The Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens are playing live on the NHL schedule on Tuesday night and the game starts at 7:30 pm ET from the Bell Centre in Canada and it comes as the Habs are in third in the division standings, while Vancouver has been one of the best teams in the league to start the year and now the two Canadian sides will matchup.
The Canadiens come into the game after a loss against the Dallas Stars and they will play against the Los Angeles Kings next on the schedule after the Canucks. The team has strong tests against two of the best teams in the west and they come in as one of the favorites in the east this season. The team has been getting some strong play from Max Pacioretty and PK Subban and they are looking to bounce back after a loss on the schedule.
The team comes into the game 22nd in goals per game and they are 13th in goals against and 10th in penalty kill percentage. The Canadiens have 36 points this season and they are 17-10-2, good for third in the Atlantic division. The Canucks come in after an overtime loss to the Senators and that continued the Canadian tour for the team and they will play against the New York Rangers next on Saturday and that will be back at home.
The matchup is a long ago rematch of the 1994 Stanley Cup finals and course Rangers fans have happy thoughts about that and the Canucks come in as a top team in the west. The Canucks are second in the Pacific division with 38 points and they have an 18-8-2 record and they are seventh in goals per game. The team is ranked sixth in penalty kill percentage this season and they are looking to get a strong game from Ryan Miller.
Daniel Sedin is leading the team in points this season and his brother is tops in assists for the Canucks, while Max Pacioretty is leading the Canadiens in goals and points. Carey Price has been pushed hard and he is 5-1 over the last month at home and he could be the key on Tuesday night.
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