Planning on watching today’s Canucks and Ducks game? Catch the action at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, as the Ducks hosts this showdown at 10:00 ET on ESPN+. The Canucks come into this Pacific division matchup as the -1.5 goal favorite to pick up the win. Currently, the over/under for the game is at 5.5 goals. With a 3-2 win over the Sharks, the Canucks improved to 27-20-11. Vancouver, favored on the puck line, didn’t cover, and the total of 5 goals fell short of the 6.5 line. After trailing 1-0, the Canucks tied it with 5:19 left in the second period. Pius Suter’s goal with 26 seconds remaining in the third secured the victory. Pius Suter led the Canucks

The Phoenix Suns have been talking about making a serious postseason push, but with just 24 games left in the regular season, time is running out. They currently sit outside of the Western Conference play-in race and face a crucial two-game home set against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday and Friday. With the Sacramento Kings holding the final play-in spot, Phoenix entered Wednesday’s games 2.5 games behind 10th place. A pair of wins against New Orleans could help close the gap, but anything less would make the Suns’ playoff chances even more difficult. Meanwhile, the Pelicans may be far from the top of the West, but they’ve won three of their last four games, including two straight against the

The Minnesota Timberwolves are riding high after an incredible comeback victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, and now they turn their attention to another Western Conference contender: the Los Angeles Lakers. Minnesota erased a 25-point deficit to stun the Thunder in a 131-128 overtime victory on Monday, tying a franchise record for their biggest comeback. It was a gritty, hard-fought win, and now they’ll try to carry that momentum into Thursday’s showdown in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the Lakers are in one of their best stretches of the season, going 13-3 since January 21 and recently acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. The new-look Lakers are still adjusting, but they’ve picked up some big wins and will look to keep

The Dallas Mavericks return home Thursday night hoping to snap a two-game losing streak as they take on a Charlotte Hornets team that has struggled mightily on the road. Dallas is coming off an emotional 107-99 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, where former franchise star Luka Doncic recorded a triple-double against his old team. The loss marked the Mavericks’ second consecutive defeat after a 126-102 blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors just two days earlier. Meanwhile, the Hornets are limping into this matchup, having dropped four straight games. Their offense has been an issue all season, and with just one win so far on their nine-game road trip, Charlotte is desperate for a spark as they head into