Pacific Division-leading Vancouver faces Ottawa

Mon, Jan 1, 2024
NHL News (AP)

Ottawa Senators (14-18, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (23-10-3, first in the Pacific Division)

Vancouver, British Columbia; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canucks -222, Senators +180

BOTTOM LINE: The Pacific Division-leading Vancouver Canucks play the Ottawa Senators.

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Vancouver is 13-4-1 at home and 23-10-3 overall. The Canucks have given up 92 goals while scoring 136 for a +44 scoring differential.

Ottawa is 4-8-0 in road games and 14-18 overall. The Senators have allowed 112 goals while scoring 110 for a -2 scoring differential.

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season. The Canucks won the previous matchup 5-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: J.T. Miller has 15 goals and 33 assists for the Canucks. Brock Boeser has six goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Tim Stutzle has scored seven goals with 26 assists for the Senators. Jakob Chychrun has two goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 7-1-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Senators: 3-7-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.7 assists, five penalties and 12.5 penalty minutes while giving up 4.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Carson Soucy: out (foot), Tucker Poolman: out (head).

Senators: Mathieu Joseph: out (lower body), Rourke Chartier: out (upper-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.