Pittsburgh takes losing streak into matchup with Vancouver

Pittsburgh Penguins (3-5-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (3-1-2, in the Pacific Division)

Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT

SPORTSBOOK LINE: Canucks -186, Penguins +155; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins look to break a four-game slide with a victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

Vancouver is 0-0-2 at home and 3-1-2 overall. The Canucks are 3-0-1 when scoring at least three goals.

Pittsburgh has a 3-5-1 record overall and a 2-3-1 record in road games. The Penguins rank seventh in league play with 27 total goals (averaging 3.0 per game).

Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Conor Garland has three goals and three assists for the Canucks. Nils Aman has over the past 10 games.

Drew O'Connor has scored three goals with one assist for the Penguins. Joel Blomqvist has over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 3-1-2, averaging two goals, 3.7 assists, 2.6 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 1.6 goals per game.

Penguins: 3-5-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.3 assists, three penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canucks: None listed.

Penguins: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.