The Canucks (18-18-4), 7th Pacific Division, play the second game of a three game home stand tonight against the St. Louis Blues (24-11-5), 3rd Central Division, in a Western Conference match up tonight at Rogers Arena.

Vancouver puts its three game undefeated streak on the line tonight against St. Louis finishing the home stand against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, January 25.

Canucks are 2-2-1 in their last 5 games; 5-3-2 in their last 10, entering tonight’s game. The Blues are 4-1-0 in their last 5 games; 7-3-0 in their last 10.

CANUCKS GOALIE MERRY-GO-ROUND CONTINUES

Due to COVID-19 Protocol Canucks Abbottsford Canucks goalie Michael DiPietro will be the starting goalie for Vancouver against the St. Louis Blues.

He is 4-7-2 with Abbottsford and has a 3.29 GAA in 23 games. His save percentage is .896.

Tonight’s backup goalie is Rylan Toth who plays for the UBC Thunderbirds. He is 10-2-1 in 13 games, with a 1.83 GAA. His save percentage is .935, for the T-Birds.

CANUCKS BITS

The offense has been inefficient for Vancouver this season. They have scored two goals or less in six out of the last nine games. Vancouver ranks 27^th in goals per game, 13^th in shots per game, 31^st in shooting %, and 22^nd in scoring efficiency ratio. J.T. Miller leads the team with 39 points.

Defense and goaltending have been pretty good for the Canucks. They rank 10th in goals against per game, 16th in shots against per game, and 10th in opponent shooting % and save %. Thatcher Demko has a 17-14-1 record with a 2.62 GAA and .917 SV%. Jaroslav Halak has a record of 1-4-2 with a 2.59 GAA and .915 SV%. Quinn Hughes ranks top 10 in points and assists among all defensemen in the league.

SOURCE: statsalt.com

BLUES NOTES

The offense has been very good for the Blues. They have scored three goals or more in seven out of their last nine games. The Blues rank fifth in goals per game, 15^th in shots per game, fourth in shooting %, and fourth in scoring efficiency ratio. Jordan Kyrou leads the team with 40 points on the season. He has registered one point or more in eight out of the last nine games.

The defense needs improvement but goaltending has been good for St. Louis this season. They rank seventh in goals against per game, 21^st in shots against per game, and fourth in opponent shooting % and save %. Jordan Binnington has a record of 11-8-3 with a 3.05 GAA and a .906 SV%. Ville Husso has a record of 7-2-1 with a 2.02 GAA and .938 SV%.

SOURCE: statsalt.com

QUICK NUMBERS

• Brock Boeser has nine points (6-3-9) in his last 12 games.
• Bo Horvat has seven points (6-1-7) in his last nine games.
• J.T. Miller has 11 points (5-8-11) in his last 10 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 10 points (0-10-10) in his last 11 games.
• Elias Pettersson has seven points (5-2-7) in his last 12 games.
• Tanner Pearson has seven points (2-5-7) in his last 10 games.

BLUES NEWS

• Jordan Kyrou is averaging 1.11 points per game this season, the most since Pavol Demitra averaged 1.19 during the 2002-03 campaign
• The Blues lead the League with 13 comeback wins when giving up the first goal
• Husso is 4-0-0 in his last four starts, posting a 1.25 goals-against average and a .959 save-percentage in that span
• Among goaltenders that have played in at least 10 games this season, Husso’s 2.02 goals-against average ranks first
•  Ryan O’Reilly, ranks fifth in the NHL with 446 face-off wins this season. O’Reilly has been heating up as of late, netting four goals and three assists (seven points) in his last five games

CANUCKS CURRENT GOALIE DEPTH CHART

• COVID Protocol
  • Thatcher Demko
  • Jaroslav Halak
  • Spencer Martin
  • Arturs Silovs

CANUCKS Remaining On COVID-19 Protocol

• J.T. Miller
• Bo Horvat
• Conor Garland
• Ashton Sautner (taxi squad)