rough night for canucks

After looking good by winning three straight at home and hosting a Detroit Red Wings team that had lost their past three on the road, it almost seemed like the Vancouver Canucks had an advantage in last night's game. You wouldn't guess it from the game.

The Canucks were leading 2-0 after scoring 2 goals on 4 shots and chasing Chris Osgood out of the net. In came Jimmy Howard, the Wings' backup goalie. Howard was solid throughout the game, even though he did let in 3 in a wild third period. He kept the Wings in the game long enough for them to score a couple of key goals, and the Wings took advantage of their solid goaltending.

The final score was 5-4 for the Wings, in a game that was worse for the Canucks than it seemed. Ryan Johnson crashed heavily into the boards and lay on the ice for what seemed like a long time. Kirk Maltby motioned over to the bench for medical assistance and Brad May came and stood over Johnson. Johnson was carried off the ice on a stretcher and a spokesperson said that he was alert in a local hospital.

Today, it was announced that Luongo was out indefinitely with an unspecified injury. Sources say that it most likely happened when Alexander Edler pushed Todd Bertuzzi into him. It's not for sure how long he'll be out, but Andrew Raycroft is expected to start the next game and Cory Schneider is expected to be called up.