Vancouver Canucks vs Anaheim Ducks Game Preview

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The Vancouver Canucks visit the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with puck drop set for 10:00 PM EDT.

Matchup: Vancouver Canucks (2-10-1, 5 points in 2026-27) at Anaheim Ducks (5-6-0, 10 points in 2026-27)

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Puck drop: 10:00 PM EDT (7:00 PM PDT local)

Venue: Honda Center

How to watch: ANA: FOXLA+, SNP, Prime Video

Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes

The Canucks suffered a 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. The loss was their tenth straight in which they’re 0-9-1. Vancouver during the skid is averaging two goals per game while allowing 4.5 goals per game.

Despite the early season struggles in Vancouver, Leevi Merilainen has been impressive. He’s 1-3-1 with a 3.13 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes

The Ducks enter this game coming off a 5-4 win over the Flyers on Saturday. The win snapped a five-game skid. During the skid they were averaging 1.8 goals per game so scoring five on Saturday was a pleasant sign.

The Anaheim offense on Saturday was Tristan Luneau who had three points on a goal and two assists. Leo Carlsson also had a goal and an assist. Lukas Dostal stopped 28 of the 32 shots he faced.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines

Line 1: Jake DeBrusk – Elias Pettersson – Brock Boeser

Line 2: Drew O’Connor – Filip Chytil – Jonathan Lekkerimaki

Line 3: Paul Cotter – Max Sasson – Brendan Gallagher

Line 4: Arshdeep Bains – Marco Rossi – Liam Ohgren

Pair 1: Zeev Buium – Filip Hronek

Pair 2: Elias Nils Pettersson – Tom Willander

Pair 3: Jamie Oleksiak – Victor Mancini

Goaltenders: Leevi Merilainen – Kevin Lankinen

Vancouver Canucks Special Teams

Power play, First unit: Jake DeBrusk – Elias Pettersson – Brock Boeser – Jonathan Lekkerimaki – Filip Hronek

Power play, Second unit: Marco Rossi – Filip Chytil – Liam Ohgren – Tom Willander – Zeev Buium

Penalty kill, First unit: Elias Pettersson – Drew O’Connor – Elias Nils Pettersson – Filip Hronek

Penalty kill, Second unit: Brock Boeser – Filip Chytil – Jamie Oleksiak – Victor Mancini

Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Line 1: Cutter Gauthier – Leo Carlsson – Judd Caulfield

Line 2: Jeff Malott – Mikael Granlund – Beckett Sennecke

Line 3: Nikita Nesterenko – Roger McQueen – Alex Killorn

Line 4: A.J. Greer – Tim Washe – Sam Colangelo

Pair 1: Jackson Lacombe – Noah Warren

Pair 2: Tyson Hinds – Drew Helleson

Pair 3: Travis Mitchell – Tristan Luneau

Goaltenders: Lukas Dostal – Ville Husso

Anaheim Ducks Special Teams

Power play, First unit: Beckett Sennecke – Leo Carlsson – Mikael Granlund – Jackson Lacombe – Cutter Gauthier

Power play, Second unit: Alex Killorn – Nikita Nesterenko – Sam Colangelo – Judd Caulfield – Tristan Luneau

Penalty kill, First unit: Tim Washe – Alex Killorn – Jackson Lacombe – Tristan Luneau

Penalty kill, Second unit: Leo Carlsson – Jeff Malott – Noah Warren – Tyson Hinds

Players To Watch

Jonathan Lekkerimäki — Vancouver Canucks

Box Score Junkie has Lekkerimäki at 47.2% Corsi-for through 186 minutes this season, so the underlying play is modest, but the finishing isn’t: four goals on 2.4 expected, a plus-1.6 cushion. His 51.5 shot attempts per 60 lead Vancouver’s listed forwards, making him the team’s likeliest source of a shot-on-goal prop cash.

Beckett Sennecke — Anaheim Ducks

Sennecke scored in his last outing on two shots and keeps driving play. Box Score Junkie’s 2026-27 numbers give him a 56.5% Corsi-for and 57.2% Fenwick across 228 minutes, with 64.3 attempts for per 60 and six goals on 4.9 expected. Territory and finishing both pointing the same way.

Injury Report

Vancouver Canucks

Akil Thomas (C) — Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Monday, November 9

Mackenzie MacEachern (LW) — Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Saturday, November 7

Thatcher Demko (G) — Injured Reserve, Hip, expected back Monday, December 21

Anaheim Ducks

Pavel Mintyukov (D) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Thursday, October 29

Ian Moore (D) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Sunday, November 8

Ryan Poehling (C) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Wednesday, November 25

Troy Terry (RW) — Injured Reserve, Hip, expected back Saturday, November 21

Betting Odds

Moneyline (DraftKings, as of October 27 at 4:20 AM ET): Vancouver Canucks +170, Anaheim Ducks -205.

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Next Up

Vancouver Canucks: visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, October 29.

Anaheim Ducks: host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, October 29.