The Vancouver Canucks entered a long layoff with their most dominant victory in years.

While that type of win can make for a pleasant five-day vacation, the Canucks will be tested right away Sunday night when they visit the NHL-leading Anaheim Ducks.

 Catch all the action starting at 5pm pt on TSN 1040 in Vancouver.

Vancouver (20-11-2) bounced back from a season-high five-game losing streak to beat Calgary on Dec. 20 before routing Arizona 7-1 on Monday. Alexandre Burrows scored two goals and 14 total players tallied points as the Canucks posted their first plus-six margin of victory since Dec. 6, 2011.

The win was the Canucks' 20th in 33 games this season. They reached the 20-win milestone in their 35th game last year, but only managed 16 victories through the remaining 47 contests.

"It's fun to see the guys get rewarded," said Ryan Miller, who made 38 saves. "If you told me, 'You are going to reach Christmas and the team is going to have 20 wins,' I would have been really happy."

Miller's recent play has been especially encouraging considering his dreadful stretch from late November to mid-December. Following back-to-back shutouts on Nov. 25 and 28, Miller posted a 4.11 goals-against average over his next five games.

He's rebounded to stop 64 of 67 shots in his last two starts.

Vancouver will need more of that from its No. 1 goaltender with its upcoming schedule featuring games against Anaheim, San Jose, Los Angeles and Detroit.

"This should certainly get your attention right away coming off break," Miller said of the schedule. "We had a good little wake-up call there before the break. We finished strong. Let's see if we can continue here."

Anaheim (23-8-6) entered the Christmas break with an impressive win of its own, edging the Sharks 3-2 on Monday. They returned from the layoff with a 2-1 shootout loss at Arizona on Saturday.

"It's tough when you don't play for that long," goalie Frederik Andersen said. "I didn't feel very good in the first period, but as the game went on I felt better and better .. It was a good mental break, but even better, physically, to have a little time off."

Andersen, who stopped 28 shots in the loss, is 9-1-1 with a 2.28 GAA this month. He would seen a likely candidate to start on back-to-back nights considering his 4-0-1 record and 1.36 GAA in five games against the Canucks.

Captain Ryan Getzlaf extended his point streak to seven games with an assist. He has two goals and eight assists in his last nine contests against Vancouver.

Ryan Kesler will face his former team for the third time after tallying an assist in the Ducks' first meeting with the Canucks - a 2-1 shootout loss Nov. 9 in Anaheim. He was held scoreless in a 4-3 shootout win at Vancouver on Nov. 20.

The Ducks are 7-0-1 in the past eight meetings, scoring 31 goals in those games.

This could mark Miller's first matchup with Anaheim in a Canucks uniform. He had won three straight starts against the Ducks before allowing six goals on 34 shots in a 6-2 loss with Buffalo on Nov. 8, 2013.