Gould's two shorties lead Canucks to victory

Post date: Feb 16, 2019 12:41:13 PM

John Gould scored two shorthanded goals on the same power play early in the third period, prompting the Canucks to a 4-3 win over the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Dennis Ververgaert and Gary Croteau scored the other goals for the Canucks (12-39-6). Bryan Trottier, Ralph Klassen, and Bob Nystrom tallied for the Islanders (38-16-5).

Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders

DATE : 02/01/2019

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

Vancouver Canucks 1 1 2 0 4

New York Islanders 0 1 2 0 3

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

Vancouver Canucks 13 13 6 0 32

New York Islanders 15 14 18 0 47

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. VAN. GARY CROTEAU(16)( DON LEVER, RICK BLIGHT ): 1st 6:41

2. NYI. RALPH KLASSEN(1)( BILLY HARRIS ): 2nd 2:42

3. VAN. DENNIS VERVERGAERT(9)( DENNIS KEARNS, BOB PLAGER ): 2nd 6:46

4. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER(31)( DENIS POTVIN, WILF PAIEMENT ): 3rd 0:55

5. VAN. JOHN GOULD(9)( CHRIS ODDLEIFSON ) (SH) : 3rd 2:17

6. VAN. JOHN GOULD(10)( CHRIS ODDLEIFSON ) (SH) : 3rd 3:46

7. NYI. BOB NYSTROM(17)( WALT McKECHNIE, JEAN-PAUL PARISE ) (PP) : 3rd 6:17

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. NYI. BOB NYSTROM - 2 Minutes: 1st 2:12

2. NYI. CLARK GILLIES - 4 Minutes: 1st 12:28

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DAVE LEWIS

4. VAN. JOHN GOULD - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:28

5. VAN. MIKE ROBITAILLE - 2 Minutes: 1st 16:33

6. NYI. DAVE LEWIS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 10:05

7. NYI. BILLY HARRIS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 16:58

8. VAN. BOB PLAGER - 4 Minutes: 3rd 2:04

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY GARRY MONAHAN

10. NYI. GERRY HART - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:04

11. VAN. DOUG FAVELL - 2 Minutes: 3rd 6:12

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY GARRY MONAHAN

13. VAN. CHRIS ODDLEIFSON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:57

14. VAN. CHRIS ODDLEIFSON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 18:01

I N J U R I E S

1. NYI. Injury To GLENN RESCH : 2nd 3:44

2. VAN. Injury To GARRY MONAHAN : 2nd 6:9

3. NYI. Injury To JEAN POTVIN : 2nd 13:38

Player Stats For Vancouver Canucks

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

RICK BLIGHT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:47 0 0 0 2

GARRY MONAHAN 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 11:39 1 0 0 0

GERRY O'FLAHERTY 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:17 0 0 0 1

GARY CROTEAU 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 47 26:24 0 0 0 0

DON LEVER 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 8-4 33 18:54 0 0 0 2

BOBBY LALONDE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 14 7:30 0 0 0 0

CHRIS ODDLEIFSON 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 6-2 34 19:17 0 1 0 0

JOHN GOULD 2 5 2 0 2 0 2 0-0 34 19:17 1 0 1 2 GWG

DENNIS VERVERGAERT 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 18:22 1 0 1 4

RON LALONDE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 24 14:09 0 0 0 0

TIM ECCLESTONE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 27 16:05 2 0 0 0

DENNIS KEARNS 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 34 19:10 1 0 0 0

HAROLD SNEPSTS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 51 30:27 0 1 0 0

BOB PLAGER 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 28 15:10 0 2 0 0

GORD LANE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 10:13 0 0 0 0

PAT QUINN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 51 30:27 0 3 0 0

MIKE ROBITAILLE 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 20 10:13 1 2 0 1

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TOTAL 8 32 4 6 12 0 2 23-10 7 9 2 12

Player Stats For New York Islanders

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

WILF PAIEMENT -2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 52 30:43 0 0 0 3

CLARK GILLIES -2 5 0 0 4 0 0 1-0 35 19:34 1 0 1 2

BRYAN TROTTIER -2 3 1 0 0 0 0 10-8 41 24:30 0 0 0 2

RALPH KLASSEN 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6-2 23 12:58 0 0 0 0

DENIS POTVIN -2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 59 35:07 3 0 0 2

BILLY HARRIS 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 26 14:58 1 0 0 0

BOB NYSTROM 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 27 14:09 2 0 0 1

RICK HAMPTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 5:16 0 0 0 0

JEAN-PAUL PARISE 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 27 15:00 1 0 0 0

JUDE DROUIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 11 6:13 0 0 0 0

WALT McKECHNIE 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3-2 30 16:09 0 0 0 2

LORNE HENNING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:58 0 0 0 0

TED IRVINE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:13 0 0 0 0

JEAN POTVIN -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 10:46 0 0 0 0

BERT MARSHALL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:39 1 0 0 0

GERRY HART 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 37 21:27 2 1 0 0

DAVE LEWIS 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 47 27:25 2 1 0 0

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TOTAL -10 47 3 5 12 1 0 23-13 13 2 1 12

Goalie Stats For Vancouver Canucks

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

DOUG FAVELL 60 47 3 0 8 5 105 WIN

GARY SIMMONS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalie Stats For New York Islanders

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

GLENN RESCH 58 32 4 0 4 1 102 LOSS GF

BILLY SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

Vancouver Canucks 4 0

New York Islanders 5 1

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - JOHN GOULD from Vancouver

2nd star - DENNIS VERVERGAERT from Vancouver

3rd star - DOUG FAVELL from Vancouver

GAME STORY

The visitors from Vancouver won by one goal over the Islanders by the

final score of 4 to 3. JOHN GOULD recorded the game winning goal at 3:46

of the 3rd period. GOULD had two goals while shorthanded for Vancouver.

Others who scored were GARY CROTEAU and DENNIS VERVERGAERT for Vancouver

and BRYAN TROTTIER, RALPH KLASSEN and BOB NYSTROM for New York.

In other RHL action:

    • Marcel Dionne nets two goals and two assists as the Kings defeat the Bruins 5-3.

    • Roland Eriksson scored twice in the North Stars' 3-2 win over the Rangers.

    • Bobby Clarke gets a goal and two assists as the Flyers edge the Blackhawks 3-2.

Playoff picture as of 2/16/19:

    • Campbell Top 2

      • Flyers - 86 pts, 21 GR

      • Islanders - 81 pts, 21 GR

  • Wales Top 2

    • Canadiens - 75 pts, 31 GR

    • Kings - 72 pts, 24 GR

  • Wild Card Race

    • Sabres - 53 pts, 30 GR

    • Maple Leafs - 51 pts, 30 GR

    • -----------------------------------

    • Rangers - 46 pts, 24 GR

    • Bruins - 41 pts, 21 GR

    • Penguins - 41 pts, 29 GR

    • North Stars - 40 pts, 24 GR

    • Blackhawks - 40 pts, 26 GR

    • Canucks - 30 pts, 23 GR