Episode Derek Sanderson (452): Team of the Week Vancouver Canucks. Matthews Tops 50 goals.

Auston Matthews passes 50 goals and on pace for 75. Are the Vancouver Canucks for real?  We assess it in our Team of the Week segment.     Listen Here:  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Direct MP3   iHeart Radio

Title Player Derek Sanderson - Connect to Jaromir Jagr

News

Matthews past 50! On pace for 75 - truly remarkable

Jagr sweater retirement - came out for the warmup 

Kekalainen fired - finally - 410-362-97 record in 869

11 years

Jackets 18-28-10 this year - last in Metro, 29th in league

Tilman Fertitta - owner of Houston Rockets is in talks to get an NHL franchise.  

Are Jets in trouble? 

Trade deadline looming - 

Guess the 5th

Connections - What do Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Brett Hull and Alexander Ovechkin have in common?

Team of the Week - Vancouver Canucks - 

82 PTS (1) .683 PTS % (4)

GF% 59.44 (2)  SF% 49.15 (19th) xGF 51.04 (13th) 

SH% 11.69 (1) 

SV% 92.29 (7) 

PDO 1.04 

PP 22.8 (11) 

PK 78.95 (19) 

Points

JT Miller 29 - 50 - 79

E Pettersson 29-45-74

Hughes 12-58-70

Boeser 33-27-60 

Goalies

Demko 44 GP .917  GSAA 17.3 (2) 

DeSmith 17 GP .894 -4.6

 Hot / Not

Atlantic FLA, TOR 8-2-0 / MTL 3-6-1 - Florida pouring it on

Metropolitan NYR 9-10 / NYI 3-4-3

Central - MIN 6-3-1 / ARI 0-9-1 

Pacific - LAK 6-3-1 / 4-5-1  A lot of middling performances 

Crazy Stat

DOPes Rielly ended up with 5 games - Leafs appeal, Bettman upholds