VANCOUVER CANUCKS (16-16-3) vs TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (24-9-5)
AMALIE ARENA, TAMPA BAY, FL
4:00PM PST
TV: SPORTSNET PACIFIC. RADIO: SPORTSNET 650
After having to face first place Florida in their last game, it seems a tad cruel that the rest of the road trip reads the way it does. The schedule is what it is though, and if the Canucks hope to keep their infinitesimal playoff hopes alive, then they need to, and this is probably going to sound weird, beat teams that are better than they are.