The Vancouver Canucks (17-20-3) will be trying to snap their four-game road losing streak when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-1) on Thursday night. The Canucks are coming off a 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh. The Lightning are coming off a 6-3 win over Columbus.
Tampa Bay is 7-3-0 in its last 10 games against Vancouver.
The Canucks aren’t playing well at the moment and come into this game on a two-game losing streak. They will try to put an end to their losing streak with a win over the Lightning, which will give them their second win in their last four games.
Vancouver is averaging 3.40 goals per game. They scored four goals on 24 shots in their last game.
Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist apiece for the Canucks. Conor Garland scored a goal, while Luke Schenn had two assists.
Vancouver is one of the worst defensive teams in the league, giving up 3.93 goals per game. They gave up five goals in their last game and won’t win too many games if they don’t play better defense.
Spencer Martin saved 31 of the 36 shots that he faced. He is 11-9-1 in 23 games with a 3.74 GAA and a .880 save percentage.