The Canucks, who are 0-5-1 and have been outscored 22-10 in their past six games, have gone from first to third in the Pacific Division in that span. Goalie John Gibson is expected to start for the Ducks, who are 0-1-2 in their past three games and have three wins in their past 15 games (3-8-4).
Players to watch
Canucks forward Bo Horvat has eight points (three goals, five assists) in the past seven games and needs one assist for 100 in the NHL. Ducks defenseman Brandon Montour had an NHL career-high three points (one goal, two assists) in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.
They said it
"We've been good at times, we just haven't been able to put three solid periods together." -- Canucks forward Tyler Motte "It's one of those things where we'd rather have some wins than losses, but obviously it's a good thing to just keep collecting points." -- Ducks defenseman Brandon Montour on their NHL-leading seven losses following regulation
Edler, who has missed the past 13 games, won't play but is on the trip. ... Nilsson, who has missed the past 12 games with a broken finger, will back up Markstrom. ... The Ducks are expected to start four rookie defensemen for the second straight game (Mahura, Larsson, Pettersson, Welinski).
Stat pack
Elias Pettersson is the first NHL rookie with 12 goals in his first 17 games since Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals in 2005. ... Vancouver will be playing its NHL-leading 15th road game of the season. … Gibson is 6-2-1 against the Canucks with a 1.56 goals-against average and .938 save percentage.
