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The Vancouver Canucks (26-16-3) return to action after the All-Star break and open a six-game home stand when they host the league-leading Anaheim Ducks (31-10-6) tonight at Rogers Arena. The Canucks have not played since a 4-1 loss in Tampa Bay at the end of a five game road trip one week ago tonight. Of their 37 remaining games, the Canucks will play 21 in front of their home fans, however, they have dropped two straight on home ice (3-1 vs FLA and 1-0 vs CGY), are 4-5 in their past nine at home and are 7-7-1 in 15 games at Rogers Arena since the start of November. Ryan Miller is expected to make his fifth straight start in goal. He allowed four goals in four starts with two shutouts on the road trip. In January, he is 4-3 with a 1.59 GAA and a .947 save percentage. Radim Vrbata had one goal and one assist at the All-Star Game in Columbus on Sunday. He has five goals in his past 10 NHL games and 12 goals in his last 26. Alex Burrows has one goal and three points in his past four games. Brad Richardson (ankle) appears as if he’ll miss a third straight game. The Canucks begin life without Kevin Bieksa who suffered a broken hand blocking a shot in Tampa. Meanwhile, tonight marks Dan Hamhuis’ first home game since a serious groin tear early in a November 20th game against the Ducks. Bo Horvat scored his first NHL goal that night, a 4-3 shootout loss. The Canucks penalty killing remains one of the team’s hallmarks. The Canucks have killed off 16 straight penalties in their past four games. They are 33/36 (91.7%) on the PK in January and 67/72 (93.1%) in 21 games since December 1st. Overall, they are second in the NHL on the penalty kill (88.3%). The Ducks arrive in Vancouver on a roll having won five in a row prior to the All-Star break. They are 7-1 in their past eight games. With 68 points in 47 games, they are three points ahead of Nashville for top spot in the overall standings. They are 12 clear of San Jose in the race for first in the Pacific Division. Statistically, Anaheim is not the dominant team their record suggests: goals per game (13th), shots per game (10th), goals against per game (14th), shots against per game (11th), PP (17th), PK (18th), five-on-five goals for/against (13th), Corsi (12th) and Fenwick (10th). However, the Ducks find ways to grind out victories, being a remarkable 22-0-6 in one-goal games. They are also 22-0-5 when opening the scoring. Their lone all-star, Ryan Getzlaf had one goal and one assist in Columbus on Sunday. He leads the team with 15 goals and 50 points, and enters play tonight seventh in NHL scoring and tied for third in assists. Ryan Kesler has 13 goals and 30 points in his first season in Anaheim. He scored in a 6-3 win over Calgary in the Ducks final game before the All-Star break. That was his first goal and just his third point in 11 games since Christmas. 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MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Jamie McGinn had two goals and an assist, and Colorado beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Saturday.MONTREAL -- Jack McInerneys first goal in an Impact uniform was the lone bright spot in an otherwise bland showing by Montreal on Saturday. McInerney, acquired by the Impact last week, scored in his debut -- a 1-1 draw to the Chicago Fire at Montreals Olympic Stadium. Both teams are still winless six games into the MLS season. Montreal (0-3-3) was slow and uninspired for long stretches. The Impact entered the game with an MLS-high 91 shot attempts, including 34 on target. But they were kept relatively quiet by Chicago (0-1-5), hitting the target only twice -- both in the first half. One of those was McInerneys first goal as an Impact, scored in the 42nd minute to give Montreal the 1-0 lead. "Other than the goal, I didnt do well at all," said the 21-year-old McInerney, unhappy with his performance despite getting off the mark with his new club. "I didnt find the ball much out there. But its only the first game. Ive only been here a week." After two good chances by the Fires Jeff Larentowicz, who skied a shot from just outside the six-yard box in the 35th minute, and Patrick Nyarko, whose 37th minute blast was blocked by defender Eric Miller, the Impact took a surprise lead when Marco Di Vaio received a pass and found an onrushing McInerney, flicking the ball onto his path with his head. The newest Impact player walked in all alone, slowed down on the breakaway, and rifled his shot past Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson. McInerney, who was drafted fifth overall by Philadelphia in 2010, was acquired last week from the Union in exchange for Andrew Wenger. McInerney scored 12 goals in 31 MLS appearances last season for the Union, including twice against the Fire. Impact coach Frank Klopas, playing against his former team for the first time since being let go in October 2013, says he is confident he can build on the chemistry between Di Vaio and McInerney, his two main strikers. "There were moments when they were good," said Klopas, who played for the Fire in the late 90s and coached the squad for 81 games over three seasons between 2011 and 2013. "For sure, its going to get better as time goes on," he added. "We talked about moving the ball quickly, switching the ppoint of attack, looking to combine with both strikers in order to break through.dddddddddddd" The Impact moved the ball quickly at the end of the first half to break the deadlock, but they did little of it in the second half. Instead, they took three shots, all of them off target, werent awarded any corner kicks, and accumulated 10 fouls. The Chicago Fire, on the other hand, spent a lot of time in Montreals half, dictating the run of play. They directed 17 shots at the net over the course of the game, controlled possession for most of it, and were awarded 10 corners. And all the Chicago corners finally made the Impact pay in the 54th minute. Off a corner, midfielder Larentowiczs header rang off the crossbar before falling to Mike Magee, who squared it across to Quincy Amarikwa in the 18-yard box for his third goal of the season. "Its not obvious, its not easy," said midfielder Patrice Bernier. "Its tough, actually. Youre at home, you take the lead, you need to get points from that." Despite the single point for the draw, the Impact are still stuck in the Eastern Conference basement with three points from six games. Theyve now drawn three straight after opening their season with three losses. "Lets focus on the positive: we havent been losing those games," said Bernier, who came on as a substitute at halftime. "Its a long season. I prefer starting a season slowly and ending it with a bang rather than starting strong and disappearing by the end of it. "Teams are better than us, and we deserve the results were getting. We need to get out of this rut. Other teams wont help us out of this. Its up to us." The Impact look to turn the tide against conference-rivals Sporting Kansas City in their next game, on April 19. Notes: Montreal was without midfielder Hernan Bernardello, who left last weeks game against the New York Red Bulls after landing awkwardly on his right ankle. ... The Impact and Fire play each other twice more this season. ... This was the last game of the season at the Olympic Stadium for the Impact. The team plays its opening game at Saputo Stadium on April 26 against Philadelphia. ... There were 19,313 people in attendance. ' ' '