NHL ROUNDUP
Canucks are unbeatable once again
By Associated Press, 11/4/2003
Dan Cloutier made 22 saves and Vancouver's top line scored three goals in a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings last night, extending the host Canucks' unbeaten streak to eight games.
Todd Bertuzzi ended a 10-game scoring drought, Markus Naslund had a goal and two assists, and Brendan Morrison scored to extend his point streak to eight games as the Canucks' top line combined for 6 points.
Jason King added his rookie-leading fourth and fifth goals of the season for Vancouver, unbeaten in seven home games (6-0-1).
Brett Hull scored a power-play goal in the third period for the Red Wings, who have given up 23 goals in a five-game winless skid.
Manny Legace had 20 saves in his second straight start for Detroit, while Dominik Hasek and Curtis Joseph rest groin injuries.
After the Canucks killed off a pair of Detroit power plays without yielding a shot, Bertuzzi opened the scoring with 1 minute 28 seconds left in the first period.
It was the first goal since opening night for Bertuzzi, who had 46 last season and signed a four-year, $28 million contract extension last week.
Islanders 6, Senators 3 -- Jason Wiemer scored from center ice in New York's three-goal second period, and the Islanders beat Ottawa at home for the first time in nearly eight years. Mariusz Czerkawski and Oleg Kvasha also scored in the second, and Trent Hunter, Alexei Yashin, and Shawn Bates added goals for the Islanders, who hadn't defeated the Senators at Nassau Coliseum since Jan. 6, 1996.
Rick DiPietro made 29 saves for New York, 5-1 at home this season. Peter Schaefer, Zdeno Chara, and Daniel Alfredsson scored for Ottawa.
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