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A timeline of the Vancouver Canucks' 2011 playoff run

Created by vancouversun on Apr 15, 2011

Last updated: 06/06/11 at 09:51 AM

Tags: Hockey Vancouver NHL Sports

• Game 2: Canucks 3 - Bruins 2 (OT)
  Jun 4, 2011

  This time, Alex Burrows really took a bite out of the Boston Bruins.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+Alex+Burrows+overtime+hero+over+Bruins/4895415/story.html#ixzz1OW1ZEijm

• Burrows cleared after alleged bite
  Jun 2, 2011

  
  http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDEQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vancouversun.com%2Fsports%2Fsuspension%2BCanuck%2BAlex%2BBurrows%2Balleged%2Bbiting%2Bincident%2F4882090%2Fstory.html&ei=LQXtTYfkDMXPgAef_u3XCQ&usg=AFQjCNGZ3lCRjUou0TwmmmVJDAHg6vgxfw

• GALLERY: Game One, Stanley Cup Finals
  Jun 1, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Photos+Canucks+Bruins+square+Game/4877154/story.html

• Stanley Cup Finals, Game One: Canucks 1 - Bruins 0
  Jun 1, 2011

  Like just about everyone else in the building, Roberto Luongo was preparing for overtime.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+propelled+Game+late+Torres+goal+Luongo+shutout/4877161/story.html#ixzz1OW10cYNE

• The bandwagon is crowded as Vancouver heads to the Stanley Cup
  May 30, 2011

  
  http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=news&cd=9&ved=0CHYQqQIwCA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vancouversun.com%2Fnews%2FMove%2Bover%2BThis%2Bbandwagon%2Bcrowded%2F4893376%2Fstory.html&ei=PwTtTeOXAYbPgAfZrP3XCQ&usg=AFQjCNFY9q0XJud83lqq0aMYwNlcvbH4GQ

• Game 5: Canucks 3 - Sharks 2 (2OT) - Series over
  May 25, 2011

  Kevin Bieksa scores winner as Vancouver knocks off San Jose 3-2 to clinch NHL West final in five games
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+Sharks+tied+after+period+Game+West+final/4834399/story.html

• Game 4: Canucks 4 - Sharks 2
  May 24, 2011

  If the Vancouver Canucks have learned anything this season, it's that they can't afford to let themselves think too far ahead.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+Sharks+after+first+period+Game/4824777/story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+canwest%2FF6961+(Vancouver+Sun+-+Canucks+%2F+Hockey)

• Game 4: Canucks 4 - Sharks 2
  May 24, 2011

  Vancouver can advance to Stanley Cup final with win in Game 5 on Tuesday
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+Sharks+after+first+period+Game/4824777/story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+canwest%2FF6961+(Vancouver+Sun+-+Canucks+%2F+Hockey)

• Vancouver fans make plenty of noise in San Jose
  May 22, 2011

  Several hundred Canuck fans inside HP Pavilion created quite the scene before Game 4 of the Western Conference final today.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+fans+make+lots+game+noise+Jose/4824705/story.html#ixzz1OVyMCXuw

• Game 3: Sharks 4 - Canucks 3
  May 21, 2011

  Three hundred enthusiastic Canucks fans stood outside the CBC building on Hamilton Street in downtown Vancouver Friday night to cheer, groan and heckle every move on a giant screen.
  http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=9b66abf0-41d3-4931-ba4c-5aeaff9ad86b

• Photos: Game 2, Western Conference Finals
  May 18, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Photos+Sharks+Canucks+Game/4806142/story.html

• Game Two: Canucks 7 - Sharks 3
  May 18, 2011

  Locked in a 2-2 tie just past the midway mark of the second period, Chris Higgins found a streaking Kevin Bieksa with a home run pass and the Canuck defenceman made no mistake on Antti Niemi, the goal opening the floodgates in the 7-3 laugher.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Game+within+game+Canucks+Sharks+Game/4806517/story.html

• Western Conference Finals: Game 1: Canucks 3 - Sharks 2
  May 16, 2011

  Officially, it will go into the books as a third-period comeback win for the Vancouver Canucks.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Canucks+wear+down+Sharks+strike+first+with+Game+victory/4787708/story.html

• Third line makes difference in Game 1
  May 16, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Canucks+third+line+makes+difference+Game+over+Sharks/4787868/story.html

• Video: Alain Vigneault talks about Western finals
  May 12, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Video+Canucks+coach+Alain+Vigneault+team+Western+Conference+final/4760550/story.html

• Game 6: Canucks 2 - Predators 1
  May 11, 2011

  Their job is only half done, but the Vancouver Canucks allowed themselves a moment Monday night to savour an accomplishment that this franchise had not managed for 17 long years.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+advance+Western+Conference+final+beat+Predators/4754304/story.html

• Game 5: Predators 4 - Canucks 3
  May 7, 2011

  Joel Ward scored a pair of third-period goals to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5 of the Western Conference at Rogers Arena on Saturday.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Canucks+pain+self+inflicted+blowing+Game+Predators/4746526/story.html

• Game Four: Canucks 4 - Predators 2
  May 6, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Kesler+king+again+Canucks+down+Predators/4736221/story.html

• Game 3: Canucks 3 - Predators 2 (OT)
  May 3, 2011

  While a broken heart is not as immediately life-threatening as a stress-induced heart attack, the long-term effects can be devastating on their own. Thankfully, the Canucks avoided the heartbreak of two straight overtime losses.
  http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2011/05/04/i-watched-this-game-canucks-at-predators-may-3-2011/

• Green Men draw ire of NHL brass
  May 2, 2011

  
  http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/puckworld/archive/2011/05/01/canucks-green-men-drawing-ire-of-nhl.aspx

• Game 2: Predators 2 - Canucks 1 (2OT)
  May 1, 2011

  Battle of netminders ends with goal by Nashville's Matt Halischuk at 14:51 of second overtime
  http://www.vancouversun.com/story_print.html?id=4705052&sponsor=

• Fans at Game 2: Gallery
  May 1, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Photos+Fans+Game+Canucks+Predators+series/4704917/story.html

• Game One: Canucks 1-Predators 0
  Apr 29, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+come+flying+shut+Predators+series+opener/4693753/story.html

• "How did that happen"? Chicago reacts to loss
  Apr 27, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/that+happen+Chicago+media+response+Canucks+epic/4681876/story.html

• Canucks fans celebrate Game 7 win
  Apr 27, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Photos+Canucks+fans+show+their+Game+love/4679210/story.html?cid=hot_photo

• Next! A preview of Canucks vs Preds
  Apr 27, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Next+Canucks+Predators+Round+quick+look+matchups/4681934/story.html

• Game 7: Canucks 2 - Blackhawks 1 (OT)
  Apr 26, 2011

  The Vancouver Canucks stared a colossal playoff collapse straight in the eyes Tuesday night and did not blink.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+Burrows+wins+Game+This+what+legends+made/4679449/story.html#ixzz1Kky5Kqvu

• Crawford stands tall in 'Hawks loss
  Apr 26, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Corey+Crawford+stands+tall+Blackhawks+loss/4679614/story.html

• Whodathunkit?
  Apr 25, 2011

  Chicago media change their tune on the reigning Stanley Cup champs.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/4670966/story.html

• Goalie gamble doesn't pay off
  Apr 25, 2011

  Prepare to hear a lot of the following in the next 24 hours: “We played all year to have Game 7 on our home ice.”
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Canucks+goalie+gamble+doesn/4668234/story.html

• Game 6: Blackhawks 4 - Canucks 3 (OT)
  Apr 24, 2011

  Defenceman Kevin Bieksa momentarily morphed into game show host Meredith Vieira as he described the Vancouver Canucks' perilous playoff predicament.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Chicago+beats+Canucks+overtime+force+Game/4668068/story.html#ixzz1KYguCmft

• What history will be made in Canucks vs Hawks?
  Apr 22, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Cole+What+history+will+made+Canucks+Blackhawks+series/4665695/story.html

• Grade the Canucks: Game 5
  Apr 22, 2011

  
  http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=news&cd=1&ved=0CC0QqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vancouversun.com%2Fgive%2BCanucks%2Bfailing%2Bgrades%2BGame%2Bdebacle%2F4661918%2Fstory.html&ei=Urq1TY6BHcn50gGYmIG1CQ&usg=AFQjCNGdf3zfZMSBL5IA2M3CQahe5kZzag

• Game 5: Blackhawks 5 - Canucks 0
  Apr 21, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+clobbered+Blackhawks+Game/4658693/story.html

• Game 4: Blackhawks 7 - Canucks 2
  Apr 20, 2011

  The Vancouver Canucks' road to hockey's promised land hit its first pothole Tuesday night.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Super+Dave+show+Bolland+propels+Blackhawks+crushing+over+Canucks/4643801/story.html#ixzz1KYo0n11h

• Toewes: Canucks a 'beatable team'
  Apr 19, 2011

  Captain Serious wasn't in the mood to be handing out any compliments to the Vancouver Canucks.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Hawks+captain+Toews+Canucks+beatable+team/4637063/story.html#ixzz1KYk750uH

• Game 3: Canucks 3 - Blackhawks 2
  Apr 18, 2011

  Finally, it's beginning to look like Chicago really is the Vancouver Canucks' kind of town.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+take+stranglehold+series+with+over+Blackhawks/4631782/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

• Game 2: Canucks 4 - Blackhawks 3
  Apr 16, 2011

  Vancouver up 2-0 in first-round NHL playoff series heading to Chicago
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+stars+shine+spearhead+over+Blackhawks/4625653/story.html#ixzz1KYop0Ggu

• Game within a game: Game 2
  Apr 16, 2011

  
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+Blackhawks+Game+Game+within+game/4625689/story.html

• Canucks healthy, to dress full lineup for Game 2
  Apr 15, 2011

  The Vancouver Canucks will go with the same lineup Friday when they meet the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of their best-of-seven opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series.
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Canucks+healthy+dress+same+lineup+Game+against+Blackhawks/4616903/story.html

• 'Different' Canucks look to end second-game jinx
  Apr 14, 2011

  ‘If we play our game like we can, and to our strengths, we should be all right’ Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Different+Canucks+look+second+game+jinx/4616903/story.html#ixzz1JcCFHaDW
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Different+Canucks+look+second+game+jinx/4616903/story.html

• Round 1, Game 1: Vancouver Canucks 2 - Chicago Blackhawks 0
  Apr 13, 2011

  Do you suppose it was like this in Washington a year ago, when the Capitals won the Presidents' Trophy and embarked on the post-season, full of hope and butterflies? Maybe it was. They, too, had some history, not much of it good. Perhaps it was like this is Ottawa in 2003, when the Senators were No. 1 heading into the playoffs and looked like a dynasty in the making — an idea that only later proved preposterous. They had started life as a punchline, a running joke, and now they were about to have their moment. Or so they thought. Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+beat+butterflies+good+Hawks/4611866/story.html#ixzz1JcByzYkB
  http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Cole+Canucks+beat+butterflies+good+Hawks/4611866/story.html

• 2010 Vancouver Canucks - Team Stats
  Apr 13, 2011

  A complete look at the 2010 stats for the Canucks
  http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=vancouversun&page=nhl/teams/139/teamstats.aspx?team=139