Alexandre Burrows took the reigns for the top-seeded ’10-’11 Canucks in Game 1 as he scored twice to lead them to a 4-2 win. In Game 2, the 5th-seeded ’09-’10 Canucks held a 2-0 lead just 5:19 into the game. Mikael Samuelsson scored one of the goals and then he added an insurance marker late in the third period to lead the ’09-’10 Canucks to a 3-1 win. Then, the two teams were tied 1-1 going into the third period of Game 3. Mason Raymond broke the stalemate a little over eight minutes into the period to give the ’10-’11 Canucks a 2-1 lead. However, the ’09-’10 Canucks tied it about six minutes later thanks to Henrik Sedin. Ryan Kesler made his first mark on the series with a PP goal with three minutes left in the third to give the ’10-’11 Canucks, which would be the game-winner. Daniel Sedin potted an empty-netter to complete a 4-2 win for the top seed. Kesler would then net a hat trick in Game 4 as the ’10-’11 Canucks held on for a 4-3 win and a 3-1 series lead. Kesler registered a second straight game with a hat trick in Game 5 as his three goals led the top seed to a series-clinching 5-2 win.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’09-’10 Canucks | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
’10-’11 Canucks | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 VAN – 4 ’09-’10 VAN – 2 (1-0 ’10-’11 VAN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Alexandre Burrows (’10-’11 VAN) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 7 S
2nd Star: G – Roberto Luongo (’09-’10 VAN) – L 4.00 GAA .926 SV% (50 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Kevin Bieksa (’10-’11 VAN) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +2 2 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’09-’10 Canucks | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
’10-’11 Canucks | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’09-’10 VAN – 3 ’10-’11 VAN – 1 (1-1)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Roberto Luongo (’09-’10 VAN) – W 1.00 GAA .980 SV% (49 SV’s)
2nd Star: RW – Mikael Samuelsson (’09-’10 VAN) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 11 S
3rd Star: C – Henrik Sedin (’09-’10 VAN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 4 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’10-’11 Canucks | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | 4 |
’09-’10 Canucks | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 VAN – 4 ’09-’10 VAN – 2 (2-1 ’10-’11 VAN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Daniel Sedin (’10-’11 VAN) – 2 G 1 A 3 P Even 8 S
2nd Star: C – Ryan Kesler (’10-’11 VAN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 4 S
3rd Star: D – Christian Ehrhoff (’10-’11 VAN) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +3 2 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’10-’11 Canucks | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
’09-’10 Canucks | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 VAN – 4 ’09-’10 VAN – 3 (3-1 ’10-’11 VAN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Ryan Kesler (’10-’11 VAN) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +2 5 S
2nd Star: LW – Daniel Sedin (’10-’11 VAN) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +2 6 S
3rd Star: C – Henrik Sedin (’10-’11 VAN) – 1 G 0 A 1 P Even 3 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’09-’10 Canucks | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
’10-’11 Canucks | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’10-’11 VAN – 5 ’09-’10 VAN – 2 (4-1 ’10-’11 VAN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Ryan Kesler (’10-’11 VAN) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +2 6 S
2nd Star: LW – Daniel Sedin (’10-’11 VAN) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +3 5 S
3rd Star: D – Alexander Edler (’10-’11 VAN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +4 4 S
Up next in the other Semifinal matchup is the 6th-seeded ’92-’93 Canucks and the 7th-seeded ’01-’02 Canucks!