The Detroit Red Wings (23-20-8) travel to face the Vancouver Canucks (21-28-4) at Rogers Arena on Monday. The teams will be playing their second consecutive game against each other. Detroit topped the Canucks 5-2 on Saturday, their third straight win against Vancouver.
Dylan Larkin and Jonatan Berggren both scored twice for the Red Wings. Anthony Beauvillier and Elias Pettersson each scored once for the Canucks. Beauvillier added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Ville Husso had a great performance with 32 saves (.941%) in the win.
FACING OFF
Detroit is averaging 3.00 goals per game for the season, 20th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Canucks team that is allowing 3.98 goals a game (31st).
Meanwhile, Vancouver has found the net 3.34 times a game on average, ninth in the league, and the Red Wings are allowing opponents to score 3.24 goals per game (20th).
The Canucks’ 23.33% power play percentage ranks 11th in the league, while the Red Wings are 20th with a conversion rate of 20.00%. Vancouver has been less impressive at penalty killing, as the home team possesses the league’s lowest PK% at 66.46%. Detroit’s 77.03% ranks 19th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 48 points this season, Larkin is the top skater for the Red Wings. He has 18 goals and 30 assists in 50 games. In the net, Alex Nedeljkovic (2-4-2) is Detroit’s top goaltender.
He has a 4.09 GAA and a .880% save percentage. Pettersson leads the Canucks in scoring with 64 points. He has 25 goals and 39 assists in 51 games. Thatcher Demko (3-10-2) is the top goalie for Vancouver with a goals against average of 3.93. He has a save percentage of .883%.
HOME AND AWAY
Detroit is 9-9-5 on the road this season. Vancouver is 10-13-1 at home this season.
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