How to Watch Vancouver Canucks vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 12-17-2023

The Vancouver Canucks (20-9-2) visit the Chicago Blackhawks (9-19-1), who have fallen in three straight, on Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 PM ET on NBCS-CHI and NHL Network.

Canucks vs. Blackhawks Game Info

• Game Day: Sunday, December 17, 2023
• Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
• TV: NBC Sports Networks (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Canucks and Blackhawks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Canucks Insights

• The Canucks’ 116 total goals (3.7 per game on 6.6 assists per contest) lead the NHL.
• The Canucks have given up 75 total goals (just 2.4 per game), the sixth-fewest in NHL action.
• They have a league-best goal differential at +41.
• The 28 power-play goals the Canucks have put up this season are second-best in the NHL (on 110 power-play chances).
• The Canucks have the league’s seventh-best power-play conversion rate (25.45%).
• The Canucks have scored four shorthanded goals this season (eighth among NHL squads).
• The Canucks kill 77.08% of opponent power plays, the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Canucks have the 15th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.5%.
• The Canucks have a 13.3% shooting percentage as a team, which leads the league.
• The Canucks have shut out opponents four times this season. They average 19.8 hits and 15.0 blocked shots per game.

Canucks Key Players

• With 15 goals and 28 assists this season, J.T. Miller is one of Vancouver’s top contributors (43 points).
• With nine goals and 30 assists, Quinn Hughes is one of the most important contributors for Vancouver with his 39 points (1.3 per game).
• With 38 points through 31 games (11 goals and 27 assists), Elias Pettersson has been an important part of Vancouver’s offensive efforts this season.
• In 10 games played this season, Casey DeSmith (5-2-2) has given up 23 goals.

Canucks Injuries

Carson Soucy: Foot (Out),

Guillaume Brisebois: Upper Body (Out),

Tucker Poolman: Head (Out)

Blackhawks Insights

• The Blackhawks have 67 goals this season (2.3 per game), 30th in the NHL.
• The Blackhawks have given up 104 total goals this season (3.6 per game), 29th in the NHL.
• They have the 31st-ranked goal differential in the league at -37.
• The Blackhawks have nine power-play goals (30th in NHL) on 91 chances.
• The Blackhawks’ power-play percentage (9.89) ranks them 30th in the league.
• The Blackhawks have one shorthanded goal (27th in league).
• The 75.82% penalty-kill percentage of the Blackhawks is 25th in the NHL.
• At 45.8%, the Blackhawks have the NHL’s 30th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The 8.5% shooting percentage of the Blackhawks is 31st in the league.
• This season, the Blackhawks have shut out their opponents once.

Blackhawks Key Players

• Connor Bedard has totaled 12 goals and 12 assists in 29 games for Chicago, good for 24 points.
• Philipp Kurashev has scored 16 total points (0.7 per game) this season. He has six goals and 10 assists.
• Jason Dickinson’s nine goals and five assists add up to 14 points this season.
• Arvid Soderblom has an .872 save percentage (65th in the league), with 346 total saves, conceding 51 goals (four goals against average). He has put together a 2-10-1 record this season.

Blackhawks Injuries

Jarred Tinordi: Concussion (Out),

Andreas Athanasiou: Groin (Out),

Seth Jones: Upper Body (Questionable),

MacKenzie Entwistle: Illness (Questionable),

Taylor Hall: Knee (Out For Season),

Luke Philp: Achilles (Out),

Samuel Savoie: Leg (Out),

Colin Blackwell: Lower Body (Out)