Kevin Bieksa News

Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, 5 p.m. PDT, Xcel Energy Center The setup: The Canucks, winners of two straight, begin a tough five-game road trip in Minnesota and have to fly out after the game to Dallas, where they play the Stars on Friday.

Given the ridiculous number of injuries they've been dealt in the first month of the new National Hockey League season, the Vancouver Canucks have every reason to pat themselves on the back for reaching the 15-game mark with more wins than losses .

Brenden Morrow scored the game-winning goal early in the third period, as the Dallas Stars edged the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1, at American Airlines Center.Brad Richards scored the other goal for the Stars, who snapped a three-game skid.

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

The Minnesota Wild seem to be turning things around after a rough start to their 2009-10 season.

Vancouver Canucks Mikael Samuelsson, left, is congratulated by teammate Ryan Kesler after Samuelsson scored against the New York Rangers last night.

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Andrew Raycroft stopped 18 shots for his seventh career shutout as Vancouver sent the Avalanche to their second two- game skid of the season, 3-0, at General Motors Place.

This week's list is in honour of Roberto Luongo's new Vancouver Canucks shutout record.

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.

With the oft injured Sami Salo expected to return to the lineup tonight, that now leaves a log jam at the defense position or in other words "Eight is enough". This year it looks like a dozen will not be enough, what with all the injuries, but there is only room for six to play.

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.

We'll be making a list every Tuesday in the print edition of The Province. It might have 23 items, it might have three.

Mathieu Schneider has put in plenty of practice time since recovering from a shoulder injury, and steps into the lineup tonight against the Oilers.

Canucks Willie Mitchell and Kevin Bieksa put the squeeze on Blackhawk Patrick Kane at the United Center in Chicago Wednesday.

Toronto general manager Brian Burke says he sees no need to clear the air with Vancouver counterpart Mike Gillis over tampering allegations when the Canucks meet the Maple Leafs on Saturday at General Motors Place.

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

'If I didn't see Mike, that wouldn't be a snub,' Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke says of meeting Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis while here for Saturday's Canucks-Leafs game at GM Place.

And now for something completely different - the Vancouver Canucks will actually play a game.

Of all the Canucks players who would like to seal this season in a body bag and give it a burial at sea -- preferably over the 11-kilometre-deep Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean -- Kevin Bieksa might be first and foremost.