Montreal Canadiens (25-31-12, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (43-18-8, first in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens enter the matchup with the Vancouver Canucks as losers of three games in a row.
Vancouver is 43-18-8 overall and 22-7-4 at home. The Canucks are 15-4-4 in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Montreal has gone 12-14-8 in road games and 25-31-12 overall. The Canadiens have given up 233 goals while scoring 184 for a -49 scoring differential.
The teams play Thursday for the second time this season. The Canucks won 5-2 in the last matchup. Elias Pettersson led the Canucks with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brock Boeser has 36 goals and 30 assists for the Canucks. Pettersson has scored four goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.
Cole Caufield has scored 20 goals with 33 assists for the Canadiens. Nicholas Suzuki has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 6-2-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.7 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Canadiens: 3-3-4, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.1 assists, four penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: Dakota Joshua: out (hand), Thatcher Demko: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Christian Dvorak: out (pectoral).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
