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Jerez Preview: Can Anyone Stop the #72?

  Lately, Marco Bezzecchi is making winning look easy. With a flawless hat trick of victories in Thailand, Brazil, and the USA, the #72 has treated the early-season standings like his own personal victory lap. Next stop: Jerez. Will the win streak continue in Spain, or can anyone actually disrupt the rhythm of Bez? The "Global Takeover" in Three Acts: Thailand: To open the season in Buriram, Bezzecchi converted a dominant pole position into a Sunday masterclass. Every lap was led by him, crossing the finish line with a 5.5-second cushion over Pedro Acosta, setting the tone for a flawless start to the season. Brazil: In a treacherous race in Goiânia that was shortened due to track degradation concerns, Bez pulled an ambush at the first corner. He kept his cool on a track that felt more like a gravel pit than a circuit, bringing home back-to-back wins from second on the grid. USA: At COTA - the most technical track they face - Bezzecchi proved he could win anywhere. He...

Vancouver Canucks Three-Game Win Streak On Road Trip! 1/6-1/9 2024

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Canucks have been on a road trip, first beating the New Jersey Devils with a 6-4 score. They then defeated the New York Rangers 6-3, and now the New York Islanders on Tuesday, January 9th. Vancouver beat the Islanders with a 5-2 score.


Canucks lineup against the Islanders:

Pettersson - Miller - Boeser

Mikheyev - Suter - Kuzmenko

Joshua - Blueger - Garland

Hoglander - Aman - Lafferty


Hughes - Hronek

Soucy - Myers

Zadorov - Cole


DeSmith

Demko


Islanders lineup against the Canucks:

Lee - Horvat - Barzal

Engvall - Nelson - Palmieri

Holmstrom - Pageau - Gauthier

Martin - Cizikas - Clutterbuck


Romanov - Dobson

Pelech - Mayfield

Reilly - Aho


Sorokin

Appleby


   Filip Hronek scores late in the first period, getting the Canucks in the lead by one. Quinn Hughes scored with 1:18 remaining in the first period. The final score was 2-0.


   Elias Pettersson extends the Canucks lead to 3-0. Brock Nelson scored the first goal for the Islanders of the night, this being his eighteenth of the season. Tyler Myers answers back, making sure to keep Vancouver in the lead. The final score of the second period was 4-1.


   Brock Nelson nets another, this being his nineteenth of the season. Dakota Joshua scores an empty-netter with 1:25 left in the game! Three straight wins for the Canucks.



"Especially back-to-back against two really good teams and Jersey's playing well - We just want to keep climbing up the mountain," Quinn Hughes said, talking about the Canucks three-game win streak during their road trip so far. "Happy with how this road trip's been, but we got to finish strong last four."



- The Vancouver Canucks now have a three-game win streak

- Quinn Hughes stats:

   - 11 Goals

   - 40 Assists

   - 51 Points

- Dakota Joshua stats:

   - 11 Goals

   - 9 Assists

   - 20 Points

- Brock Nelson stats:

   - 19 Goals

   - 16 Assists

   - 35 Points

 

 



POST-GAME : Rick Tocchet

POST-GAME : Noah Juulsen

POST-GAME : Casey DeSmith


POST-GAME : Lane Lambert

POST-GAME : Brock Nelson

POST-GAME : Adam Pelech

POST-GAME : Kyle Palmieri

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