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Vancouver Canucks vs Anaheim Ducks

Regular season · Wednesday, December 16, 2026 · Honda Center

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Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime, Prime Video and KCOP-13.

This is the third of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canucks

Game 3 of a road trip: Los Angeles and San Jose, now Anaheim.

  1. 62026-12-06: no game
  2. 72026-12-07: vs WSH
  3. 82026-12-08: no game
  4. 92026-12-09: no game
  5. 102026-12-10: vs NSH
  6. 112026-12-11: no game
  7. 122026-12-12: at LAK
  8. 132026-12-13: no game
  9. 142026-12-14: at SJS
  10. 152026-12-15: no game
  11. 162026-12-16: at ANA
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~332 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,719 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Ducks

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Ottawa, Montréal, Buffalo and Toronto).

  1. 62026-12-06: vs WPG
  2. 72026-12-07: no game
  3. 82026-12-08: at OTT
  4. 92026-12-09: no game
  5. 102026-12-10: at MTL
  6. 112026-12-11: no game
  7. 122026-12-12: at BUF
  8. 132026-12-13: at TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 142026-12-14: no game
  10. 152026-12-15: no game
  11. 162026-12-16: vs VAN
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,162 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,995 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vancouver CanucksCanucksTue, Oct 13 at NYI
  1. L1DeBrusk#74Pettersson#40Lekkerimäki#88
    10:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewCotter#47Karlsson#94Rossi#23
    9:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewO'Connor#18Ohgren#92Boeser#6
    8:48 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewBains#13Sasson#63Gallagher#7
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewOleksiak#4Willander#5
    14:02 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHronek#17Pettersson#25
    10:52 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewSchenn#2Buium#8
    10:06 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1DeBrusk LPettersson CBoeser RLekkerimäki RHronek D3:44
  2. 2Cotter LOhgren LKarlsson CRossi CWillander D2:01

Penalty kill

  1. 1O'Connor LPettersson CHronek DPettersson D1:31
  2. 2Pettersson CSasson CHronek DWillander D0:54
Anaheim DucksDucksTue, Oct 13 vs CGY
  1. L1NewKillorn#17Carlsson#91Sennecke#45
    11:31 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewGranlund#64Nesterenko#13Colangelo#12
    8:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3Malott#39Washe#42Caulfield#28
    7:39 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreer#18McQueen#95Vatrano#77
    6:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1LaCombe#2Warren#47
    14:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHelleson#14Mintyukov#98
    12:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Hinds#55Luneau#67
    12:26 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Granlund CCarlsson CCaulfield RSennecke RLaCombe D4:36
  2. 2Killorn LMcQueen CVatrano RColangelo RLuneau D0:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Granlund CHelleson DMintyukov D0:51
  2. 2Washe CLaCombe DWarren D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VANANA

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VAN 71% (13th most settled)ANA 62% (9th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VAN 1:41 left (13th latest · 15 pulls)ANA 1:55 left (12th earliest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)ANA 47.0s (8th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VAN 32% (13th most often)ANA 26% (6th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series