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Sedin Canucks open homestand in styleskip to main content (press enter)Current WeatherHalifax (Shearwater)Change weather location18c CloudyCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region my region drop down menu More more drop down menu Watch watch drop down menu Listen listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool NHL Playoffs FIFA World Cup Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Sedin Canucks open homestand in styleLast Updated Friday December 11 2009 215 AM ET Comments42Recommend22By Jesse Campigotto CBC Sports Daniel Sedin scored a hat trick to help the Vancouver Canucks open a key stretch of home games with a convincing 42 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday nightSedins three goals doubled his output on the season The Canucks leader in that department each of the last three years Sedin missed 18 games with a broken foot suffered in Vancouvers fourth gameLooks like hes back at full health the hat trick extended the slick wingers points streak to five games a span in which he has five goals and nine pointsSedins big performance came at a great time for Vancouver (17140) which desperately wanted to begin its seasonhigh eightgame homestand on a high noteThe Canucks were coming off consecutive losses in Carolina and Nashville that dropped them to 10th in the Western Conference a troubling position considering they wont play at home from Jan 30 to March 10 a span that includes 14 consecutive road contests wrapped around the Olympic breakMason Raymond had the fourth Canucks goal and Roberto Luongo made 22 saves to help Vancouver improve to 1140 at GM Place site of the mens hockey tournament for Februarys Winter GamesHenrik Sedin assisted on two of his twin brothers goals to reach 38 points Thats the thirdmost in the NHL and just four off Joe Thorntons leagueleading totalEvery time theyre on the ice you have to be careful because those two guys are two of the best players in the NHL said Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec who gave up four goals on the first 12 shots before stopping the final 27Hat trickleAtlantas Nik Antropov scored in the first period to tie the game at 11 but Sedin answered near the end of the frame and again early in the second to complete the hat trick...