Canucks Army THE GAME DAY – Canucks @ Senators
By Always90four
4 years agoTHE INTRO
The Canucks take on the Ottawa Senators in the Nation’s capital tonight after getting the final word in against the Canadiens a few nights ago. Vancouver is a few points behind the Vegas Golden Knights for tops in the Pacific and a win tonight will keep pace with the division leader.
Tyler Toffoli has been a welcome addition to the Canucks and any boost the Canucks can get, they’ll take it.
Let’s Do This!™
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
The odds for tonight’s game are: (VAN -165/ OTT +145) courtesy of OddsShark.com
TV / RADIO / PUCK DROP
SNP / SN 650 / 4:30 PM
LINEUPS
At this point in the season, there aren’t that many changes in the lineup. Realistically, the change between Jordie Benn and Oscar Fantenberg for the sixth defenseman will be the most common one. Thatcher Demko starts again.
Canucks lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 TANNER PEARSON Rating: 73.6#46 LW |  BO HORVAT Rating: 75.9#26 C |  LOUI ERIKSSON Rating: 70.3#119 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 73.28#26 FL1 |
 J.T. MILLER Rating: 78.3#7 LW |  ELIAS PETTERSSON Rating: 77.9#16 C |  TYLER TOFFOLI Rating: 77.3#8 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 77.82#2 FL2 |
 ANTOINE ROUSSEL Rating: 70.5#112 LW |  ADAM GAUDETTE Rating: 70.9#105 C |  JAKE VIRTANEN Rating: 72.4#72 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 71.25#21 FL3 |
 TYLER MOTTE Rating: 69.0#136 LW |  JAY BEAGLE Rating: 68.1#157 C |  BRANDON SUTTER Rating: 71.5#92 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 69.54#30 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 ALEXANDER EDLER Rating: 74.7#18 LD |  TROY STECHER Rating: 71.9#72 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 73.29#20 DL1 |
 QUINN HUGHES Rating: 78.0#5 LD |  CHRIS TANEV Rating: 71.7#76 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 74.83#6 DL2 |
 OSCAR FANTENBERG Rating: 70.6#107 LD |  TYLER MYERS Rating: 73.1#49 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 71.83#18 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 THATCHER DEMKO Rating: 67.1#38 G1 | |
Anthony Duclair is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Former Canucks backup, Anders Nilsson, is still on LTIR due to concussion symptoms, Mark Borowiecki (ankle) will be out for a bit.
Senators lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 BRADY TKACHUK Rating: 75.6#24 LW |  CHRIS TIERNEY Rating: 70.5#115 C |  CONNOR BROWN Rating: 71.9#82 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 72.69#30 FL1 |
 NICK PAUL Rating: 70.9#104 LW |  ARTEM ANISIMOV Rating: 71.6#90 C |  BOBBY RYAN Rating: 70.1#125 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 70.89#30 FL2 |
 RUDOLFS BALCERS Rating: 71.1#101 LW |  MATTHEW PECA Rating: 69.9#128 C |  JAYCE HAWRYLUK Rating: 69.9#131 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 70.33#27 FL3 |
 MIKKEL BOEDKER Rating: 70.0#121 LW |  FILIP CHLAPIK Rating: 68.6#148 C |  SCOTT SABOURIN Rating: 71.1#102 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 69.89#23 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 THOMAS CHABOT Rating: 73.8#34 LD |  RON HAINSEY Rating: 71.1#92 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 72.43#25 DL1 |
 MIKE REILLY Rating: 71.7#79 LD |  NIKITA ZAITSEV Rating: 69.9#108 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 70.77#29 DL2 |
 ANDREAS ENGLUND Rating: 71.5#88 LD |  CHRISTIAN JAROS Rating: 67.8#112 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 69.61#29 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 CRAIG ANDERSON Rating: 61.0#69 G1 | |
GAME NOTES AND A STAT OR TWO
- Tyler Toffoli has found a new home with the Vancouver Canucks. Toffoli has 2G/3A in his last three games since joining Vancouver and it doesn’t feel like he’s ready to calm down. Could he hit 30 this season? It’s not out of reach.
- Elias Pettersson had 10 PPG last season and he currently only has eight. Safe to say he’ll eclipse that number in the next few games but by how much?
- The Canucks beat the Senators 5-2 on Burrows Ring of Honour Night back in December. The Senators will not be making the playoffs this season and their last 10 games are a decent reason why. Ottawa is 3-6-1 in that time. Yikes!
- Vancouver is bringing back their power play and slowly but surely they could finish the season in the top spot. They sit at 24.3%, good enough for fourth in the NHL. Going 75% tonight could bump them up one spot ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who they’ll play on Saturday.
- J.T. Miller has a four-point lead over Elias Pettersson and Pettersson hasn’t put up one of his convincing 5-point games in a while. Tonight feels like that kind of night. Of course, Miller will be in on a good number of those.
#CANUCKSTWITTER
They’ll figure this out eventually
MY 94 CENTS
The Canucks seem to be figuring things out lately but they’re still allowing way too many shots against. Ottawa was exposed on Burrows Night in Vancouver the last time these two teams got together. There won’t be any special treatment for the Canucks tonight but having a former Eastern Conference vet in J.T. Miller to lead the way should pay dividends.
Maybe keep the shots down though, ok?
AND ANOTHER THING…
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