Vancouver Canucks (27-11-3, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (20-15-4, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks will try to keep their three-game win streak alive when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Pittsburgh is 20-15-4 overall and 10-8-1 at home. The Penguins have gone 4-4-3 in games decided by a single goal.
Vancouver has a 27-11-3 record overall and a 13-7-2 record in road games. The Canucks have a 9-2-1 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Guentzel has 18 goals and 26 assists for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell has scored five goals and added five assists over the past 10 games.
J.T. Miller has scored 19 goals with 36 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has two goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 7-2-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.8 assists, three penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Canucks: 7-2-1, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.5 assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Penguins: John Ludvig: out (undisclosed), Matt Nieto: out (knee).
Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Phillip Di Giuseppe: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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