Chicago Blackhawks (14-30-2, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (31-11-4, first in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Monday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the Chicago Blackhawks after Nils Hoglander scored two goals in the Canucks' 6-4 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Vancouver has a 16-4-1 record in home games and a 31-11-4 record overall. The Canucks are 11-2-2 in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Chicago is 14-30-2 overall and 4-19-1 on the road. The Blackhawks have a -62 scoring differential, with 102 total goals scored and 164 conceded.
Monday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Canucks won the last meeting 4-3. Hoglander scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brock Boeser has 27 goals and 19 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has one goal and 10 assists over the last 10 games.
Philipp Kurashev has eight goals and 16 assists for the Blackhawks. Jason Dickinson has three goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 8-1-1, averaging four goals, seven assists, 3.7 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 3-7-0, averaging 1.5 goals, 2.4 assists, 4.6 penalties and 12.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Phillip Di Giuseppe: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
Blackhawks: Anthony Beauvillier: out (wrist), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Tyler Johnson: out (foot), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin), Connor Bedard: out (jaw), Connor Murphy: day to day (lower body), Nick Foligno: out (finger), Nikita Zaitsev: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
