The Vancouver Canucks will face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in an exciting match scheduled for 5 p.m. ET. This upcoming game marks an important moment for both teams in the current NHL season.
Projected Lineups for Canucks vs. Lightning
Vancouver Canucks
- Forward Lines:
- Evander Kane — Elias Pettersson — Conor Garland
- Brock Boeser — Lukas Reichel — Kiefer Sherwood
- Drew O’Connor — Aatu Raty — Jake DeBrusk
- Mackenzie MacEachern — Max Sasson — Linus Karlsson
- Defense Pairings:
- Elias Nils Pettersson — Filip Hronek
- Marcus Pettersson — Tyler Myers
- P.O Joseph — Tom Willander
- Goaltenders:
- Kevin Lankinen
- Jiri Patera
- Scratches:
- Arshdeep Bains
- Victor Mancini
- David Kampf
- Injuries:
- Quinn Hughes (upper body)
- Thatcher Demko (lower body)
- Filip Chytil (concussion protocol)
- Teddy Blueger (lower body)
- Nils Hoglander (lower body)
- Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Forward Lines:
- Jake Guentzel — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
- Gage Goncalves — Yanni Gourde — Jakob Pelletier
- Zemgus Girgensons — Jack Finley — Oliver Bjorkstrand
- Boris Katchouk — Curtis Douglas — Scott Sabourin
- Defense Pairings:
- J.J. Moser — Max Crozier
- Charle-Edouard D’Astous — Erik Cernak
- Emil Lilleberg — Darren Raddysh
- Goaltenders:
- Jonas Johansson
- Andrei Vasilevskiy
- Scratches: None
- Injuries:
- Brandon Hagel (upper body)
- Nick Paul (upper body)
- Ryan McDonagh (undisclosed)
- Pontus Holmberg (undisclosed)
- Dominic James (undisclosed)
- Victor Hedman (undisclosed)
- Anthony Cirelli (upper body)
Status Report
Quinn Hughes, a defenseman for the Canucks, will be a game-time decision. Additionally, forward David Kampf is expected to make his debut later this week after signing a one-year deal worth $1.1 million. Goaltender Thatcher Demko is out indefinitely and has been placed on injured reserve.
Teddy Blueger remains week-to-week but might rejoin practice soon. Filip Chytil is also facing an uncertain return, as he continues to skate without a definitive timetable. For the Lightning, Nick Paul could return as early as Tuesday when the team hosts the New Jersey Devils.
