If the Canucks can take advantage of having home ice, then they should win the series. The moves bring Vancouver to the 23-man limit before they begin the 2013-2014 season Thursday night against the San Jose Sharks. Get players' names, positions, ages and more.

While the Sharks clearly won the season series, it should be pointed out that all three wins came prior to the trade deadline, when the Canucks bolstered their lineup with the acquisition of Derek Roy, and the return of Ryan Kesler from injury. On defence, Christian Ehrhoff, Aaron Rome and Sami Salo are out. The Sharks are horrible on the road (8-14-2) and awesome at home (17-2-5). On Feb. 5, the Sharks won, 3-2, in a shootout while in Vancouver. The Sharks have scored 116 goals (2.42 per game), which places them 24th in the NHL for scoring. Canucks name their opening game roster for 2013-2014 NHL season, Canada adds 1,454 COVID-19 cases as diagnoses soar in Ontario, Quebec. Please read our Commenting Policy first. Martin Havlat — Day to day with an undisclosed injury.

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Bo Horvat Center Born Apr 5 1995 -- Rodney, ONT Height 6.00 -- Weight 206 -- Shoots L Selected by Vancouver Canucks round 1 #9 overall 2013 NHL Entry Draft --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ----- 2011-12 London Knights OHL 64 11 19 30 8 18 1 3 4 0 2012-13 London Knights OHL 67 33 28 61 29 21 16 7 23 10 ----- In that same span, the Canucks threw 22.27 hits per game in the regular season and 32.24 hits per game in the playoffs.

The wild card in all of this is Torres. May 11, TBA*, Game 7: San Jose @ Vancouver, Mon. Canucks Opening Day Roster … — Vancouver Canucks (@VanCanucks) September 30, 2013.

Game 1: San Jose @ Vancouver, Wed. May 1, 7:30 PST, Game 2: San Jose @ Vancouver, Fri. May 3, 7:00 PST, Game 3: Vancouver @ San Jose, Sun. May 5, 7:00 PST, Game 4: Vancouver @ San Jose, Tues. May 7, 7:00 PST, Game 5: San Jose @ Vancouver, Thurs. With three days until they kick off their 44th NHL season, the Vancouver Canucks have made their final cuts to their 23-man roster. They are replaced by Jason Garrison, Chris Tanev and Frank Corrado. Such is life in Gary Bettman's NHL, where games are worth a variable number of points. The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 2011-12 Vancouver Canucks playing in the NHL. Stanton, a 24-year-old from St. Albert, Alberta, has played in the Chicago Blackhawks’ minor league system for the last four years.

Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. Daniel Sedin (12), Henrik Sedin (11), Jannik Hansen (10), Mason Raymond (10) and Chris Higgins (10) round out the list. The Canucks have thrown 1,020 hits (21.25 hits per game) and engaged in 28 fights. The Sedins outperformed the big guns for the Sharks. If the Sharks win the series, Niemi will be the main reason.

Antti Niemi has been pretty awesome for the Sharks this year, going 24-12-6 with a 2.16 goals against average and a 0.924 save percentage. The Canucks are better at home (15-6-3) than on the road (11-9-4), but the difference there isn't nearly as pronounced as it is for the Sharks.