Ducks at Canucks
THE STORY: The Vancouver Canucks continue their push for a second
straight Presidents' Trophy when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.
Vancouver, which is 4-0-0 on its five-game homestand, is even in points
with the New York Rangers for first overall in the league and leads St.
Louis by one point for the top spot in the Western Conference. The
Canucks are riding a six-game winning streak. Anaheim, which is
beginning a season-ending three-game road trip, has lost six of seven
away from home.
TV: 10 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, FS Prime Ticket (Ducks), TSN (Canucks)
ABOUT THE DUCKS (33-35-11):
Defenseman Mat Clark made his NHL debut in Sunday's loss to Edmonton,
recording two blocked shots in just over 11 minutes of ice time. "It was
a pretty memorable night," Clark said. "I made some safe plays and got
my feet wet a little bit. It's an adjustment period for me. I think it's
a good building block." Teemu Selanne scored a goal in what may have
been his last appearance at the Honda Center. With 1,405 points, Selanne
is four behind Dale Hawerchuk for 18th on the all-time list. He also is
one behind Philadelphia's Jaromir Jagr for 11th in career goals with
663.
ABOUT THE CANUCKS (49-21-9): Vancouver is attempting
to become the first team to win consecutive Presidents' trophies since
Detroit won in 2003-04 and again in 2005-06 following the lockout that
wiped out the previous season. Dallas was the last club to win
back-to-back regular-season titles without interruption, doing so in
1997-98 and 1998-99. The Canucks have won five straight at home and are
7-1-1 in their last nine overall. Daniel Sedin remains out with a
concussion suffered on March 21 at Chicago. Vancouver is 6-0-0 without
the reigning Art Ross Trophy winner.
OVERTIME:
1. Vancouver's Cory Schneider has posted a 12-1-1 record over his last 14 starts.
2. Anaheim's Bobby Ryan needs two goals to reach 30 for the fourth straight season.