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Vancouver Canucks vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Monday, January 18, 2027 · Ball Arena

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Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Monday, January 18, 2027, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on SN+ and ALT.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canucks

First game of a road trip.

  1. 82027-01-08: no game
  2. 92027-01-09: vs FLA
  3. 102027-01-10: no game
  4. 112027-01-11: no game
  5. 122027-01-12: no game
  6. 132027-01-13: no game
  7. 142027-01-14: vs SEA
  8. 152027-01-15: no game
  9. 162027-01-16: vs CBJ
  10. 172027-01-17: no game
  11. 182027-01-18: at COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,104 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,104 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Washington).

  1. 82027-01-08: vs SEA
  2. 92027-01-09: no game
  3. 102027-01-10: vs NSH
  4. 112027-01-11: no game
  5. 122027-01-12: at PIT
  6. 132027-01-13: no game
  7. 142027-01-14: at BUF
  8. 152027-01-15: no game
  9. 162027-01-16: at WSH
  10. 172027-01-17: no game
  11. 182027-01-18: vs VAN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,491 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,280 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
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VANCOL

Settled lines

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

VAN 71% (13th most settled)COL 58% (6th 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)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← 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)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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