This is an 8* LATE-NIGHT BAIL-OUT BLOWOUT on the Vancouver Canucks.

The Wings are coming off a disheartening 3-2 OT loss in Calgary just last night and catch a rested and determined Canucks team which will be eager to punch one into the win column tonight after starting the season 0-4 in front of the home town crowd: "We have to be grittier and stop thinking home ice is going to come easy for us," Vancouver centre Henrik Sedin said last night. "You can't start making plays at the blue lines, trying to make the cute plays. You have to be direct and get pucks deep and go from there. We haven't done enough of that." The Canucks will now look to make the most of this prime situation and of a Red Wings team which has been outscored 7-2 after the second period during a four-game slide. Also note that the visitors will be starting their backup goaltender tonight, Petr Mrazek has allowed three goals in each of his three games (all on the road), losing two. And note, the last time that Canucks' goaltender Ryan Miller faced the Wings, he'd make 29 saves in the 4-1 victory back in early January. Both teams are desperate for a win, but Detroit is tired and VANCOUVER is playing at home. That's good enough for us, lay the price with confidence.

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