This is a 10* play on VANCOUVER

Vancouver is simply the better team here. Sure, they've won only two of their last six games. But both wins were here at home, including one on Thursday, 4-3 over Buffalo. The Canucks are still a very viable threat to make the playoffs as they have 50 points, which is just one back of what would be the final Wild Card in the Western Conference. They still won't have rookie Elias Pettersson out on the ice, but expect Jacob Markstrom to be back in goal for this Sunday afternoon game. Markstrom almost always plays well when coming off extended rest and he wasn't in the crease for the Buffalo game. Detroit has a budding star in Dylan Larkin, but little else as they've fallen into last place in the Atlantic Division. Unlike Vancouver, the Red Wings playoff aspirations can be considered little more than a pipe dream at this point. They gave up six goals in their last game and that loss made it 10 in the last 13 games. They are just 16-37 their last 53 road games. Play on VANCOUVER

AAA