Canucks kick off stand vs. Coyotes

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03/01/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks begin a three-game homestand tonight, when they welcome the Phoenix Coyotes to General Motors Place.

The Canucks were last in action on Tuesday when they lost their second straight game, a 3-1 setback to the St. Louis Blues. Daniel Sedin had the lone goal and Roberto Luongo made 17 saves for the Canucks, who had won six straight until their recent losing skid.

Vancouver's brief slide has allowed Calgary to move into a tie with Vancouver for first place in the Northwest Division with 77 points. The Canucks have played one fewer game than the Flames, however.

The Canucks have a good chance to get back in the win column tonight, seeing as they are 11-1-2 in their last 14 games against the Coyotes. Vancouver took the lone meeting so far this season between the two teams, 5-2, at home on December 12.

The Canucks will host Minnesota on Sunday before concluding their homestand next Tuesday against Tampa Bay. The club is 19-9-2 as the host this season.

Other than the loss, it was a rather quiet Tuesday for the Canucks considering it was the league's trading deadline. The club, instead, made its lone deals on Monday, acquiring center Bryan Smolinski from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2007 second-round pick and defenseman Brent Sopel from the Los Angeles Kings for a second-round pick in 2007 or 2008 and a 2008 fourth-rounder.

The Coyotes were busy Tuesday however on the trading front. Phoenix sent veteran forward Georges Laraque to Pittsburgh for forward Daniel Carcillo and a third-round pick in the 2008 draft, shipped forward Oleg Saprykin to Ottawa for a 2008 second-round draft pick and acquired defenseman Brendan Bell and a second-round pick in 2008 from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for center Yanic Perreault and a 2008 fifth-round pick. The club also signed center Kevyn Adams to a one-year contract.

Also on Tuesday, Curtis Joseph made 26 saves to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-0 win over Edmonton on the night that the Oilers retired legendary Mark Messier's No. 11 at Rexall Place.

Owen Nolan, Yanick Lehoux and Steve Reinprecht scored for Phoenix, which has won two of three on the heels of a six-game skid (0-5-1). Joseph notched his fourth shutout of the season and 51st of his career.

Tonight's matchup concludes a three-game road trip for the Coyotes, who are 1-1-0 so far on the trip and 13-20-1 as the visitor on the season.

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