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The Vancouver Canuckswill try to tighten up its defence tonight after losing a 7-3 decision to Colorado on Friday. Next up is the Washington Capitals who split two games this week in Alberta. Listen to the Capitals vs. Canucks live tonight on TSN Radio 1040 Vancouver at 6:30pm pt. Henrik Sedin scored just 10 seconds into the game and Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist, but the Canucks ended up allowing four or more goals for the fourth time in seven games this season. We are strong enough to score a lot of goals, but we cant keep giving up five, six, seven a game, said Henrik Sedin. We did not play well tonight, we just werent sharp enough. Alexandre Burrows also scored for the Canucks, who have lost three of four, while Eddie Lack allowed all seven goals on 48 shots. Vancouver is set to play three straight and four of its next five at home. The Canucks have won nine of their last 11 versus the Capitals, but both losses over that span came in Washington. They have won five in a row and seven of their last eight at home in this series, not losing as the host to Washington since Feb. 14, 2001 in overtime. Washington has split the first two games of the trek. The Capitals lost 3-2 in Edmonton on Wednesday -- their first regulation loss of the season -- but rebounded to top Calgary 3-1 on Saturday night. Joel Ward scored twice to lift Washington to its third victory in four games. He scored the games first goal unassisted with 8:43 to go in the first and then put the Capitals back ahead by one on his fourth tally of the season at 5:41 of the second. He scored two big goals for us tonight, Capitals head coach Barry Trotz said. He played very well tonight. Nicklas Backstrom also lit the lamp and Braden Holtby made 20 saves for the Capitals. Washington has not topped Vancouver in regulation as the visitor since March 28, 1998. 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"Its impressive the way we came in and competed with the way the Pacers have been playing," Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks said. "We have a good basketball team." Detroit (12-14) proved it with a nearly perfect game. The Pistons dominated on the glass with a 55-40 overall advantage and a 20-9 edge on offensive rebounds. They matched the Pacers shooting percentage of 43.2 per cent, had one more 3-pointer and nearly an identical shooting percentage on 3s (35.3 to 35.0), outscored Indiana 44-38 in the paint and 22-14 on second-chance points. For a Pacers team that prides itself on defence and rebounding, it wasnt even close to their best. Detroit also finished with nearly as many blocks (seven) as turnovers (eight) and made five of six free throws during the final minute to hold off Indianas last charge. The most surprising element was that Indiana never tied the score in the second half and never took the lead on its home floor, where it had gone 11-0 before Monday night. The loss leaves the Pacers (20-4) with the second-best record in the league, percentage points behind Portland (21-4). The Pistons knew that to end their six-game losing streak in this series and their nine-game losing streak at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, they needed to execute the game plan flawlessly. They did. "Were forming an identity ourselves," said Smith, who went 13 of 29 from the field after meeting with Cheeks about getting more opportunities. "That has to be being a physical team, try to dominate the paint." Indianas uncharacteristic certainly helped the cause. Paul George was 4 of 14 from the field, finishing with 17 points, nine rebounds and four turnovers. Roy Hibbert had six points and four rebounds. Even the energetic Lance Stephenson couldnt get his flustered teammates righted. Stephenson scored a career best 23 points and Luis Scola added a season high 18 points. What went wrong for the usually unflappable Pacers? George said the offensive rebounds got Indiana out of sync. Others wondeered if the Pacers may have been looking past Detroit, which has won just two of their last six games, and ahead to Wednesday nights rematch with Miami.dddddddddddd Indiana beat the two-time defending NBA champs on their home court 90-84 last week and have made no secret that theyre out to get the Eastern Conferences No. 1 seed. Indiana coach Frank Vogel quickly discounted that notion, calling Detroit a good team. "I dont think we were looking ahead at all," Vogel said. "Weve got to lick our wounds and see what we need to do better." Whatever the explanation, these Pacers didnt even resemble the team that set one franchise record with its perfect 9-0 start and another by opening the season 11-0 at home. Oklahoma City is the last unbeaten team at home this season. Detroit took charge quickly, using a 10-3 first quarter to take a 23-14 lead -- a lead it never relinquished. Even in the second half, when the Pacers typically dominate, the Pistons refused. Detroit scored the last eight points of the first half, turning a 49-49 tie into a 57-49 lead. Then Smith scored Detroits first eight points in the second half, and the surging Pistons took advantage of Indianas growing frustration by extending the lead to 72-61 on Brandon Jennings layup with 5:20 left in the third quarter. Jennings finished with 18 points and eight assists. Indiana rallied again, getting within 79-73 after three, but the Pistons answered with a 7-2 spurt that made it 89-79 with 7:01 to go. Scolas layup with 4:55 remaining ended an 8-0 run that got the Pacers as close as 89-87, but the Pistons ran off five straight points. Stephenson gave it one final push, hitting a 3 with 1:17 to go to cut Detroits lead to 96-94, but the Pistons closed it out at the free-throw line. "We had a lot of confidence coming in here tonight. We played Portland (Sunday) night in a game we should have won," Jennings said. "Tonight we knew were playing the best team in the Eastern Conference and we were able to give them their first home loss." NOTES: Indiana is the NBAs only team that has not been in a game decided by fewer than five points. ... Guard Chauncey Billups was inactive for the Pistons. ... Vogel said swingman Danny Granger is on track to return to the lineup Friday night against Houston. He has not played this season because of a strained left calf. ... Indiana fell to 10-3 when trailing at halftime. ' ' '