Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh PenguinsJan 23, 2027

Time TBDSaturday, Jan 23, 2027

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

Schedule Edge

Edge: PIT +11.5 pts

VANaway−11.4 pts

Back-to-back · 663 km travel · +1 h

B2B vs rested PIT −9.3 pts
Backup likely (52%) −2.1 pts

PIThome+11.5 pts

1 day rest

VAN on a B2B +9.3 pts
VAN backup likely (52%) +2.2 pts

PIT has the schedule edge (+11.5 pts net win probability): van on a b2b, van backup likely (52%), b2b vs rested pit, backup likely (52%).

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Vancouver Canucks

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Kevin Lankinen49%
Thatcher Demko26%
Leevi Meriläinen26%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
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

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Arturs Silovs80%
Sergei Murashov20%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 7–0 at PHI · Sep 30

L1Crosby – Rakell – Robertson
10:08
L2Malkin – Novak – Chinakhov
9:32
L3Dewar – Lizotte – Soderblom
7:10
L4Hallander – Lapierre – Koivunen
6:28
D1Girard – Korczak
14:31
D2Letang – van Riemsdyk
13:40
D3Karlsson – Carlile
11:08
PP1Crosby – Karlsson – Rakell – Novak – Chinakhov
4:41

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Game day: all games on Jan 23.

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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.