It’s the middle of the night on Sunday morning, but the Associated Press has already posted a preview of the Red Wings’ Sunday night tilt against the Vancouver Canucks (8 PM EST start on FanDuel SportsNet Detroit/Sportsnet Pacific/TVA Sports/97.1 FM):
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings will attempt to keep their five-game win streak going when they visit the Vancouver Canucks.
Vancouver is 23-18-10 overall and 9-10-6 in home games. The Canucks are fifth in league play serving 9.8 penalty minutes per game.
Detroit is 11-10-3 in road games and 26-21-5 overall. The Red Wings have gone 5-6-3 when they commit more penalties than their opponent.
The teams square off Sunday for the second time this season. The Canucks won the previous matchup 5-4 in overtime. Jake DeBrusk scored three goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Quinn Hughes has scored 14 goals with 45 assists for the Canucks. Brock Boeser has two goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Dylan Larkin has 23 goals and 26 assists for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond has three goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 5-5-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.3 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Red Wings: 6-3-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.7 assists, 2.5 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
The Canucks website’s Chris Faber also posted a game preview from Vancouver’s perspective:
The Canucks are one point out of a wild card position and want to close out with some good games ahead of the much-needed [Four Nations] break in play. The team has 31 remaining games this season and after Friday night’s trades, the group on the ice is going to look different.
Patrik Allvin confirmed that newly acquired players Filip Chytil, Marcus Pettersson, Drew O’Connor, and Victor Mancini will all be in town on Saturday night and will be available to play on Sunday against the Wings.
We will get into the newly acquired players in our ‘The Story’ section of the article.
The Canucks and Red Wings played on December 1st and the Canucks were victorious by a 5-4 overtime win. Jake DeBrusk scored the game-winner and completed his first hat trick as a Canuck.
The Red Wings scored a shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday to give them four wins in a row and have been a streaky team this season as they have had a seven-game winning streak and a five-game losing streak this year.
Detroit will be on the second night of a back-to-back when they roll into Rogers Arena on Sunday – they play the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. The Wings are in the middle of a four-game road trip that sees them travel through Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and Seattle.
