Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim DucksDec 16, 2026

Time TBDWednesday, Dec 16, 2026

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

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Anaheim DucksANA

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

VANaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 535 km travel

1 day rest vs 2 days rest

ANAhome±0.0 pts

2 days rest · 3,479 km travel · -3 h

2 days rest vs 1 day rest

No meaningful schedule edge: VAN (1 day rest) at ANA (2 days rest).

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Vancouver Canucks

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Kevin Lankinen67%
Thatcher Demko17%
Leevi Meriläinen17%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 7–9 vs EDM · Oct 1

L1Boeser – Cotter – Ohgren
7:27
L2DeBrusk – Pettersson – Karlsson
6:10
L3Gallagher – O'Connor – Sasson
5:37
L4Rossi – Bains – Lekkerimäki
4:31
D1Oleksiak – Willander
10:00
D2Hronek – Buium
7:43
D3Schenn – Pettersson
7:10
PP1Boeser – DeBrusk – Hronek – Pettersson – Rossi
3:15

Projected VAN lines →·VAN goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Anaheim Ducks

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Lukas Dostal92%
Ville Husso8%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 4–3 at VGK · Oct 2

L1Greer – Gauthier – Carlsson
9:56
L2Killorn – Granlund – Sennecke
8:56
L3Caulfield – Malott – Washe
8:52
L4Vatrano – Poehling – Nesterenko
7:49
D1LaCombe – Luneau
19:55
D2Mintyukov – Mitchell
15:14
D3Hinds – Warren
6:28
PP1Granlund – LaCombe – Gauthier – Carlsson – Sennecke
2:58

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Game day: all games on Dec 16.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.