The Vancouver Canucks (21-27-4) are on the road to face the Detroit Red Wings (22-20-8) at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday. Vancouver is wrapping up a four-game road trip coming off a high-scoring 6-5 win over the Islanders on Thursday.
The Canucks took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring twice on four shots, while also conceding a power play goal. Elias Pettersson led the Canucks with two goals. Brock Boeser had a goal and three assists to lead the team in scoring. Collin Delia saved only 24 of 29 shots (.827%) in the win.
Detroit beat the Flames 2-1 on Thursday. Filip Zadina and Dylan Larkin each scored once for the Red Wings. Ville Husso saved 35 of 36 shots in the win (.972%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Red Wings won both games between the teams last season, including a 1-0 victory in their final meeting in March. Pius Suter scored Detroit’s only goal. Alex Nedeljkovic saved 43 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Vancouver is averaging 3.37 goals per game for the season, eighth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Red Wings team that is allowing 3.26 goals a game (21st).
Meanwhile, Detroit has found the net 2.96 times a game on average, 23rd in the league, and the Canucks are allowing opponents to score 3.96 goals per game (31st).
The Canucks’ 23.16% power play percentage ranks 11th in the league, while the Red Wings are 23rd with a conversion rate of 19.54%. While efficient on the power play, Vancouver has been poor at penalty killing, as the away team possesses the league’s lowest PK% at 66.45%. Detroit’s 77.24% ranks 18th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 63 points this season, Pettersson is the top skater for the Canucks. He has 24 goals and 39 assists in 50 games. In the net, Thatcher Demko (3-10-2) is Vancouver’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.93 GAA and a .883% save percentage.
Spencer Martin (11-14-1) leads the Canucks in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.95 and a save percentage of .873%.Larkin leads the Red Wings in scoring with 45 points.
He has 16 goals and 29 assists in 49 games. Husso (17-12-5) has the best goals against average for Detroit at 3.03. He has a save percentage of .900%.
HOME AND AWAY
Vancouver is 11-14-3 on the road this season. Detroit is 13-11-3 at Little Caesars Arena this season.
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Detroit Red Wings (-145)
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