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Tough travel has long been part of playing on the West Coast in the NHL, but the Canucks' current four-game road trip tests the boundaries of common sense.

After wrapping up a six-game homestand Saturday and flying cross-country all day Sunday for Monday's 2-1 shootout loss to the New York Islanders, the Canucks get two days in New York, taking on the Rangers on Wednesday, before things get silly.

After the Rangers game Wednesday, the Canucks fly more than halfway across the country to take on Northwest Division rival Minnesota the following night. From there, they go back east to Pittsburgh for an early afternoon game Saturday.

That's three games in 3 1/2 days with two long flights in between.

"I don't know how they put the schedule together," said Pavol...

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All eyes were on former New York Islanders goalie Roberto Luongo. All the cheering and name chanting rained down on the new guy -- backup Joey MacDonald. After all, he was the one who came up big at the end Monday night. Luongo made 34 saves against the team that let him get away eight years ago, but couldn't stop Frans Nielsen in a shootout as the Islanders beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 for their...

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Pavol Demitra's broken rib cartilage gave Kyle Wellwood another shot at the NHL. Almost one month later, Demitra came back to give Wellwood a perfect pass for a crucial goal against the team that cut him. Demitra returned after missing 10 games and had three assists, including one on Wellwood's goal minutes after the Canucks killed off an early 5-on-3, sparking the Vancouver Canucks' 4-2 win over...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Vancouver Canucks center Pavol Demitra returned to the lineup and recorded three assists in Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa is expected to miss two weeks with a broken foot. Bieksa leads Vancouver's defense in scoring with 11 points in 13 games and the team in average ice time at 24:38. He was hurt by a teammate's shot against Nashville on Nov. 4, but finished that game and played three more before the fracture was discovered on Thursday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The Vancouver Canucks on Friday recalled defenseman Lawrence Nycholat from Manitoba of the American Hockey League.

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The lower body soreness Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa felt turned out to be a fracture left foot...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa is expected to miss two weeks with a fractured left foot, according to a published report on Thursday.

The Colorado Avalanche's game tying goal against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday was scored by Marek Svatos, not Paul Stastny. The team announced Thursday that NHL's scoring change also gave assists to Stastny and Wojtek Wolski. Svatos' early third-period power play goal sent the game into overtime that ended in a shootout and 2-1 Avalanche victory.

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