Canucks aim to keep win streak going, host the Jets
Winnipeg Jets (40-17-5, second in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (41-17-7, first in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks play the Winnipeg Jets with a three win streak on the line.
Vancouver has gone 20-6-3 at home and 41-17-7 overall. The Canucks have allowed 176 goals while scoring 229 for a +53 scoring differential.
Winnipeg has a 40-17-5 record overall and a 19-9-3 record in road games. The Jets are 12-5-0 in games they score at least one power-play goal.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Jets won the last meeting 4-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elias Pettersson has scored 30 goals with 48 assists for the Canucks. J.T. Miller has seven goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Joshua Morrissey has eight goals and 44 assists for the Jets. Sean Monahan has seven goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 4-5-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Jets: 7-3-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.3 assists, 2.9 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: Dakota Joshua: out (hand), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
Jets: Connor Hellebuyck: day to day (illness), Tyler Toffoli: day to day (trade-related), Nate Schmidt: day to day (illness), Gabriel Vilardi: day to day (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.