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04-24-2010, 03:07 PM
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Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Mikael Samuelsson and the Vancouver Canucks' top line picked up right they left off in Los Angeles. Now they are one win away from the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Promoted to the No. 1 line with Daniel and Henrik Sedin before sparking a Game 4 comeback on Wednesday, Samuelsson scored twice and added an assist in a 7-2 rout of the Kings on Friday night. That gave the Canucks a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Stanley Cup Playoffs
The upstart Kings started on a tear, but sumbled down the stretch. Now, they face gold-medal winning goalie Roberto Luongo and the third-seeded Canucks in the first round. Follow the matchup from day one on ESPN.com.
"We finished there on a good note and put the puck in the net and we started off good today so we had good feelings," said Samuelsson, who leads the playoffs with seven goals.
Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Mikael Samuelsson and the Vancouver Canucks' top line picked up right they left off in Los Angeles. Now they are one win away from the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Promoted to the No. 1 line with Daniel and Henrik Sedin before sparking a Game 4 comeback on Wednesday, Samuelsson scored twice and added an assist in a 7-2 rout of the Kings on Friday night. That gave the Canucks a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Stanley Cup Playoffs
The upstart Kings started on a tear, but sumbled down the stretch. Now, they face gold-medal winning goalie Roberto Luongo and the third-seeded Canucks in the first round. Follow the matchup from day one on ESPN.com.
"We finished there on a good note and put the puck in the net and we started off good today so we had good feelings," said Samuelsson, who leads the playoffs with seven goals.