Early look · NHL 2026-27

Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks: game preview

AnaheimDucks2026-27: 2-0-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 43-33-6 · 92 pts · 18that

VancouverCanucks2026-27: 2-2-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 25-49-8 · 58 pts · 32nd

Puck drop27 Mar · 4:00 PM ET

VenueRogers Arena

All-time meetings140 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Thirty-four points apart last season

Anaheim finished last season 18th in the league on 92 points. Vancouver finished 32nd on 58, and the 2025-26 season series went VAN 3-1-0.

Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 141

Across 140 completed games, Vancouver lead the head-to-head 74-54-12.

All-time record74-54-12Vancouver's record in the series

Meetings played140This is number 141

2025-26 seriesVAN 3-1-0

Last 54-1Vancouver

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

12 Apr 2026VAN 4 – ANA 3 OT——VAN

24 Mar 2026ANA 5 – VAN 3——ANA

29 Jan 2026ANA 0 – VAN 2——VAN

26 Nov 2025VAN 5 – ANA 4——VAN

5 Apr 2025ANA 2 – VAN 6——VAN

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateAnaheimVancouver

26 Nov 202514-8-1 · 29 pts7th10-12-2 · 22 pts29th

29 Jan 202628-22-3 · 59 pts15th17-30-5 · 39 pts32nd

24 Mar 202640-27-4 · 84 pts14th21-41-8 · 50 pts32nd

12 Apr 202642-32-6 · 90 pts19th24-48-8 · 56 pts32nd

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 26 Nov 2025, Anaheim were 7th in the league and Vancouver 29th. By 12 Apr 2026 it was 19th and 32nd.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Anaheim out-attempted Vancouver 268 to 228

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Anaheim Ducks

268 att · 135 on goal · 12 G · 8.9%

Crease25 att · 1 G

Slot108 att · 8 G

Wing95 att · 3 G

Point36 att · 0 G

Neutral zone4 att · 0 G

Vancouver Canucks

228 att · 110 on goal · 14 G · 12.7%

Crease19 att · 2 G

Slot85 att · 7 G

Wing78 att · 3 G

Point34 att · 0 G

Neutral zone12 att · 2 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Anaheim have created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

AnaheimVancouver

2.19xG for per game2.44

3.49xG against per game3.15

38.6%xG share43.6%

+2.6FinishingGoals minus expected goals+9.2

+2.0GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−5.4

This season: 2 games for Anaheim, 4 for Vancouver. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →

Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Anaheim

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2750.0%

Power play · 2025-2618.6% · 23rd

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2785.7%

Penalty kill · 2025-2676.4% · 27th

Faceoffs · 2026-2743.9% · 50/114

Drawn · 2026-276 (3.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-277 (3.50/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Vancouver

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2723.1%

Power play · 2025-2621.8% · 14th

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2768.8%

Penalty kill · 2025-2671.5% · 32nd

Faceoffs · 2026-2749.3% · 112/227

Drawn · 2026-2713 (3.25/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2716 (4.00/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Skaters

Skaters to watch

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.

Goaltending

Who has stopped this matchup

Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Anaheim

Expected starter after their game on 25 Mar: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Vancouver

Expected starter after their game on 25 Mar: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Anaheim crease

ANA · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 24 Mar

Lukas Dostal.9182 GP · 2-0-0 · GSAx +2.0

No appearances against Vancouver in the last meetings.

Vancouver crease

VAN · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 24 Mar

Kevin Lankinen.8243 GP · 1-2-0 · GSAx −6.4

Leevi Meriläinen.9432 GP · 1-0-0 · GSAx +1.0

No appearances against Anaheim in the last meetings.

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.9 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

12 Apr 20267 · VAN 4–3 ANA

24 Mar 20268 · ANA 5–3 VAN

29 Jan 20262 · ANA 0–2 VAN

26 Nov 20259 · VAN 5–4 ANA

5 Apr 20258 · ANA 2–6 VAN

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Anaheim3.502.503.333.51

Vancouver4.754.502.633.85

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.9Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings6.8Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

8 on the injury lists

Anaheim · injuries

Drew HellesonLower BodyIRReturn7 Oct

Ian MooreLower BodyIRReturn16 Oct

Troy TerryHipIRReturn21 Nov

Vancouver · injuries

Akil ThomasUndisclosedIRReturn11 Oct

Filip ChytilShoulderIRReturn8 Oct

Jack ThompsonUndisclosedIRReturn11 Oct

Mackenzie MacEachernUndisclosedIRReturn10 Oct

Thatcher DemkoHipIRReturn21 Dec

Latest moves

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1 Oct · ANA

Signed D Tristan Luneau to a six-year contract extension.

30 Sep · ANA

Reassigned C Roger McQueen and C Cruz Lucius to San Diego (AHL). Recalled D Noah Warren, D Ian Mitchell and D Tristan Luneau from San Diego. Placed D Drew Helleson on injured reserve. Moved RW Troy Terry from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve.

27 Sep · ANA

Placed G Laurent Brossoit and D Travis Mitchell on waivers.

27 Sep · VAN

Placed G Nikita Tolopilo on waivers.

25 Sep · VAN

Claimed G Leevi Merilainen off waivers from Ottawa. Placed F Filip Chytil on injured reserve. Assigned F Braeden Cootes to Abbotsford (AHL).

24 Sep · VAN

Assigned Fs Ty Mueller, Riley Patterson, Ilya Safonov and Chase Wouters, Ds Kirill Kudryavtsev and Sawyer Mynio to Abbotsford (AHL). Loaned F Ben Berard and D Isaac Belliveau to Abbotsford. Waived for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford F Trey Fix-Wolansky and Ds Cole Clayton and Jimmy Schuldt.

Injury report

Anaheim · 2026 draft

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#15Nikita KlepovRound 1 · SaginawRW

#28Marcus NordmarkRound 1 · Djurgarden Jr.LW

#45Jayden KurtzRound 2 · RogersD

#50Mathis PrestonRound 2 · VancouverRW

Full draft

Vancouver · 2026 draft

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#3Caleb MalhotraRound 1 · BrantfordC

#24Adam NovotnyRound 1 · PeterboroughLW

#33Brooks RogowskiRound 2 · OshawaC

#41Niklas Aaram-OlsenRound 2 · Orebro Jr.LW

Full draft

Saturday 27 March · the full slate

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Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks: game preview

Thirty-four points apart last season

Meeting number 141

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

Anaheim out-attempted Vancouver 268 to 228

Anaheim Ducks

Vancouver Canucks

Anaheim have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Anaheim

Vancouver

Skaters to watch

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

Who has stopped this matchup

Anaheim crease

Vancouver crease

Scoring rates point to about 6.9 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

8 on the injury lists

Anaheim · injuries

Vancouver · injuries

Latest moves

Anaheim · 2026 draft

Vancouver · 2026 draft

Saturday 27 March · the full slate