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Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Saturday, January 23, 2027 · PPG Paints Arena

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SNP · SN-PIT

Game preview

The Vancouver Canucks visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, January 23, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNP and SN-PIT.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canucks

Game 4 of a road trip: Colorado, Nashville and Chicago, now Pittsburgh.

  1. 132027-01-13: no game
  2. 142027-01-14: vs SEA
  3. 152027-01-15: no game
  4. 162027-01-16: vs CBJ
  5. 172027-01-17: no game
  6. 182027-01-18: at COL
  7. 192027-01-19: no game
  8. 202027-01-20: at NSH
  9. 212027-01-21: no game
  10. 222027-01-22: at CHI
  11. 232027-01-23: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~412 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,935 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Penguins

Another game at home.

  1. 132027-01-13: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 142027-01-14: no game
  3. 152027-01-15: no game
  4. 162027-01-16: at TOR
  5. 172027-01-17: no game
  6. 182027-01-18: vs WSH
  7. 192027-01-19: no game
  8. 202027-01-20: no game
  9. 212027-01-21: vs ANA
  10. 222027-01-22: no game
  11. 232027-01-23: vs VAN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VANPIT

Settled lines

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

VAN 71% (13th most settled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← 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)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VAN 48.2s (15th shortest)PIT 51.1s (3rd 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)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series