(Sports Network) - The Vancouver Canucks will attempt to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 10th straight time when the teams clash tonight in Vancouver. The Northwest Division-leading Canucks have earned at least one point in 11 straight games and beat the Maple Leafs in Toronto when the clubs played on Dec. 17. Vancouver has posted an 8-0-3 record over its point streak and sits four points behind Detroit for the most in the league. The Canucks own a comfortable lead atop their division, 15 points up on the second-place Flames. Not that Vancouver hasnt need to work hard as of late. Wednesdays 3-1 win over the Avalanche was just the fourth time in the Canucks last 14 contests that the game did not go into overtime. David Booth scored in the first period before Colorado tied things up in the second. However, Jannik Hansen made sure 60 minutes would be enough as he scored the game-winner in the third and Alexandre Burrows reached the 20-goal mark for a fourth straight season with his empty-net tally. "It was nice to get this one in regulation because after the second period I was sure that it was going to overtime or a shootout," said Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo, who made 29 saves. "We know that come the playoffs these are the types of game that were going to be in." Toronto is hoping to win a second straight game this evening after snapping a four-game slide with a 4-3 overtime victory against Edmonton on Wednesday. Tim Connolly snapped a 17-game goal drought by scoring the game-winning goal 1:39 into overtime. Joffrey Lupul scored only 40 seconds into the game and Matthew Lombardi and Jake Gardiner also scored as the Maple Leafs bounced back from a 5-1 loss in Calgary the previous night that began a three-game swing through Western Canada. "[Tuesday] night was a tough one to swallow. It was an effort that should have been a lot better," said Torontos Cody Franson. "This was a big game for us, kind of a must-have two points with the way our last four had went. We battled hard and came out with the two points." The victory helped Toronto hold onto the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. The Maple Leafs, who had netted just five goals over their losing streak, come into this contest with a one-point edge over the ninth-place Capitals. Both Keith Ballard and Dale Weise are questionable tonight for the Canucks. Ballard has missed four straight with a sore neck/headaches, while Weise sat out the last time with facial lacerations. shopjerseysravens.com/Womens-Crockett-Gillmore-Authentic-Jersey/ . It was the first game back in Columbus for Rangers star Rick Nash, the Blue Jackets franchise leader in goals, assists and games. He was given a standing ovation during a video tribute in the first period, but was booed loud and long after a second-period, two-handed shove up high on Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. shopjerseysravens.com/Womens-Terrence-Brooks-Authentic-Jersey/ . Hatcher led the Cowboys with a career-high 11 sacks for an injury-depleted defence making the transition to a four-man front. He is replacing Baltimore nose tackle Haloti Ngata. http://www.shopjerseysravens.com/Womens-Brent-Urban-Authentic-Jersey/ . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. Authentic Terrence Brooks Jersey . -- Greg Norman hadnt played the Bob Hope Classic since 1986, and he had no plans to return to the Palm Springs deserts venerable tournament until Bill Clinton changed his mind. Terrence Brooks Purple Jersey . Basketball fans around the globe will be watching as Kobe Bryant makes his season debut - 240 days after tearing his left Achilles - against Toronto, a team he has used as his own personal punching bag.Jamie Anderson has given the United States a sweep in slopestyle snowboarding at the Sochi Olympics. Anderson soared her way to gold medal in a near flawless run in the womens final on Sunday, a day after Sage Kotsenburg captured in the mens gold medal. Enni Rukajarvi of Finland took silver and Jenny Jones delivered a long-awaited medal for Britain with her bronze. Canadas Spencer OBrien failed to post a clean run on her two attempts in the final and finishedd 12th.dddddddddddd Anderson, who expressed concern about the difficulty of the course during training, posted a score of 95.25 on her second run fueled by big air after big air at tricky Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. She flipped her right mitten into the air after landing her final jump and clasped her hands over her face when realizing shed won. Mark McMorris of Regina won Canadas first medal at the Olympic Winter Games with a bronze in mens slopestyle on Saturday. ' ' '
