Anaheim Ducks (39-27-4, 82 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (21-40-8, 50 pts)
Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 24th
Time: 10:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm PT

TV: ESPN+ / Victory+ / Sportsnet
Radio: 
Anaheim Ducks – Ducks Stream
Vancouver Canucks – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Anaheim Ducks -1.5 ML -175
Vancouver Canucks +1.5 ML +145
O/U 6.5

Anaheim Ducks News and Notes:

The Anaheim Ducks continue to be one of the biggest risers in the 2025-26 NHL Season. They currently sit in the top spot in the Pacific division, and they added even more to their roster at the NHL Trade Deadline, adding veteran defensive stalwart John Carlson from the Washington Capitals. The Ducks are red-hot as well, going 3-0-1 in their last four games, as the look for even more momentum in tonight’s game to widen the gap between them and the Vegas Golden Knights or the Edmonton Oilers. Not to mention Radko Gudas’ suspension has been lifted as of yesterday.

Vancouver Canucks News and Notes:

After a 1-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, the Vancouver Canucks are officially the first team to be eliminated from NHL Playoff contention. The Canucks currently sit 13 points behind the next lowest team in the Calgary Flames, so now the Vancouver Canucks can play risk free hockey and continue to work on team chemistry after making a lot of moves at the NHL Trade Deadline last month, without losing odds going towards the NHL Draft Lottery and the likelihood of the Canucks getting the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines:

Kreider-Carlsson-Terry
Killorn-Granlund-Sennecke
Viel-Poehling-Gauthier
McTavish-Washe-Harkins

LaCombe-Trouba
Mintyukov-Carlson
Zellweger-Moore

Dostal
Husso

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

O’Connor-E. Pettersson-DeBrusk
Ohgren-Rossi-Boeser
Sasson-Blueger-Karlsson
Hoglander-Kampf-Kane

E. N. Pettersson-Hronek
M. Pettersson-Willander
Buium-Mancini

Lankinen
Tolopilo

Players to Watch:

Anaheim Ducks:

The entire top line for the Anaheim Ducks are coming off multi-point games in Sunday’s 6-5 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres. Leo Carlsson grabbed two assists, Chris Kreider potted the first goal of the game and tacked on an assist as well, and Troy Terry potted two goals, including the overtime game-winner. With such a young and deep forward core in the Anaheim locker room, every line is a threat, and when their opponents put their attention on every line, that’s where Anaheim’s top line can take advantage.

Vancouver Canucks:

Marco Rossi continues his masterful point streak, grabbing an assist on the lone goal by Filip Hronek in Saturday’s game against the Blues. That assist grows Rossi’s point streak to five games and adds ten points over that stretch. Elias Pettersson is finally starting to come into his own as well, after a slow start coming back from the Winter Olympics break, scoring three points in the last three games, including an assist on Hronek’s goal last game as well.

Injury Report:

Anaheim Ducks:

LW Ross Johnston – Day to Day
G Petr Mrazek – IR

Vancouver Canucks:

D Pierre-Olivier Joseph – IR
C Filip Chytil – IR
D Derek Forbort – LTIR
G Thatcher Demko – IR

Next Game:

Anaheim Ducks: Thursday, March 26 at Calgary Flames – 9 pm ET
Vancouver Canucks: Thursday, March 26 vs. Los Angeles Kings – 10 pm ET

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