Just 3 days until Christmas!
Tonight’s Slate:
Penguins @ Sabres, 7:00 ET
Maple Leafs @ Thrashers, 7:00
Coyotes @ Oilers, 9:30
Ducks @ Canucks, 10:00
Game of the Night:
Anaheim Ducks (18-12-3) @ Vancouver Canucks (18-12-3)
10:00 ET… TV: Local Networks
Players to watch:
ANA- Chris Kunitz
Kunitz needs to step up on the power play in the absence of the ‘Finnish Flash’.
VAN- H. Sedin & D. Sedin
The Sedins need to lead this team, but both usually don’t play well against Anaheim.
Projected Goaltenders:
ANA- Jonas Hiller (08-09 stats: 7-5-1, 2.07 GAA)
VAN- Curtis Sanford (08-09 stats: 5-5-0, 2.71 GAA)
Injury Report:
ANA- Teemu Selanne (thigh, out), Francois Beauchemin (knee, out), Brad Larsen (sports hernia)
VAN- Roberto Luongo (groin, out), Sami Salo (ribs, out), Rick Rypien (sports hernia, out), Ryan Johnson (finger, out)
Last Ten Games:
Ducks (6-4-0) … Canucks (4-5-1)
Season Series:
1-0 Canucks
Game Thoughts:
Look for the Canucks to turn it around tonight after they get over their hangover from the Sundin signing. The Ducks haven’t played well in the last couple games, and could come out flat with the loss of Selanne.
Prediction: Canucks 3, Ducks 2 (OT)
The rest of tonight’s predictions:
Sabres over Penguins
Thrashers over Maple Leafs
Oilers over Coyotes
