Detroit Red Wings (27-19-6, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (36-12-6, first in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the Detroit Red Wings after Conor Garland scored two goals in the Canucks' 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Vancouver has gone 18-4-2 in home games and 36-12-6 overall. The Canucks are 18-5-1 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
Detroit has a 12-11-1 record in road games and a 27-19-6 record overall. The Red Wings have a 10-6-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Thursday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Red Wings won the previous meeting 4-3 in overtime.
TOP PERFORMERS: Quinn Hughes has 12 goals and 54 assists for the Canucks. Elias Pettersson has scored five goals and added six assists over the past 10 games.
Alex DeBrincat has 19 goals and 26 assists for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond has three goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 7-1-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.7 penalties and 11.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Red Wings: 6-3-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: Carson Soucy: out (hand), Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
Red Wings: Matt Luff: out (upper body), Robby Fabbri: day to day (personal), Ville Husso: day to day (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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