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Colorado Avalanche
vs
Vancouver Canucks
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Game Date:
03/16/2016
10:05pm EST

Lines:
Colorado -1.5
Vancouver +1.5

Total:
Over 5 (-127)
Under 5 (+115)

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Vancouver Canucks
Even in a period of puzzling, and not-so-puzzling, sports television ratings drops   the case of Toronto FC stands out. It's not that the Major League Soccer team has fallen from great heights -- ratings have never been very good. But on the heels of the team's first playoff appearance last season there are renewed hopes for more success this year both on the pitch and on the screen. So far, the numbers are simply awful. Not only has the team's television audience failed to grow, it appears to be regressing -- and badly. A victory over the New York Red Bulls in the season opener attracted an average audience of only 97,000 to TSN. Proving that it wasn't TSN's fault, TFC's second game against New York City FC drew a mere 62,000 viewers to Sportsnet  One. Few sports outside of weekday afternoon lumberjack competitions do worse than that. Those ratings are substantially less than even the most marginal sports. The world short-track speed skating championships averaged 97,000 on CBC Sunday. The Canadian cross-country ski tour lured an average of 89,000 to their couches that day. While MLS ratings have never been strong, Toronto FC appears to be the dead weight that's dragging things down for the league. The season opener between Montreal and Vancouver, for example, averaged 205,000 viewers -- a respectable if not spectacular number. TFC, meanwhile, hasn't cracked TV's version of the Mendoza Line this season. While TFC is not alone in suffering viewer loss -- outside of the Toronto Blue Jays, everybody seems to be struggling -- it was never in a position to withstand much audience leakage. And even thought the MLS version of soccer has never really caught on in Canada, it's hard to understand why TFC is doing so poorly on television. The team does well at the gate, which shows that there is some interest. It's owned in part by the two sports networks so gets plenty of promotion. Maybe, because it appeals to a younger audience, it suffers from migration to the Internet. Or maybe the team's audience consists of those who pay to get in. Either way, the team needs to figure out why it's Canada's most unloved team. While TFC failed to attract much interest, the Brier had a pretty good final weekend. After seeing audiences drop on its first weekend, the Brier bounced back and basically matched the ratings from the 2015 finale. In this age, that's a victory. Here are the most-watched sports events on English-language television over the past weekend, according to Numeris overnight ratings: 1. NHL, Wild-Habs/Leafs-Sens, Saturday, CBC-Sportsnet-City: 1,360,000 2. Curling, Brier final, Sunday, TSN: 1,162,000 3. Curling, Brier semifinal, Saturday, TSN: 842,000 4. Curling, Brier Page playoff 1-2, Friday, TSN: 811,000 5. Curling, Brier bronze medal final, Sunday, TSN: 754,000 6. NHL, Coyotes-Oilers/Preds-Canucks, Saturday, CBC-Sportsnet: 746,000 7. Curling, Brier Page playoff 3-4. Saturday, TSN: 648,000 8. NHL, Leafs at Red Wings, Sunday, Sportsnet: 524,000 9. Curling, Brier Draw 17, Friday, TSN: 381,000 10. PGA, Valspar Championship final round, Sunday, Global: 361,000 11. MLB, Rays vs. Blue Jays, Sunday, Sportsnet: 319,000 12. Auto racing, NASCAR Good Sam 500, Sunday, TSN: 230,000 (Fox audience not measured) 13. MLB, Red Sox vs. Blue Jays, Friday, Sportsnet: 226,000 14. NBA, Heat at Raptors, Saturday, Sportsnet One: 185,000 15. Curling, Brier tiebreaker, Friday, TSN: 181,000 16. NHL, Blackhawks at Stars, Friday, Sportsnet East, Ontario, Pacific: 165,000 17. NHL, Rangers at Red Wings, Saturday, Sportsnet: 167,000 18. PGA, Valspar Championship third round, Saturday, Global: 159,000 19. NHL, Islanders at Bruins, Saturday, Sportsnet One: 156,000 20. NHL, Coyotes at Flames, Friday, Sportsnet West: 128,000 20. NHL, Penguins at Rangers, Sunday, Sportsnet One: 128,000 22. Rugby, World Rugby 7s, Saturday, TSN: 127,000 23. Skiing, Canadian men's 30k skiathlon, Saturday, CBC: 121,000 24. Soccer, Manchester City at Norwich, Saturday, TSN: 113,000 25. Soccer, Southampton at Stoke City, Saturday, TSN: 111,000 THREE TO WATCH Let the madness begin: It's mid-March, which can mean only one thing -- besides the annual collapse of the Toronto Maple Leafs, that is. The NCAA men's basketball tournament, aka March Madness, tips off on Thursday (noon ET, TSN and CBS) with all the usual hype and overkill. But despite all the excess, it does provide good entertainment and the opportunity for millions across North America to learn what a bracket is and bet their hard-earned money on schools they'd never heard of before. March Madness northern style: While they get lost in the shuffle, the CIS championships also provide great entertainment without the betting interest. Four championships will be decided this weekend in hockey and basketball involving the two major genders. It all starts with men's hockey on Saturday (11 a.m. ET, Sportsnet 360) and ends with the finals on Sunday (Sportsnet 360). The big sweep: Fresh off winning the Canadian championship, Alberta's Chelsea Carey and her teammates will attempt to rule the world at the global women's curling tournament. Their quest starts Saturday in Swift Current, Sask. (4 p.m. ET, TSN.) Continue to Article
March 16, 2016 11:17:am EST
Vancouver Canucks
At the NHL general manager meetings this week, there’s a raging debate about goalie equipment and whether reducing it would increase scoring.   So how many GMs took their notes and tore them into confetti when they saw Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom stop a puck with his bare hand on Monday night? Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ben Chiarot skated in front of Markstrom and fired a shot. The goalie fought it off and suddenly there was a scrum for the loose puck. In the chaos, Markstrom lost his blocker and stick. The Jets controlled the puck again, and Markstrom sprung back up into position, his bare right hand tucked behind his thigh. Alexander Burmistrov fired the puck to the crease where Marko Dano was waiting to make a play. The puck trickled into the blue. Markstrom spun and lunged for it with his hand, covering it up and getting a stoppage in play.   Another look: Alas, the Jets would go on to win the game, 5-2, with Markstrom on the hook for all five goals. Obviously he should have gone sans blocker for the rest of the game, like Luke shutting off his targeting computer and trusting the Force. Granted, he probably would have shattered his hand by the third shot, but then that's its own reward: Not having to tend goal for the Canucks the rest of the season.  -- Greg Wyshynski  is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at  puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com  or  find him on Twitter.  His book,  TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PUCK , is  available on Amazon  and wherever books are sold. MORE FROM YAHOO HOCKEY Continue to Article
March 15, 2016 12:33:am EST
Vancouver Canucks
Mark Scheifele is making the most of an opportunity, and it could pay off for him this summer. Scheifele looks to extend his career-high point streak to eight games as the Winnipeg Jets face the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. Scheifele moved to Winnipeg's top line Feb. 18 after Bryan Little was lost for the season with a fractured vertebrae, and he's fit right in with wingers Drew Stafford and Blake Wheeler. Continue to Article
March 13, 2016 9:19:pm EST
Vancouver Canucks
Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice says this is some of the best hockey Mark Scheifele has ever played. Scheifele had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to seven games and the Jets erased a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 Saturday night. Since an injury to Bryan Little on Feb. 18 bumped Scheifele to Winnipeg's top line, he has 10 goals and 18 points, including five multipoint games. Continue to Article
March 12, 2016 11:46:pm EST
Vancouver Canucks
The Nashville Predators failed to equal the longest road winning streak in team history last time out, but two other club-record runs remain intact. ''You wish every game was perfect but it's not,'' coach Peter Laviolette said. With a firm grasp on the Western Conference's first wild-card spot, the Predators are 9-0-5 since losing 5-3 to Washington on Feb. 9. Continue to Article
March 11, 2016 12:24:pm EST
 
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