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Burrows nets 2, Luongo stops 25 shots in Canucks' emotional win over Flames

Associated Press

Thursday, October 9, 2008

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Alex Burrows and Roberto Luongo started the season fighting back tears. They finished the opening game with a good reason to celebrate. After taking part in an emotional pre-game ceremony to honor Luc Bourdon, the Canucks defenseman who died in a motorcycle accident in May, Burrows scored twice and Luongo made 25 saves, leading Vancouver to a 6-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. "It was not easy, that's for sure, especially seeing Luc's family t ...

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