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The Vancouver Canucks get a key piece to their offense back tonight as Daniel Sedin returns to the lineup after missing the past 18 games with a broken foot. The Canucks have gone 10-7-1 in Sedin's absence and his brother Henrik has picked up the scoring with 10 goals and 18 points. Sedin has been the leading goal scorer for the Canucks for the past three seasons and the Canucks are looking for their third straight win.
The other story line in this game is the reunion of Jonathan Toews and Willie Mitchell. The last time these two met, Mitchell smacked Toews with an open-ice hit that saw Toews miss six games with a concussion. Some believe that the Blackhawks will find some retaliation at some point during the game. This is what our Canucks blog, Nucks Misconduct, has to say about the game:
Many wonder if the Hawks are going to seek some kind of retribution against Vancouver tonight for the Mitchell hit on Toews. It is quite possible. So they had better prepare themselves for a potential war tonight. There is no love between the 2 teams that's for sure. The animosity continues to grow.
Game time is 10:00 p.m and can be seen on our affiliate site Yahoo! Sports.
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