Alex Burrows

The Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins reprised their epic seven-game series from last spring.

Only two points were on the line, not the Stanley Cup, but you could tell the bad blood still carried over to this 4-3 Vancouver victory. 

Once my Cincinnati Reds (I'm sorry Cubs fans who will read this, but we really haven't won that much either. I am not sorry for Sox fans for personal reasons.  We will leave it at that.) fell out of the running, I went all in. I started reading about fantasy hockey for the first time. I began surfing the web for the cheapest Niklas Hjarmalsson jersey (my favorite player for two reasons: a. he looks like The Great Gazoo b. he graces the blessed jersey with my number that I wore for high school baseball).

Last spring the Vancouver Canucks took us on an amazing roller coaster ride with many unforgettable highs and lows. After a long and hockey-less summer it's easy to forget that only a little more than two months ago our 'Nucks were just one win away from the ultimate prize in hockey.

So far, all home games were won by the home team.

If the Boston Bruins want a chance at hoisting Lord Stanley's Mug, they will have to keep the trend in Game 6 and then break it in Vancouver for a decisive Game 7.

The Vancouver Canucks 1970 expansion brethren Buffalo Sabres had the famed French Connection line of Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin and Rene Robert.

The 2011 edition of the Canucks have their own French Connection.

The Vancouver Canucks are just two wins away from becoming Stanley Cup Champions and the anticipation level is rising in Van City.

There has been no shortage of outstanding performers for the Canucks in these playoffs. They have had contributions from many sources throughout their run to the finals. But in the end their star players have, for the most part, acted like their star players.

The Stanley Cup Finals have been very exciting to watch, which comes as no surprise to those of you who have been following the NHL playoffs. Vancouver took a 2-0 series lead, but Boston came right back to tie the series by winning the next two games.

The Vancouver Canucks' Alexandre Burrows sure found a way to make an impact in Game 2 against the Boston Bruins.

Not only did he score the Canucks' first goal with 12:12 remaining in the first period, when the Canucks needed him most, with the game tied at 2-2 in overtime, Burrows buried the Bruins with his second goal of the game.

After the Bruins' thrilling Game 7 win in the Eastern Conference Finals over the Tampa Bay Lightning one thing is for sure:

Not much will change. 

The Canucks' offence is just too much for the Bruins to handle. Below is a complete analysis of every aspect of the game. 

Goaltending

The Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings were the big winners in this week’s edition of the Hotter Fantasy NHL players for Week 13.

Kings Goalie Jonathan Quick is rapidly moving up the fantasy ranks among all goalies in the NHL as he recorded two shutouts to bring his total to four for the season.

Which other performers are surging for the week?

Note: Statistics are taken from December 20 to December 27.

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