Vancouver hosts Calgary after Highmore's 2-goal game
Calgary Flames (24-26-3, fifth in the North Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (22-28-3, seventh in the North Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Sunday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Canucks +109, Flames -132; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: Vancouver hosts the Calgary Flames after Matthew Highmore scored two goals in the Canucks' 4-1 victory over the Oilers.
The Canucks have gone 22-28-3 against division opponents. Vancouver averages 9.5 penalty minutes per game, the fourth-most in the NHL. Alexander Edler leads the team serving 54 total minutes.
The Flames are 24-26-3 against North Division teams. Calgary has scored 32 power-play goals, converting on 19.5% of chances.
The Flames takes on the Canucks for the second game in a row.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brock Boeser leads the Canucks with 43 points, scoring 20 goals and adding 23 assists. J.T. Miller has three goals and five assists over the last 10 games for Vancouver.
Elias Lindholm leads the Flames with 45 points, scoring 18 goals and registering 27 assists. Johnny Gaudreau has four goals and nine assists over the last 10 games for Calgary.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 3-7-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.2 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with an .895 save percentage.
Flames: 5-5-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while allowing two goals per game with a .916 save percentage.
INJURIES: Canucks: Antoine Roussel: out (lower body), Elias Pettersson: out (upper body), Brandon Sutter: day to day (upper-body).
Flames: Noah Hanifin: out for season (shoulder), Sean Monahan: out for season (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.