The Coyotes are 5-1-0 in their past six games. They have allowed two goals or fewer in five of their past six games. Vancouver is on a two-game losing streak (0-1-1) and is 2-7-1 in its past 10 games. The Canucks have allowed four goals or more in six of their past eight games. Vancouver (53 points) is in seventh place in the Pacific Division, 20 points behind the Anaheim Ducks for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. Arizona (46 points) is in eighth place in the division, 27 points behind Anaheim.
Players to watch
Canucks forward Daniel Sedin has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past six games. Coyotes forward Derek Stepan has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past nine games.
They said it
"He's had a hell of a year. We've got to get him in there." -- Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet on starting Darcy Kuemper, who had a .932 save percentage in 19 games with the Los Angeles Kings "We want to move forward and that's not always going to be based on wins and losses. It's going to based on expectations, how we push our young guys and style of play. I want our team to be harder to play against, not just in the structure and the pace of our game but in the hunger that we play with." -- Canucks coach Travis Green on his team's goals the rest of the season
Panik (lower body) will be a game-time decision. He did not play Saturday in the Coyotes' 2-0 win against Anaheim at Gila River Arena.
Stat pack
Baertschi has five points (two goals, three assists) in a four-game point streak. … Horvat has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past six games. … Keller has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past eight games, but no points in his past three.
