Canucks hope to wreck Blackhawks' travel plans

Canucks hope to wreck Blackhawks' travel plans "Sami is one of our most dependable two-way defensemen," Vigneault said. "He plays 5-on-5, power play, penalty killing and he's got a great shot." Energy saving lamps

Without Salo, who was averaging almost 21 minutes of ice time in the playoffs, Vigneault said he would turn to Lawrence Nycholat, who spent all season in the AHL. Nycholat hasn't played an NHL game since March 2009, and has never been in the playoffs.

Either way, the Canucks pledged to maintain the style that won Game 5.

They tightened up defensively and were less aggressive on the forecheck, content to force turnovers on Blackhawks breakouts with positioning rather than pace.

The biggest difference, though, was better discipline throughout the lineup, and better rebound control by Roberto Luongo. Vancouver was short-handed 14 times in two home games and gave up six power-play goals, most on second chances.

Vancouver took only four penalties in Game 5, and was aggressive short-handed, taking away Chicago's space and time and giving up Energy saving lamps just three shots while killing those penalties.

"It's a team game," said Luongo, who made the best of his 29 saves early. "We all have to step it up as a team. If we want to move on we've got to play the best hockey we've played all year. It's not on one guy to make a difference. It's on everybody to make sure they give a little extra."

After trying too many cute passes at home, Chicago will try to get back into Luongo's face on the road and create the kind of scrambles they capitalized on so often in Games 3 and 4.

"Instead of making that extra pass, get that extra shot on net and maybe crash it and try to get rebounds, especially on Luongo," Kane said. "The biggest thing is to get shots and traffic."