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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Vancouver Canucks begin their longest road trip of the season on Friday night looking for a third straight victory as they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets. Friday nights stop in Columbus is the start of a seven-game, 12-day trip for Vancouver, which is an excellent 8-3-0 on the road this season. The Canucks finished up a 2-0-1 homestand with Tuesdays 2-0 win over the New Jersey Devils, with Ryan Miller making 20 saves for his second shutout of the season and 31st of his career. Alex Burrows and Shawn Matthias supplied the goals for the Canucks, who won for the eighth time in their last 10 games (8-1-1) on a night the team honored Pat Quinn. Quinn, an original member of the franchise, died on Sunday at the age of 71. He played two seasons in Vancouver during his nine-year NHL career, then later served as head coach and general manager, racking up a 141-111-28 record and taking the club to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1994. Quinn took home the Jack Adams Trophy as the leagues top coach that year. That was a game we wanted to win. We had a good start ... Lots of guys have played hard, and thats all you can ask for, admitted Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins. The Canucks arent scheduled to play at home again until Dec. 13 and stand a solid chance at getting their road trip off to a good start. They have won 13 of their past 16 versus the Blue Jackets overall and six of their last nine trips to Columbus. Not only has Vancouver had a ton of success in this series overall, but Columbus comes in having lost four in a row and 13 of its last 15 games overall. The Blue Jackets struggles continued with Tuesdays 4-2 loss to the visiting Winnipeg Jets, who scored just nine seconds into the game and the took over with a two-goal second period. Defenseman Jordan Leopold scored a power-play goal in the first frame, while Ryan Johansen also scored and Sergei Bobrovsky came up with 28 saves. Defenseman James Wisniewski played in his 500th NHL game and recorded his 250th point with an assist on Johansens goal. I really thought the group was ready after what we worked on, said Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards. That first goal really set us back. Richards may be counting down the days until forward Brandon Dubinsky can rejoin the club and that may not be too far off. Dubinsky has yet to play this season due to abdominal surgery, but has returned to practice. It was great to have him out on the ice, Richards told his clubs website on Thursday. Its a step in the right direction. (It) didnt look like the speed or anything like that, like he was out of place -- but you could tell that he hadnt been out there in a while. The more reps you get, the more opportunities he gets to skate with us, the better. Dubinsky will not play tonight nor on Saturday against Nashville, but a return to action next week remains a possibility. 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That was the first of 12 straight points by the Bulls. Another three-point play by Butler made it 66-52. "Coming out of halftime was a focus for us," Hinrich said. Chicago (11-16) led by 19 at the end of the period after Reggie Evans dunk with less than a second left ended a 5 1/2-minute field goal drought for the Nets (9-19). Brooklyn couldnt get much closer in the fourth and was serenaded with a chorus of loud boos from the fans. "They cheer when things are good and they let you know when things arent going good," Nets coach Jason Kidd said. "They expect good and they expect it 90 per cent of the time, but right now we are 90 per cent bad and so they have every right to boo and express how they feel." What once was viewed as a Christmas Day showdown between Eastern Conference contenders became a matchup of two of the NBAs biggest disappointments so far, as both teams have been plagued by injuries. Deron Williams scored 18 points and Mizra Teletovic added 17 for the Nets, who have lost four straight. "Im surprised at this season, how its played out altogether," Williams said. "Its like a nightmare the way the injuries have been, the things we talk about every day, the lack of effort, the lack of energy.ddddddddddddquot; The victory was Chicagos second straight, the first time since five consecutive wins from Nov. 8-18 that the Bulls had two in a row. Chicago is starting to get healthy with the return Hinrich and Butler, both of whom started. Hinrich spurred a 12-0 run midway through the second quarter that gave Chicago a 39-31 lead. Williams then scored seven straight to make it a one-point game. Chicago led 41-38 at the half before Butler took over. "Its good to get guys back," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "Our starters were very solid and our bench guys did a great job. Taj was super." The Bulls were still missing Luol Deng (Achilles) and Derrick Rose, who is sidelined for the season with a right knee injury. Brooklyn has its own injury issues with centre Brook Lopez lost for the season Friday to a broken right foot. "We talk about it a lot. Were really trying to figure out what it is. Its tough," Teletovic said of the Nets struggles. "A lot of NBA teams arent going to give you anything easy. You really have to concentrate and bring a lot of energy to win the game." The two clubs were wearing their Christmas short-sleeve jerseys that look straight out of a rec league game. Instead of numbers and a team name on the front, there was a big shiny logo. There are numbers on the sleeves, while the backs look more like a normal NBA jersey. Both squads were also wearing striped socks to complete the outfit. Notes: The Nets were still missing Andrei Kirilenko, who has been sidelined this season with a back injury. Kidd said before the game that his forward is making progress. ... Kidds always loved playing on Christmas. "One of the biggest honours as a player and coach is to participate on Christmas," he said. "The world is watching so you can showcase your talent." ... These two teams met in the first round of the playoffs last season and the Bulls won in seven games. ... Chicago has won eight of the last 10 regular-season meetings. ' ' '