"The Vancouver Canucks have a chance to ring in the new year with a California hat trick.

Fresh off a 3-2 overtime win in San Jose, the Canucks rolled into Anaheim and did what just about everyone else has been doing all season to the Ducks. They beat them 5-2 Thursday night in front of a capacity crowd at the Honda Center that included a large and noisy contingent of Canuck faithful.

Vancouver concludes its three-game trip with a New Year's Eve game Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings."