NHL Game Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 4/5/2025

Anaheim Ducks (33-34-8, 74 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (34-28-13, 81 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 4:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/KCOP-13/Victory+/NOX
Radio: 
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Anaheim: -1.5 ML +145
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -177
O/U 6.5

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Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks suffered a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The loss eliminated them from the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. They are now 5-4-1 in their last ten games, averaging 3.1 goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks dropped their third straight as they lost 5-0 to the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night. It’s a tough time for Vancouver to be on a losing streak as they sit eight points back of the final wild-card spot with only seven games left, including today.

Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Gauthier-Carlsson-Killorn
Zegras-McTavish-Colangelo
Harkins-Lundestrom-Leason

Lacombe-Gudas
Zellweger-Trouba
Kylington-Helleson

Dostal
Gibson

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Suter-Boeser
O’Connor-Blueger-Garland
Joshua-Raty-Sherwood
Karlsson-Aman-Lekkerimaki

Hughes-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-E.N.Pettersson

Demko
Lankinen

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Players To Watch:

Anaheim Ducks

Troy Terry this season has 52 points on 19 goals and 33 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 19 times in his career recording 18 points on five goals and 13 assists; in three games this season he’s scored a goal and added three assists.

Vancouver Canucks

Brock Boeser this season has 46 points on 24 goals and 22 assists. He’s faced the Ducks 19 times in his career, recording 12 points on six goals and six assists; in three meetings this season, he’s scored a goal and added three assists.

Injury Report:

Anaheim Ducks

LW Robby Fabbri – IR   
C Brock McGinn – IR
LW Ross Johnston – DTD

Vancouver Canucks

C Filip Chytil – Out
D Noah Juulsen – IR
C Elias Pettersson – Out
LW Nils Hoglander – Out

Next game:

Anaheim– April 7 vs. Edmonton Oilers
Vancouver – April 6 vs. Vegas Golden Knights

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1. ITR 47: Then There Was Nothing 32:56
2. ITR 46: Offseason Chaos 24:53
3. ITR 45: Everything Is Happening 37:46
4. ITR 44: We Have A Champion…Again 56:17
5. ITR 43: It's Winning Time 39:10