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The Vancouver Canucks face the Buffalo Sabres with both teams heading in opposite directions this season. The Canucks have a 28-11-3 record and with four wins in a row, they have the best record in the Pacific Division. The Sabres have an 18-20-4 record and are near the bottom of the Atlantic Division. The Canucks look to leap to the top of the Western Conference while the Sabres hope to rebound in the Eastern Conference and the upcoming game should be a good one as a result.
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The Canucks are having a great season with their offense looking like the league's best, scoring 3.90 goals per game with 21 goals in the last four games. J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson, and Brock Boeser have scored 68 goals and 83 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense is also great. Ilya Mikheyev, Dakota Joshua, and Conor Garland have combined for 26 goals and 36 assists while defensemen Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek have added 14 goals and 73 assists from the point to put the offense over the top.
Pettersson scored the overtime winner and finished with four points in the #Canucks 4-3 win over the Penguins!@MichelobULTRACA HIGHLIGHTS | https://t.co/wXNqaRyDcC pic.twitter.com/jTm9zUogNS
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 12, 2024
The offense has been great but the defense has also stepped up, allowing only 2.60 goals per game. While Hughes and Hronek have combined for 7.3 defensive point shares and 74 blocked shots, Tyler Myers, Ian Cole, and Carson Soucy have combined for 4.6 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. Additionally, goaltender Thatcher Demko has been great with a .916 save percentage and a 2.55 goals-against average on 908 shots with 6.5 goals saved above average.