Perry holds off Weir
Kenny Perry closed with a 3-under 69 to win the Memorial with Mike Weir finishing second
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Kenny Perry closed with a 3-under 69 to win the Memorial with Mike Weir finishing second
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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks will attempt to extend two streaks on Wednesday night at General Motors Place.
For starters, goaltender Roberto Luongo is going for his fourth consecutive shutout against the Colorado Avalanche.
He is just 11 minutes away from breaking his own club record for time between goals. Luongo enters the game having gone 201 minutes and eight seconds without surrendering a goal. He set the record last November with a similar shutout string that lasted 212 minutes and 12 seconds.
“I'm seeing the puck well but I think a large part [of the credit] is thanks to my teammates clearing out bodies in front and making sure they are keeping guys on the outside and limiting them to mostly perimeter,” said Luongo, who was named the NHL's first star after stopping all 81 shots in his three shutouts. “What that does is builds my confidence and makes me able to challenge the shooter a little more.”
The Canucks are also trying to remain undefeated against divisional opponents. Vancouver is 4-0-0 against the Northwest Division. The game marks the first meeting of the season with Colorado. The Canucks already have wins over Calgary, Edmonton and Minnesota.
Head coach Alain Vigneault announced one lineup change on Wednesday morning.
Right wing Jannik Hansen returns from a four-game absence because of a groin injury and will rejoin linemates Ryan Kesler and Alex Burrows. Hansen replaces winger Michel Ouellet, who was re-assigned to the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Winnipeg.
“I'm real anxious because it is never fun to sit out,” Hansen said. “I'm happy it's over with.”
Hansen said he expects to reclaim the chemistry he had with Kesler and Burrows because he has only missed the last week. Watching from the press box, the Danish forward said Vancouver has specialized in little things, such as not turning over the puck in dangerous areas, during a stretch of five wins in six games.