Ducks at Canucks preview

DUCKS (31-36-10) at CANUCKS (32-34-10)
10 p.m. ET; SNP, PRIME, NHL.TV

The Ducks, who are 3-1-1 in their past five games, will be eliminated if they lose to the Canucks, if the Arizona Coyotes defeat the Chicago Blackhawks, or if they defeat Vancouver in a shootout and Arizona gets one point against Chicago. Anaheim is nine points behind the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference with five games remaining.
Defenseman
Josh Teves
will make his NHL debut for the Canucks, who are seven points behind the Avalanche with six games remaining. Vancouver has lost two straight games after going 4-0-1 in their previous five.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg has 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in his past 12 games.
Canucks forward Brock Boeser has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past 10 games.

They said it

"We just want to make sure we're tight defensively and for the last 3-4 weeks that's given us a chance every game." -- Ducks assistant coach Marty Wilford
"I don't know if it has really set in yet. I've been dreaming about this for a long time."-- Canucks defenseman Josh Teves on his NHL debut after signing as a free agent March 12 following his senior season at Princeton University

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Devin Shore -- Jakob Silfverberg
Corey Perry -- Adam Henrique -- Daniel Sprong
Kiefer Sherwood
-- Sam Steel -- Troy Terry
Max Jones -- Derek Grant -- Carter Rowney
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Andy Welinski
-- Cam Fowler
Jaycob Megna -- Korbinian Holzer
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched:None
Injured:Nick Ritchie (upper body), Ryan Getzlaf (upper body), Brendan Guhle (upper body), Chad Johnson (upper body), Jacob Larsson (thigh), Ryan Kesler (hip)

Canucks projected lineup

Josh Leivo -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Loui Eriksson
Sven Baertschi -- Adam Gaudette -- Markus Granlund
Tim Schaller -- Jay Beagle -- Jake Virtanen
Alexander Edler -- Troy Stecher
Josh Teves -- Alex Biega
Ashton Sautner -- Luke Schenn
Jacob Markstrom
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: Nikolay Goldobin, Derrick Pouliot, Ryan Spooner
Injured: Guillaume Brisebois (hip), Tyler Motte (upper body), Chris Tanev (ankle fracture), Antoine Roussel (knee), Quinn Hughes (ankle), Ben Hutton (foot), Brandon Sutter (lower body)

Status report

Getzlaf is a game-time decision. ... Ritchie is not with the Ducks to start their three-game road trip. … Hughes, the No. 7 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft who skated with the team Tuesday for the first time since signing his entry-level contract March 10, will practice Wednesday and could make his NHL debut Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings.

Stat pack

Gibson is 5-1-0 with a .926 save percentage in his past six starts. Rakell has three goals and one assist in his past two games. … Pettersson has five points (one goal, five assists) in his past six games. ... Horvat has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his past eight games.