The Vancouver Canucks (19-9-1) will try to continue a three-game win streak when they face the Florida Panthers (17-9-2) at home on Thursday, December 14 at 10:00 PM ET on BSFL and ESPN+.
Canucks vs. Panthers Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, December 14, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Canucks and Panthers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Canucks Insights
- The Canucks are the highest-scoring squad in the league with 111 total goals (3.8 per game on 6.9 assists per outing).
- The Canucks have given up 74 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking eighth in league action for the fewest goals against.
- They have a league-leading goal differential at +37.
- The 27 power-play goals the Canucks have recorded this season are third-best in the NHL (on 102 power-play chances).
- The Canucks rank fifth in the league with a 26.47% power-play conversion rate.
- The four shorthanded goals the Canucks have scored this season rank eighth among NHL teams.
- The Canucks’ 75.82% penalty-kill success rate ranks 25th in the league.
- The Canucks have the 14th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.5%.
- The Canucks shoot 13.6% as a team (best in the league).
- The Canucks have secured three shutouts this season. Their skaters average 19.7 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Canucks Key Players
- J.T. Miller has been important to Vancouver’s offense this season, putting up 42 points in 29 games.
- Having scored nine goals and adding 30 assists, Quinn Hughes is a strong contributor for Vancouver through 29 games.
- Elias Pettersson has contributed 37 points for Vancouver in 29 games this season, netting a goal on 16.7% of his shots and recording 11 goals and 26 assists.
- In the nine games Casey DeSmith has played this season, his save percentage is .913, 19th in the league.
Canucks Injuries
Carson Soucy: Foot (Out),
Guillaume Brisebois: Upper Body (Out),
Pius Suter: Lower Body (Out),
Tucker Poolman: Head (Out)
Panthers Insights
- With 85 goals (3.0 per game), the Panthers have the league’s 19th-ranked offense.
- The Panthers’ total of 72 goals conceded (2.6 per game) is sixth in the league.
- Their +13 goal differential is seventh-best in the league.
- The Panthers have 16 power-play goals (on 88 chances), 21st in the NHL.
- The Panthers have the NHL’s 20th-ranked power-play percentage (18.18).
- This season, the Panthers have one shorthanded goal (27th in NHL).
- The 81.52% penalty-kill percentage of the Panthers is 12th in the league.
- The Panthers win 50.5% of faceoffs, 14th-ranked in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 9%, the Panthers are 25th in the league.
- This season, the Panthers have shut out their opponents twice.
Panthers Key Players
- Sam Reinhart has scored 17 goals (0.6 per game) and put up 20 assists (0.7 per game), contributing to the Florida offense with 37 total points (1.3 per game). He averages 2.5 shots per game, shooting 24.3%.
- Aleksander Barkov Jr. has posted 28 total points (one per game) this season. He has 10 goals and 18 assists.
- Carter Verhaeghe’s 13 goals and 10 assists add up to 23 points this season.
- Anthony Stolarz is 4-2-1 this season, amassing 170 saves and allowing 16 goals (2.3 goals against average) with a .914 save percentage (18th in the league).
Panthers Injuries
Josh Mahura: Lower Body (Out)