After a less-than-stellar home stretch, the Vancouver Canucks are hitting the road once more until December 6. While Vancouver has a dismal home record so far this season at 3–5–3, the team has excelled on the road, going 6–1–0 in opposing teams’ arenas. In the next six games, the Canucks will take on the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and Minnesota Wild. Here’s what we can expect from all of their opponents.
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Ottawa Senators: 8–10–1, 17 pts in 19 GP
Saturday, November 23, 4:00 PM PST
Senators fall 3-2 to Vegas.
Groundhog day is in November for Ottawa.
Solid play, Ullmark was good until he wasn’t.
Margins are killing the team right now. #Sens
— Alex Adams (@alexadamsBTP_) November 22, 2024
Vancouver’s first opponent on this six-game road trip is an Ottawa Senators lineup led by a few familiar faces. Adam Gaudette is in a four-way tie for second on the team in goals scored so far this season with eight, behind only captain Brady Tkachuk (9). Zack MacEwen is third in penalty minutes with 16 and currently has two goals and one assist. Acting as head coach for the Senators is Travis Green, who previously spent just under five seasons as the Canucks’ bench boss.
The Senators are currently operating at a points-per-game percentage of slightly under .500, with .447. Their goaltending has been a bit of a sore point, something they hoped to address with the addition of Linus Ullmark in the offseason. However, while he’s started in 11 of the Senators’ 19 games, he currently has an SV% of .884 and a GAA of 2.99.
One bright spot for Ottawa, and something for Vancouver to look out for, is the Senators’ power play. Right now, they’re ranked sixth in the league for power play percentage with 27%. This unit is made up of Tkachuk, Tim Stützle, and Josh Norris, as well as forward Drake Batherson and defenceman Jake Sanderson. They’ve scored 17 goals on the power play, with four of them coming in an 8–7 victory against the Los Angeles Kings. Even without this outlier, the Senators still have a 0.26 PP%, which would keep them within the top ten in the league.
Boston Bruins: 9–9–3, 21 pts in 20 GP
Tuesday, November 26, 4:00 PM PST
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