Big game in the West playoff race as these clubs try for a WC spot -- the Canucks hold the last one and the HC is four points back. Tend to think if it's tied with 5:00 left, both will play for OT and the point. Vancouver has won B2B games not coincidentally since superstar Quinn Hughes returned from injury. Utah netminder Karel Vejmelka is having a fine season but perhaps tiring with a heavy workload as he has lost three of four and allowed 12 goals in that span with am .871 SV. The only reason Utah is favored in my opinion is that Vancouver is in the second of a B2B but it didn't have to travel after an easy win vs. Chicago.

Recent results suggest the Canucks might be into a playoff drive. Rick Tocchet looks to perhaps have Vancouver on track with wins in its last two over the Flames and Blackhawks as the offense has started to stir, with ten goals across those two games. The Canucks made the most of their 15 shots on goal yesterday vs. Chicago, scoring six, while Arturs Silovs stopped 17 of 19 shots on goal. Kevin Lankinen is back in the nets tonight. Meanwhile, Utah's playoff push is sputtering, with wins only in one of four and two of six as the offense has become choppy, only once scoring more than three in those last six. Play Canucks on Money Line