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DETROIT -- Daniel Sedin scored twice and Roberto Luongo made 39 saves, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Alex Boone Jersey . The Western Conference-leading Canucks have won eight of nine and have built a 10-point lead over second-place Detroit with eight games left in the regular season. The Red Wings, who sit atop the Central Division, are in an 0-2-1 slump and are 4-4-3 this month. Sedin, the NHLs scoring leader with 95 points, has at least a point in nine straight games. He scored off Detroit defenceman Nicklas Lidstroms skate at 6:31 of the second period, giving Vancouver a two-goal lead with a power-play one-timer against stickless goalie Jimmy Howard. Jiri Hudlers power-play goal off a rebound with 8:22 left pulled the Red Wings within a goal. Howard made 31 saves. Sedin clearly doesnt need luck to score, but he was fortunate on both of his goals. He pushed the puck across the front of the crease and it caromed off Lidstroms left skate and slid between Howards pads in the first period. Howard had no shot to stop Sedins second goal -- a sharp shot from the top of the right circle -- because the goalie lost his stick going from post to post. Hudler took advantage in his return after missing three games because of an upper body injury. He made it 2-1 when he banged in a loose puck that Luongo couldnt control. Notes: The Red Wings put G Chris Osgood on the injured list because of a groin injury and hope he will be able to play during the last weekend of the regular season. ... Detroit recalled G Joey MacDonald from Grand Rapids (AHL) to back up Howard. ... Canucks D Kevin Bieksa played after missing 15 games with a broken foot from a blocked shot. ... Former Red Wings forward Mikael Samuelsson was scratched by the Canucks because of injuries to his groin and hip. ... Detroit was without LW Pavel Datsyuk and RW Johan Franzen because of lower body injuries. RW Todd Bertuzzi sat out with a back injury. Colin Kaepernick Jersey . Despite a balky knee Chris Paul finished one rebound short of a triple-double, scoring 28 points with 10 assists and nine rebounds, on Wednesday as the Hornets clinched with a 101-93 victory over Houston. Trevor Ariza and Jarrett Jack finished with 19 points apiece, while Emeka Okafor added 11 points for the Hornets, who yielded a season-high 38 first- quarter points and trailed by 17 before mounting a comeback. Vernon Davis Jersey . Commodore has played 13 games with the Canadiens American Hockey League affiliate this season after signing a minor-league contract in November. Commodore, 33, has spent parts of 11 seasons in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning.(NLL) - The Minnesota Swarm today agreed to terms with firstoverall pick Logan Schuss on a two-year contract on Monday. Schuss, a left-handed forward from Ohio State University, became the first No. 1 overall pick in Swarm history this past September during the 2013 NLL Entry Draft. Schuss started and played in every game during his four-year career at Ohio State and finished as the schools all-time leader in points (237) and goals (146). In his senior season as a co-captain this past spring, the 22-year-old notched a career-high 44 goals along with 28 assists and helped the Buckeyes reach the 2013 NCAA Quarterfinals. "Getting Logan signed is key to our success," Swarm associate general manager and head coach Joe Sullivan said. "Clearlyy he is a standout player that is going to do a lot of great things for our team on and off the floor. Roger Craig Jersey. But more importantly, hes going to shore up what we needed on the left-side with some toughness and an ability to play an inside-outside game." Schuss racked up national recognition on top of his school records, including two ECAC Player of the Year awards in 2012 and 2013, and was a three-time USILA All-American selection. The Ladner, British Columbia native was also selected as one of the top 25 nominees for the prestigious Tewaaraton Trophy in 2013. Off the field, Schuss excelled in the classroom and was a three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, two-time Academic All-Big Ten choice, and a 2013 Senior CLASS Award finalist. ' ' '