Canucks' Higgins Scores Game Winner Wednesday: Chris Higgins scored the only goal Vancouver would need late in the first period as the Canucks downed the Avalanche 1-0 on Wednesday. (Updated 03/29/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
It was his fourth game winning goal of the season and second in three games. Chris Higgins has had a decent month of March with 10 points (5G, 5A) in 13 games. (Updated 03/29/2012).
03/31/2012 00:59 Canucks within one point of Blues in West
Max Lapierre had a goal and two assists, Henrik Sedin added three assists and the Vancouver Canucks beat Dallas 5-2 on Friday, dropping the Stars from the third seed in the Western Conference to the seventh spot.
03/29/2012 01:15 Canucks backup Schneider turns away 43 shots to blank Avalanche
Backup goalie Cory Schneider made 43 saves, Chris Higgins scored short-handed and the Vancouver Canucks extended their domination of Colorado with a 1-0 victory Wednesday over the fading Avalanche.
03/25/2012 01:08 Canucks clinch 4th straight division title
Chris Higgins had two goals, including the winner at 1:40 of overtime, and Vancouver rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night as the Canucks wrapped up their fourth straight Northwest Division crown.
The Canucks acquired Higgins at the trade deadline last season, but he finished with just five points (2 G, 3 A) in 14 games with his new squad. Still, he must have impressed team brass, as Higgins ended up with a two-year contract extension this summer. The 28-year-old winger has shown the ability to pot 20-plus goal seasons, though hell likely be deployed on the Canucks third or fourth line, limiting his ability to rack up tons of points.
(Updated 10/4/11)