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VANCanucks2-6-1 · This season
TBLLightning5-2 · This seasonCanucks at Lightning preview
Market win prob.TBL 76%
Market: DraftKings' pregame moneyline with the bookmaker's margin removed. Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1VAN has lost its last 6 games (this season).
- 2TBL has won its last 4 home games (this season).
- 3VAN has been outscored by opponents by 2.8 goals per game over its last 5 (1.8–4.6).

VAN recent form
Last 5 games (this season)
- L10/15@ FLA2–3
- L10/13@ NYI2–3
- L10/11@ NYR2–6
- L10/10@ NJD1–4
- L10/8@ CAR2–7

TBL recent form
Last 5 games (this season)
- W10/15vs SEA4–3
- L10/13@ NYR1–4
- W10/10@ NYI5–3
- W10/8vs MIN3–2
- W10/5vs PHI4–1
Key players
VAN
Elias Pettersson
9 PTS (2 G, 7 A) · 14 shots
9 games · team's last 9 games of 2026-27
TBL
Brandon Hagel
10 PTS (6 G, 4 A) · 33 shots
7 games · team's last 7 games of 2026-27
NHL: the team's points leader over its last 10 games this season (last season's final 10 if fewer than 3 played).
Head to head
VAN 1 – 1 TBL · last 2Meetings since the 2025-26 season.
- 3/19/26TBL 6 @ VAN 2
- 11/16/25VAN 6 @ TBL 2
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.