Vancouver Canucks (17-18-3, 6th Pacific Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (24-13-1, 2nd Central Division)
Winnipeg, Manitoba.3 p.m. Sunday
Conclusion: The Vancouver Canucks visit the Winnipeg Jets after Andrei Kuzmenko’s two-goal game against the Colorado Avalanche, which the Canucks won 4-2.
Winnipeg is 24-13-1 overall and 15-6-0 on home ice. The Jets have a 16-3-0 record in games with fewer penalties than their opponents.
Vancouver went 9-8-2 on the road and 17-18-3 overall. The Canucks are 17-3-3 in games where he has scored at least three goals.
Sunday’s game will be the third time these teams have faced each other this season. The Jets won his last meeting 5-1. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two goals in the win.
Top performer: Josh Morrissey has seven goals and 35 assists for the Jets. Kyle Connor has 5 goals and 9 assists in his last 10 games.
Bo Hobutt has 28 goals and 15 assists for the Canucks. Kuzmenko has 4 goals and 5 assists in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Jets: 6-4-0, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.5 penalties, 7.5 penalty minutes, giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Canucks: 5-5-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.2 penalties, 6.7 penalty minutes and giving up 3.5 goals per game.
Injuries: Jets: Cole Parfetti: out (upper body), Sak Maenalanen: out (upper body), Mason Appleton: out (wrist), Logan Stanley: out (lower body).
Canucks: Thatcher Demko: out (lower body), Tanner Pearson: out (hands), Tucker Poolman: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
