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Canucks vs. Predators Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
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Canucks and Predators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Canucks Insights
- The Canucks’ 279 total goals (3.4 per game) make them the sixth-best scoring team in the league.
- Defensively, the Canucks have been one of the stingiest units in NHL action, allowing 221 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank fifth.
- They have the league’s fifth-best goal differential at +58.
- The 58 power-play goals the Canucks have put up this season are ninth-best in the NHL (on 257 power-play chances).
- The Canucks’ 22.57% power-play conversion rate ranks 12th in the league.
- The Canucks have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
- The Canucks kill 79.13% of opponent power plays, the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Canucks have the seventh-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 52.3%.
- The Canucks have a 12.0% shooting percentage as a team, which leads the league.
- The Canucks have shut out opponents seven times this season. As a team, they are averaging 22.8 hits and 14.1 blocked shots per game.
Canucks Key Players
- One of Vancouver’s top offensive players this season is J.T. Miller, who has put up 103 points in 81 games.
- With 17 goals and 75 assists, Quinn Hughes is one of the most important offensive options for Vancouver with his 92 points (1.1 per game).
- Through 82 games, Elias Pettersson has proven himself as a contributor for Vancouver. He has 90 points (34 goals and 56 assists).
- Across 51 games played, Thatcher Demko has a goaltending record of 34-14-2. During those games, he’s allowed 123 goals while recording 1363 saves.
Canucks Injuries
Tucker Poolman: Head (Out)
Predators Insights
- With 266 goals (3.2 per game), the Predators have the league’s 10th-best offense.
- The Predators have given up 248 total goals this season (3.0 per game), 13th in the league.
- With a goal differential of +18, they are 14th in the league.
- The Predators have 58 power-play goals (on 269 chances), ninth in the NHL.
- The Predators score on 21.56% of their power plays, No. 16 in the NHL.
- The Predators have seven shorthanded goals (12th in league).
- At 76.92, the Predators have the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- At 50.4%, the Predators have the league’s 16th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- With a shooting percentage of 10.1%, the Predators are 15th in the league.
- The Predators have held their opponents scoreless four times.
Predators Key Players
- Filip Forsberg’s 48 goals and 46 assists in 82 games for Nashville add up to 94 total points on the season.
- Roman Josi has collected 85 points this season, with 23 goals and 62 assists.
- Gustav Nyquist is a crucial contributor on offense for Nashville with 23 goals and 52 assists.
- Juuse Saros is 35-24-5 in 64 games this season, conceding 174 goals (2.9 goals against average) with 1672 saves and a .906 save percentage (30th in the league).
Predators Injuries
Dante Fabbro: Upper Body (Out), Alexander Carrier: Upper Body (Questionable)