Nov. 24--Summary
Jannik Hansen scored three times and Radim Vrbata also had a goal to lead the Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday night at Rogers Arena. Kris Versteeg had a goal for the Hawks but it wasn't enough as they fell to 2-1-0 at the midway point of their six-game trip. Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller outdueled the Hawks' Corey Crawford to earn the victory.
Highlight reel
With the game tied 1-1 late in the second period, Crawford made a sensational stop on a power-play chance by the Canucks' Henrik Sedin after a terrific dish by brother Daniel. Crawford lunged to get his left skate on Henrik Sedin's shot from just outside the right post that was headed toward an open net.
Tribune's Three Stars
1: Hansen: Picked up his first career hat trick to propel the Canucks to the win.
2: Derek Dorsett, Canucks: Assisted on two of Hansen's goals, including a nice feed on the winning score.
3. Crawford: Didn't get much help in front of him but kept the Hawks in the game until late.
Hanging in
Despite still feeling ill, Antti Raanta served as Crawford's backup. Raanta had been scheduled to start against the Oilers on Saturday night but missed it after feeling sick.
Roster report
Andrew Shaw (upper body), Jeremy Morin (healthy) and David Rundblad (healthy) were scratches for the Hawks. Sitting for the Canucks were Alexandre Burrows (upper body), Dan Hamhuis (lower body) and Frank Corrado (healthy).
Big number
1,000 Career NHL games for Canucks' Daniel Sedin.
Big number II
300 Career NHL games for Hawks' Bryan Bickell.
The quote
"We just didn't take control of the game. We let them move the puck side-to-side across the ice and get their rush game going a little bit too easily. Pucks were just going through us everywhere. We weren't checking very well. We made their puck possession game really easy. We didn't deserve to win that one." -- Hawks captain Jonathan Toews
Up next
At Avalanche, 8 p.m. Wednesday.
-- Chris Kuc
