Cowan Cowan Cowan

Canucks 5
Lightning 1

* Cowan, Cowan, Cowan - yes indeed, the crowd was chanting his name tonight. I Love it !
* Jeff Cowan once again, part of the story !! two goals again tonight. What's got into this guy? We could bottle it and sell it for sure.
* Jan Bulis - Was that not a sweet back pass on Jeff Cowan's second goal?
* The other goal scorers, Daniel Sedin, Kevin Bieksa, Bryan Smolinski
* Bryan Smolinski - another short - handed goal. Where was this guy earlier on in the season?? Oh right, with Chicago. So glad he's here now, he's fit in nicely so far.
* Finally a full 60 minute effort. That was nice to see !!
* Canucks kept the Tampa Bay shots to a minimum - i think the final total was 17, while they themselves managed 28
* Jan Bulis, and Brendan Morrison gave Tampa Bay the oppurtunity to try and get back in it, both taking penalities around the same time in the 3rd, but the team bailed them out.

Three Stars :
1. Daniel Sedin
2. Bryan Smolinski
3. Jeff Cowan

* Roberto Luongo ties Kirk McLean's record for most wins in a season by a Canucks goaltender.
* With a Minnesota loss tonight - Canucks now have a three point cushion and a game in hand on the Wild.

All in all, a very well paid game by the Canucks, and well deserving of the win, and the 2 points.
Next game, Thursday night against Phoenix. Will Dany Sabourin get the start?

Lightning in a bottle