Vancouver Canucks (20-9-2, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (9-19-1, eighth in the Central Division)
Chicago; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canucks -224, Blackhawks +179; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks play the Vancouver Canucks after losing three games in a row.
Chicago is 9-19-1 overall and 5-7-1 in home games. The Blackhawks have a 2-9-0 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Vancouver is 20-9-2 overall and 8-6-1 in road games. The Canucks have an 18-4-1 record when scoring at least three goals.
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Dickinson has nine goals and five assists for the Blackhawks. Connor Bedard has two goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Brock Boeser has 22 goals and 14 assists for the Canucks. Sam Lafferty has scored three goals with two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 3-6-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 3.2 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Canucks: 6-3-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blackhawks: Seth Jones: day to day (upper body), Colin Blackwell: out (lower body), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin), MacKenzie Entwistle: day to day (illness), Jarred Tinordi: out (concussion).
Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Carson Soucy: out (foot), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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