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Pettersson to play vs. Sharks as Canucks return home post-Hughes trade
VANCOUVER — While many people were wrapping gifts to place under Christmas trees, a trio of newly minted Vancouver Canucks were wrapping up their lives in Minnesota.
The Canucks acquired forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren, and defenceman Zeev Buium from the Wild on Dec. 12 in a blockbuster trade for star defenceman Quinn Hughes. Vancouver also got Minnesota's first-round pick in next summer's draft as part of the deal.
The three players joined their new teammates for a five-game road swing through New Jersey, New York, Boston and Philadelphia ahead of the NHL's holiday break, then returned to Minnesota to pack up their lives before flying to their new home.
Game Notes: Canucks vs. Sharks
Brock Boeser opened the scoring 4:28 into the first period…Conor Garland and Tom Willander had the assists…Will Smith tied the game 4:57 later on the power play…Elias Pettersson re-took the lead for Vancouver just past the three-minute mark of the second…Evander Kane and Filip Hronek had the helpers…William Eklund evened the game on the power play with 5:57 left in the middle frame…Adam Gaudette gave San Jose the lead 1:14 later…Boeser, Pettersson, and Jake DeBrusk each had five shots…D Elias Pettersson had five hits…Quinn Hughes blocked two shots…Nikita Tolopilo made 21 saves.
Nikita Grebenkin opened the scoring with 6:47 remaining in the second frame…Carl Grundstrom doubled the Flyers lead just before the six-minute-mark of the third…Christian Dvorak gave Philadelphia a three goal lead 1:51 later…Max Sasson got Vancouver on the board with 6:55 remaining in regulation…Conor Garland and Tyler Myers had the assists…Owen Tippett added one for the Flyers 2:30 later…Matvei Michkov scored an empty-netter with 1:11 left in the third…Drew O’Connor scored Vancouver’s second goal of the contest with 18 seconds remaining…Evander Kane had four shots…Kiefer Sherwood had a season-high 11 hits…Garland blocked three shots…Thatcher Demko made 34 saves.
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Sharks vs Canucks Prediction, Picks & Same-Game Parlay for Tonight’s NHL Game
The Vancouver Canucks will look to continue their surge up their standings in the post-Quinn Hughes era when they welcome the San Jose Sharks to Rogers Arena tonight.
Both teams have been leaky defensively, which is why I’m predicting a high-scoring game in my Sharks vs. Canucks predictions and NHL picks below.
The San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks have one thing in common this season — neither team likes to play much defense.
The Sharks are the worst defensive team in the NHL with 3.46 gapg, while the Canucks are not far behind, tied for 29th (3.39 gapg).
San Jose has hit Over 6.5 goals in five straight contests while giving up 4.80 ggp during that stretch. Vancouver has also seen the total reach that mark in each of its last two games.
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