Isles try to end road woes in tough test with Canucks

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03/16/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to extend their seven-game home winning streak when they take on a New York Islanders club that will be looking to avoid a ninth straight setback on the road tonight at GM Place.

Vancouver has been on fire since the Olympic break, going 6-1-1 over its last eight games. The Canucks have won the first two contests of a five-game homestand to extend a home winning streak that is sandwiched around an NHL- record 14-game road trip.

The Canucks improved to 25-7-1 at home this year with a 3-1 triumph over Calgary on Sunday that pushed Vancouver's lead over Colorado for first place in the Northwest Division to five points.

Daniel and Henrik Sedin both had a goal and an assist, Ryan Kesler scored and Mikael Samuelsson had an assist as all four Vancouver skaters extended their respective point streaks. Kesler owns the NHL's longest active run at 13 games, a span in which he has amassed six goals and nine assists. Daniel Sedin, meanwhile, has three tallies and 13 helpers over a 10-game run.

Samuelsson, named the NHL's First Star of the Week on Monday, has nine goals and four assists on a seven-game streak and Henrik Sedin has three goals and 10 points over his five-game run.

Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots for Vancouver, which got all three of its goals in the first period.

"Obviously we came out strong and were playing really well as a team. I don't know what happened after that," Luongo said. "Fortunately we were able to hold on,"

Though they dropped a 2-1 shootout test at New York a season ago, the Canucks are 3-0-2 in their last five games versus the Islanders. Vancouver hasn't lost at home to New York since March 19. 1999, winning three in a row over the Isles as the host.

New York hits the road for four straight having not won as the guest since Jan. 9. The Islanders did just go 2-0-1 on a recent homestand, winning the last two contests to record back-to-back victories for the first time since a four-game win streak from Jan. 9-18.

The Islanders concluded the stand with a 4-1 victory over Toronto, holding the Maple Leafs scoreless on seven power-play attempts while getting a pair of special-teams goals themselves. Matt Moulson notched a power-play tally and Richard Park scored short-handed to go along with an assist.

"We're feeling like we owe each other some kind of results and consistency," said Isles goaltender Martin Biron, who made 26 saves. "That's what we're trying to go. Sometimes you just have that sense that you're loose and you're going to play well. We have that right now."

Tim Jackman and Frans Nielsen also scored for the Islanders, who are seven points behind in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

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