I guess the only question is, will the ducks score a touchdown tonight and continue our streak?
I already feel sorry for Halak - he might get shellshocked and forced to play the whole game so we can rest Demko.
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Anaheim: 6-0 in their last 6 games
Anaheim: 6-2 in their last 8 games vs a team with a winning % below .400
Vancouver: 6-13 in their last 19 road games
Vancouver: 15-38 in their last 53 games playing on 0 days rest
Anaheim has been one of the hottest franchises in the last couple of weeks while Vancouver is struggling to get going. The Canucks are scoring 2.5 goals per game this year while the Ducks are scoring 3.47 goals a night. Vancouver is starting their backup goalie against a great offensive team and that doesn’t match up well for their chances. The Canucks are winless in their previous five games played in Anaheim so go with the Ducks to win at home here.
The goalies that are expected to start in this game have been doing pretty well this season as Halak is giving up 2.41 goals per game while Gibson is allowing 2.49 goals per game. Looking as of late, Anaheim is giving up 1.6 goals per game in their previous five outings while Vancouver is allowing 3.4 goals per game in that same stretch. The under is 18-6-3 in the last 27 games against one another so go with UNDER 5.5 GOALS in this game here.
CANUCKS (5-8-2) at ducks (8-4-3)
8 p.m. ET; BSW, SNP, ESPN+, NHL LIVE
Canucks projected lineup
Vasily Podkolzin -- Bo Horvat -- Conor Garland
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Nils Hoglander
Jason Dickinson -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Justin Bailey -- Juho Lammikko -- Alex Chiasson
Quinn Hughes -- Tyler Myers
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Kyle Burroughs
Jack Rathbone -- Madison Bowey
Jaroslav Halak
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: Brad Hunt, Justin Dowling
Injured: Tyler Motte (neck surgery), Brandon Sutter (illness), Luke Schenn (undisclosed), Matthew Highmore (upper body)
Suspended: Tucker Poolman
ducks projected lineup
Adam Henrique -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Troy Terry
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Trevor Zegras -- Sonny Milano
Mason McTavish -- Isac Lundestrom -- Jakob Silfverberg
Benoit-Olivier Groulx -- Sam Steel -- Sam Carrick
Hampus Lindholm -- Jamie Drysdale
Cam Fowler -- Josh Manson
Josh Mahura -- Kevin Shattenkirk
John Gibson
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Simon Benoit, Max Comtois, Derek Grant
Injured: Rickard Rakell (upper body), Max Jones (upper body)