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Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars prediction

Vancouver Canucks3–10–1 · Home Dallas Stars7–4–1 · Away10:00 PMDec 5

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Vancouver Canucks

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

7:20 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
74	Jake DeBrusk LW	14:43	3	5	8
40	Elias Pettersson C	16:23	4	11	15
6	Brock Boeser RW	15:25	4	7	11

34 points this season

18O'ConnorLW

77ChytilC JL88LekkerimäkiRW

2nd line

8:41 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	Drew O'Connor LW	13:45	1	2	3
77	Filip Chytil C	15:36	0	2	2
88	Jonathan Lekkerimäki RW	15:55	6	5	11

16 points this season

LÖ92ÖhgrenLW LK94KarlssonC MR23RossiRW

3rd line

8:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
92	Liam Öhgren LW	10:09	3	3	6
94	Linus Karlsson C	14:24	3	6	9
23	Marco Rossi RW	14:03	3	2	5

20 points this season

47CotterLW

63SassonC AB13BainsRW

4th line

4:24 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
47	Paul Cotter LW	9:36	4	3	7
63	Max Sasson C	9:17	4	1	5
13	Arshdeep Bains RW	6:58	1	2	3

15 points this season

4OleksiakD TW5WillanderD

1st pair

14:32 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
4	Jamie Oleksiak D	17:34	2	3	5
5	Tom Willander D	17:21	0	3	3

8 points this season

8BuiumD VM90ManciniD

2nd pair

9:45 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
8	Zeev Buium D	17:50	0	4	4
90	Victor Mancini D	10:21	0	0	0

4 points this season

17HronekD

EP25PetterssonD

3rd pair

8:53 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Filip Hronek D	17:34	1	9	10
25	Elias Pettersson D	10:13	–	–	–

40PetterssonF JL88LekkerimäkiF

6BoeserF

74DeBruskF

17HronekD

Power play unit 1

4:21 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
40	Elias Pettersson F	16:23	4	11	15
88	Jonathan Lekkerimäki F	15:55	6	5	11
6	Brock Boeser F	15:25	4	7	11
74	Jake DeBrusk F	14:43	3	5	8
17	Filip Hronek D	17:34	1	9	10

55 points this season

77ChytilF LK94KarlssonF MR23RossiF

47CotterF

8BuiumD

Power play unit 2

2:46 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Filip Chytil F	15:36	0	2	2
94	Linus Karlsson F	14:24	3	6	9
23	Marco Rossi F	14:03	3	2	5
47	Paul Cotter F	9:36	4	3	7
8	Zeev Buium D	17:50	0	4	4

27 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Kevin Lankinen #32 (Projected) · Leevi Meriläinen #31 (Backup)

Dallas Stars

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

7:55 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Joel Kiviranta LW	14:46	1	1	2
53	Wyatt Johnston C	18:37	2	6	8
96	Mikko Rantanen RW	17:02	6	7	13

23 points this season

21RobertsonLW

91SeguinC

24HintzRW

2nd line

6:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
21	Jason Robertson LW	17:29	5	7	12
91	Tyler Seguin C	15:15	3	3	6
24	Roope Hintz RW	12:11	5	5	10

28 points this season

15BlackwellLW

49HryckowianC

MS43SeminoffRW

3rd line

3:22 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
15	Colin Blackwell LW	9:26	0	1	1
49	Justin Hryckowian C	12:33	2	0	2
43	Matthew Seminoff RW	6:29	–	–	–

14BennLW

DH46HryckowianC

AH25HyryRW

4th line

2:11 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
14	Jamie Benn LW	7:17	1	2	3
46	Dylan Hryckowian C	5:56	–	–	–
25	Arttu Hyry RW	13:30	3	0	3

55HarleyD

4HeiskanenD

1st pair

16:30 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
55	Thomas Harley D	24:10	0	4	4
4	Miro Heiskanen D	22:57	3	4	7

11 points this season

6BichselD NL5LundkvistD

2nd pair

7:18 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Lian Bichsel D	16:17	0	0	0
5	Nils Lundkvist D	13:38	0	3	3

3 points this season

57MyersD

20CapobiancoD

3rd pair

6:11 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
57	Tyler Myers D	16:19	0	1	1
20	Kyle Capobianco D	10:42	0	0	0

1 points this season

Power play unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

22KivirantaF AH25HyryF

55HarleyD

4HeiskanenD

Penalty kill unit 1

1:53 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Joel Kiviranta F	14:46	1	1	2
25	Arttu Hyry F	13:30	3	0	3
55	Thomas Harley D	24:10	0	4	4
4	Miro Heiskanen D	22:57	3	4	7

16 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

1:38 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
49	Justin Hryckowian F	12:33	2	0	2
15	Colin Blackwell F	9:26	0	1	1
57	Tyler Myers D	16:19	0	1	1
6	Lian Bichsel D	16:17	0	0	0

4 points this season

Goalies: Jake Oettinger #29 (Projected) · Casey DeSmith #1 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (28)

Jake DeBrusk · Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elias Pettersson · Matt.davs, CC BY-SA 4.0
Brock Boeser · Minda Haas Kuhlmann from Omaha, CC BY 2.0
Drew O'Connor · Sandro Halank , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Filip Chytil · Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paul Cotter · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Max Sasson · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jamie Oleksiak · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Zeev Buium · SecretName101, CC BY 4.0
Filip Hronek · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Leevi Meriläinen · Hockeywithry, CC BY 4.0
Kevin Lankinen · HickoryOughtShirt?4, CC BY-SA 4.0
Joel Kiviranta · Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
Wyatt Johnston · Cass, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mikko Rantanen · Don Bigileone, CC BY 2.0
Jason Robertson · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tyler Seguin · Erin Costa from Flower Mound, USA, CC BY 2.0
Roope Hintz · Dinur, CC BY 2.0
Colin Blackwell · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Justin Hryckowian · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jamie Benn · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Thomas Harley · Texas Stars Hockey, CC BY-SA 2.0
Miro Heiskanen · Don Bigileone, CC BY 2.0
Lian Bichsel · Martin Rulsch , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tyler Myers · CzechAnada, Public domain
Kyle Capobianco · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Casey DeSmith · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jake Oettinger · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Kevin Lankinen VAN

.812 save percentage

6.17 GAA · 1–7–0 · 7 starts

Back-up expected: second night of a back-to-back

Jake Oettinger DAL

.929 save percentage

1.43 GAA · 6–2–1 · 3 shutouts · 9 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)