THE STARTING 5 FOR TONIGHT

Canucks will be singing Stayin’ Alive in Game 5 tonight against visiting Flames

THE COMEBACKS

It may be time for Canuck president Trevor Linden, pictured, to address the troops. The Canucks have come back from a 3-1 series deficit three times in their history and Linden was a player on all three of those teams: against Winnipeg in 1992 with Games 5 and 7 at home; against Calgary in 1994 with Game 5 and 7 on the road; and in 2003 against St. Louis with Games 5 and 7 at home.

PLAYOFF FLOOR MATS

In their last 15 playoff games, the Canucks have won just twice. They beat the eventual Stanley Cup champion L.A. Kings 3-1 in Game 4 of the 2012 first round and the Flames in Game 2 of this series. In the 15 games, they have been outscored 46-26, have scored more than three goals just once and been shut out twice. They have given up four or more goals seven times.

BLUE-LINE BREAKDOWN

Luca Sbisa has been on the ice for four of the Flames’ six even-strength goals in the series while Kevin Bieksa and Yannick Weber have been on for three apiece and Dan Hamhuis two … Sbisa and Bieksa, pictured, have also been on for two of the Flames’ four power-play goals … Alex Edler and Chris Tanev, the Canucks’ shutdown duo, have not been on for an evenstrength goal against.

QUOTABLE

“I don’t think you get in the playoffs and leave teams like the San Jose Sharks and L.A. Kings outside if you’re not good. I mean, you can surprise people for a week or two, but not over 82 games. This is how good they are. There is no question about it.” – Canuck captain Henrik Sedin on the so-far formidable Flames.

BY THE NUMBERS

Radim Vrbata, pictured, the Canucks’ leading goal scorer during the regular season, has 22 shot attempts in the series, but just one empty-net goal … In four games, the Canucks have directed 252 shots at the Calgary net, with 116 getting through, 94 getting blocked and 42 missing ... Vancouver has played with the lead for 72:55 of the series while Calgary has played with it for 103:55.