The Western Conference’s third-ranked squad, the Colorado Avalanche (34-18-4), host the top-ranked team from the conference, the Vancouver Canucks (37-14-6), on Tuesday, February 20 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and ALT.
Avalanche vs. Canucks Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: Altitude Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Canucks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche score the third-most goals in the NHL (207 total, 3.7 per game).
- The Avalanche rank 23rd in goals against, allowing 180 total goals (3.2 per game) in NHL play.
- Their +27 goal differential is ninth-best in the league.
- The 49 power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 206 power-play chances.
- The Avalanche rank eighth in the league with a 23.79% power-play conversion rate.
- The Avalanche have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
- The Avalanche kill 81.58% of opponent power plays, the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Avalanche have the 24th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 48%.
- The Avalanche make 11.5% of their shots (fourth in the league).
- The Avalanche have shut out opponents twice this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.3 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- One of Colorado’s top offensive options this season is Nathan MacKinnon, who has recorded 91 points in 56 games.
- Mikko Rantanen is another of Colorado’s top contributors currently with 70 total points (29 goals and 41 assists) to his name.
- Cale Makar has created 60 points for Colorado in 51 games this season, netting a goal on 8.1% of his shots and putting up 13 goals and 47 assists.
- In the 46 games Alexandar Georgiev has played this season, his save percentage is .898, 43rd in the league.
Avalanche Injuries
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out For Season), Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season), Logan O’Connor: Lower Body (Questionable)
Canucks Insights
- The Canucks have scored 212 goals (3.7 per game), No. 1 in the league.
- The Canucks have one of the best defenses in the NHL, giving up 154 total goals (2.7 per game), ninth in the league.
- With a goal differential of +58, they lead the league.
- With 43 power-play goals (on 185 chances), the Canucks are eighth-best in the NHL.
- The Canucks score on 23.24% of their power plays, No. 10 in the NHL.
- This season, the Canucks have four shorthanded goals (16th in NHL).
- The 78.33% penalty-kill percentage of the Canucks is 21st in the NHL.
- The Canucks are 12th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (50.7%).
- The Canucks’ 13.3% shooting percentage is the best in the league.
- The Canucks have held their opponents scoreless six times.
Canucks Key Players
- J.T. Miller has put up 74 points (1.3 per game) for Vancouver, with 27 goals and 47 assists in 57 games (playing 19:34 per game).
- Elias Pettersson has helped lead the offense for Vancouver this season with 29 goals and 45 assists.
- Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes is among the top offensive players on the team with 68 total points (12 goals and 56 assists).
- Thatcher Demko is 29-10-1 in 41 games this season, conceding 100 goals (2.4 goals against average) with 1119 saves and a .918 save percentage (seventh-best in the league).
Canucks Injuries
Dakota Joshua: Hand (Out), Guillaume Brisebois: Upper Body (Out), Tucker Poolman: Head (Out), Carson Soucy: Hand (Out)