Henrik Sedin News

Canuck Aaron Rome and Star Brenden Morrow battle for the puck as Cory Schneider stands guard.

Finally, some good news on the injury front for the Vancouver Canucks. Henrik Sedin walked into the Vancouver International Airport departure area Wednesday morning without a limp.

The Stars saw the return of three players to the ice the last time they took the ice.

Tough guy Darcy Hordichuk and newly signed Matt Pettinger each scored their first goals of the season, forming an unlikely pair to lead the short-handed Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

During a recent game, one of officials skated over to the Vancouver Canucks' bench and suggested to coach Alain Vigneault that he needed to persuade a couple of his players to tone down their verbal taunting of the opposition.

Wednesday's Canucks-Rangers game - the third period, in particular - offered some insight.

Suddenly all those injured forwards aren't such a big concern for the Vancouver Canucks.

The Canucks had their hands full with Tomas Holmstrom and Todd Bertuzzi getting in Roberto Luongo's face on Tuesday and it won't be any easier tonight for Andrew Raycroft in his debut as a Canucks starter.

Rick Rypien, seen here winding up to hit Edmonton Oiler Zack Stortini on Oct. 19, will be back in fighting form in the Canucks lineup against the L.A. Kings Thursday night.

The surprising Colorado Avalanche will shoot for a third straight win when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division battle at Rexall Place.

THE BUZZ: A shootout winner by Mikael Samuelsson in a boring affair gave the Canucks a 2-1 win Thursday over the L.A. Kings, improving Vancouver's record to 7-6. It was also the Canucks' second straight road win, and their fourth victory in the past five games.

After spending his first month with Vancouver as Roberto Luongo's cleanup man, Andrew Raycroft was grateful to get his pads dirty in a defence-dominated win for the Canucks.

The Canucks are heading to California for a pair of games. However, goaltender Roberto Luongo isn't going with them.

Jason Williams scored a power-play goal with 5:03 left in a wild third period, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

While the Canucks have found their stride at home once again, the Red Wings continue to struggle on the road.

The Blackhawks have left the ice following their morning skate in preparation for tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks at the United Center.

Vancouver's Mikael Samuelsson celebrates a goal with Willie Mitchell during the Canucks' 3-2 win in Chicago Wednesday.

Vancouver netminder Roberto Luongo made 35 saves Saturday as the Canucks beat Toronto 3-1, leaving the Maple Leafs still seeking their first NHL win of the season.

It doesn't matter to Kevin Bieksa that the Toronto Maple Leafs remain winless this NHL season.

Michael Grabner scored the tying goal with 7:44 to play and Mikael Samuelsson followed with the winner 3:02 later Wednesday night as the Vancouver Canucks rallied for their first road victory of the season, 3-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks.