Florida Panthers (17-9-2, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (19-9-1, second in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks are looking to keep a three-game win streak alive when they host the Florida Panthers.
Vancouver has an 11-3-1 record in home games and a 19-9-1 record overall. The Canucks have gone 17-4-1 when scoring at least three goals.
Florida has gone 8-5-2 in road games and 17-9-2 overall. The Panthers are third in NHL play serving 12.0 penalty minutes per game.
Thursday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Canucks won 5-3 in the last matchup. Brock Boeser led the Canucks with three goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: J.T. Miller has 15 goals and 27 assists for the Canucks. Boeser has eight goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Carter Verhaeghe has 13 goals and 10 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov Jr. has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 6-4-0, averaging 3.3 goals, six assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Panthers: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 5.5 penalties and 19.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: Pius Suter: out (lower body), Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Carson Soucy: out (foot), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
Panthers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
