CANUCKS BANTER     By Andrew Chernoff    October 24, 2015

Canucks Strive To Achieve First Home Win And Break 3-Game Losing Streak at Rogers Arena.

The Canucks play their fourth game of five consecutive games at home.

The matchup follows a Canucks 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday, October 22, leaving Vancouver without a win at home so far this season and a record of 0-2-2, and three losses in  a row, two losses in regulation play.

The Red Wings enter the game after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames the night before, leaving them with a 1-2-1 road record coming into tonight’s game, and their 4rth loss in a row.

The Canucks are currently tied with San Jose and Los Angeles for 1rst-place in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference with 8-points. Arizona and Edmonton are right behind them with seven and six points respectively.

Vancouver is among the top 15-teams in the NHL, and are tied for the 6th best team in the league with their 8-points. The Montreal Canadians are the  top team with 16-points, unbeaten from the start of the season with an 8-game winning streak, all wins in regulation play.

Detroit is currently tied for 4rth place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, with Florida and Boston, all with 7-points each. The Red Wings have a game in hand on the Montreal Canadians and Tampa Bay Lightening, who have 16 and 11 points each to lead the division. Ottawa is in 3rd place with 8-points.

Brandon Sutter and Daniel Sedin lead the Canucks in scoring with 5-points each, followed by Alex Burrows, Jannik Hansen, and Henrik Sedin, each with 4-points.

For the Red Wings, Henrik Zetterberg and rookie Dylan Larkin lead Detroit in scoring with 10-points and 7-points respectively. Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist closely follow with 5-points each.

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