Shane O'Brien News

Every Monday, we break down Vancouver's schedule for the upcoming week. The Games: Thursday vs.

Bryan Bickell showed was fully recovered from a scary fall one night ago by outscoring his more famous linemates.

The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks defenseman Shane O'Brien for one game. His stick made contact with the New York Rangers' Sean Avery while both players were on their respective benches in a game on Tuesday.

Canuck goalie Roberto Luongo took lower-body shots Thursday to avoid his upper-body injury, and Vancouver's best player could return to the lineup Tuesday in St.

We have been lauding Canuck coach Alain Vigneault for all his moves during the team's injury crisis but his decision Friday to put fringe defenceman Aaron Rome alongside No.

The Dallas Stars peppered Vancouver rookie goalie Cory Schneider with a flurry of shots, and finally a couple found the back of the net.

Steve Bernier has a mild case of the flu, but the Vancouver Canucks are being cautious with the ailing right winger in lieu of league-wide concern over the H1N1 virus.

Alex Burrows recorded a goal and assist to lead Vancouver past Minnesota, 5-2, at Xcel Energy Center.Darcy Hordichuk, Henrik Sedin, Mason Raymond and Matt Pettinger also scored for the Canucks, who have reeled off four wins in their last five games.

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

A linesman tries to keep Vancouver Canucks defenceman Shane O'Brien and New York Rangers agitator Sean Avery at bay during the third period of the Canucksa TM 4-1 win on Tuesday.

It happened after a lopsided loss in Anaheim on Friday night, and again after the New York Rangers tied Tuesday night's game on a controversial power play 6:24 into the third period.

Vancouver Canuck forwards are dropping like flies. There's chance Alex Burrows may be scratched tonight.

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.

The two-goal efforts by Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan were hardly a surprise to the Anaheim Ducks.

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.

Aaron Rome gets a positional change on Thursday in Los Angeles, moving up to forward on the Canucks' fourth line to face the Kings.

The Detroit Red Wings struggled to overcome poor goaltending, a mediocre penalty-killing unit, blown leads, generally snakebitten secondary scorers, erratic refereeing, and fantastic, if sometimes spotty, goaltending at the other end of the ice during their game against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, but they changed the script from their four ...

Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Johnson was carried off the ice on a stretcher after sliding headfirst into the end boards early in the second period of Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Red Wings.

It looks like Leaf coach Ron Wilson wants to set a tone for this one as he is starting his fourth line of Wayne Primeau, Colton Orr and Jamal Mayers, all of whom can fight.

THE BUZZ: A frantic finish Monday was not enough for the Canucks to register their first road win of the season, losing 2-1 to the Edmonton Oilers.