. That's what happens when you put pucks to the net." As for his hat trick, better late than never. "I've played almost 700 games, but of course it's nice to get a hat trick," Sedin shrugged. (Updated 11/15/2009).
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Sedin sparked Vancouver early as he scored two of the team's three goals in the opening period. He poked in a puck that had trickled behind Craig Anderson 1:57 in. Later, Sedin lofted a shot over a sprawled-out Anderson on a goal made possible by the hustle and thievery of Mason Raymond. Just out of the penalty box, Raymond flew after a puck deep in the Avalanche zone. He stole it off the stick of a surprised Anderson, then hit Sedin with a pass in front. Anderson couldn't scramble back in time as Sedin scored his 11th goal. Sedin then had his 12th goal on a power play in the third. Sedin has really had to pick up the scoring slack with brother Daniel on the sidelines with a foot injury. It has been a welcome addition in Fantasy. Sedin is a top offensive player and must-start Fantasy option. (Updated 11/15/2009).
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Sedin has first career hat trick: In game No. 667, Henrik Sedin had a first. The center -- an All-Star last season -- notched his first NHL hat trick, helping the Vancouver Canucks snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Sedin's three-goal spurt was part of Vancouver's biggest offensive outburst of the season, and broke the Canucks out of a scoring funk. "It was huge for us, especially after the last few games where we haven't scored a whole lot of goals," said Sedin, whose team had found the net three times in three games. "So we got some easy ones tonight. That's what happens when you put pucks to the net." As for his hat trick, better late than never. "I've played almost 700 games, but of course it's nice to get a hat trick," Sedin shrugged. (Updated 11/15/2009).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 11/24/09).
Fantasy Analysis
Sedin sparked Vancouver early as he scored two of the team's three goals in the opening period. He poked in a puck that had trickled behind Craig Anderson 1:57 in. Later, Sedin lofted a shot over a sprawled-out Anderson on a goal made possible by the hustle and thievery of Mason Raymond. Just out of the penalty box, Raymond flew after a puck deep in the Avalanche zone. He stole it off the stick of a surprised Anderson, then hit Sedin with a pass in front. Anderson couldn't scramble back in time as Sedin scored his 11th goal. Sedin then had his 12th goal on a power play in the third. Sedin has really had to pick up the scoring slack with brother Daniel on the sidelines with a foot injury. It has been a welcome addition in Fantasy. Sedin is a top offensive player and must-start Fantasy option. (Updated 11/15/2009).
Bryan Bickell scored his first goal of the season 1:12 into the third period, and Antii Niemi made 30 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.
The Vancouver Canucks have cleared room for the return of high-scoring forward Daniel Sedin by sending forward Matt Pettinger to their AHL affiliate on Saturday.
Christian Ehrhoff's second goal got Vancouver even in the third period, and Henrik Sedin then netted the go-ahead tally as the Canucks rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Friday.
Henrik Sedin had his first NHL hat trick and Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots, helping Vancouver snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
A couple of elite Fantasy options could be back in lineups in Week 7, namely Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin. Our Michael Hurcomb runs through all the latest news and notes from around the league in his Fantasy Planner.
