Great work on defense has marked this current 3-game Canucks win streak. In goal as well, as Thatcher Demko looked very good in that 4-1 win over Tampa bay o0n Tuesday, steering aside 28 of 29 Lightning shots. So do not expect any shootout here tonight, especially with visiting Florida off a shutout loss at Seattle two nights ago, as Sergei Bobrovsky and his solid 2.45 GAA present a nice goalie matchup vs. Demko (2.42 GAA). Play Panthers-Canucks "Under"

The Panthers gave up four goals against the low-scoring Kraken on Tuesday and now face a Canucks team that leads the NHL with 111. Vancouver seeks a fourth straight victory as it wraps up a five-game homestand during which it has scored at least four goals on three occasions. Brock Boeser, who netted 18 tallies last season, is tied for the league lead with 21 after recording a hat trick against Tampa Bay on Tuesday. He's riding an eight-game point streak, J.T. Miller is second in the NHL with 42 points and D Quinn Hughes is fourth with 39. Boeser and Hughes both scored in Vancouver's 5-2 win at Florida in October while Elias Pettersson, who has 37 points, had a goal and an assist.

Vancouver wraps up a five-game homestand against Florida, which is one of the most underappreciated teams in the league with underlying metrics suggesting a top-five pedigree through the quarter pole. Fresh off a drubbing at the hands of Seattle, the Panthers will be entrenched defensively from the first puck drop. Over the last three games, Vancouver has trended poorly with a 43% expected goal share across all situations. Florida's depth and strong defensive numbers should drive play in a game in which I actually made Florida a -129 favorite when accounting for situation, spot and home revenge.