Vancouver Canucks (36-36-7) vs. Anaheim Ducks (23-45-12)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a 10-game Tuesday card when the Vancouver Canucks take on the Anaheim Ducks in this Western Conference clash at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The puck is set to drop at 10:00 p.m. ET.
This is the fourth meeting between the teams. Vancouver has won each of the first three, including a 2-1 victory in Anaheim on March 19, 2023. The Canucks were the favorite (-130) with the total set at 6.5. Vancouver is the favorite at -145.
The Vancouver Canucks earned their second straight victory when they defeated the Calgary Flames in a shootout on Saturday, 3-2. The Canucks take on the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, but this analysis was written prior to the conclusion of that contest. Vancouver closes the season with a three-game road trip which includes a stop in Arizona on Thursday. Vancouver is 17-16-6 on the road this season.
Vancouver took a 2-0 lead, but could not hold it as Calgary scored two goals in the third period to force overtime. Cole McWard scored his first goal of the season and Elias Pettersson netted his 38th, with both goals coming in the first period. Pettersson leads the team in scoring and needs one point to reach the 100-point plateau. Entering Monday’s game Vancouve r is 13th in goals per game (3.32) and is 12th on the power-play (22.1%). The Canucks are even better on the road, averaging 3.47 goals per game, and are at 22.4% on the power play.
DEMKO REALLY DID THAT ?? pic.twitter.com/11yPAhxKUi
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) April 9, 2023
With Thatcher Demko likely going on Monday, it will be Collin Delia (9-5-2, 3.31, .881) going on Tuesday. He has allowed at least four goals in three of his last five starts, allowing 17 total goals in that span. The Canucks are 26th in goals against average (3.63) and are dead last in penalty killing (70.9%). The penalty killing is at 69.3% on the road, but are at 83.7% in their last 10.