Quin Hughes is Back: Vancouver Canucks Making Big Lineup Change For Tonight's Game Against Nashville Predators
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The Vancouver Canucks are set to make a big lineup change on Monday night ahead of the finale of their three-game road trip against the Nashville Predators.
After splitting their first two games of the road trip against the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild, the Vancouver Canucks are back in action tonight in The Music City as Adam Foote's group look to head back north with another win under their belt.
The Canucks have had a difficult time with injuries of late, including captain Quinn Hughes, who sustained a groin injury on October 25th against the Montreal Canadiens.
Hughes' injury kept him out of the Canucks' lineup for four games, but thankfully, the Orlando, Florida native was feeling better recently and met his teammates in Minnesota ahead of Saturday's game, signalling that his return to the lineup is close.
Vancouver Canucks make big lineup change ahead of Monday's clash with Nashville Predators
In a post on social media on Monday, Sportsnet's Dan Murphy shared that it appears Quinn Hughes will be making his return to the Vancouver Canucks' lineup tonight, with Pierre-Olivier Joseph set to be a healthy scratch.
Murphy went on to add that Thatcher Demko went through the starter's routine at the morning skate, meaning he'll be getting back-to-back starts after backing up Kevin Lankinen in the opener of their road trip last Thursday.
"No line rushes at #canucks skate. Demko did the starters routine. Guessing it's P.O. Joseph coming out for Hughes. Will need confirmation from 🦶" Murphy said.
With Quinn Hughes returning, the only changes we're expected to see tonight are on the blue line, with the captain returning to his usual spot on the top pairing with Filip Hronek, while Marcus Pettersson will play with Tom Willander on the second pairing and the third duo will feature Elias Pettersson and Tyler Myers.
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Evander Kane -- Lukas Reichel -- Kiefer Sherwood
Drew O'Connor -- Aatu Raty -- Mackenzie MacEachern
Arshdeep Bains -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Kirill Kudryavtsev, P.O. Joseph
Injured: Conor Garland (undisclosed), Victor Mancini (undisclosed), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Jonathan Lekkerimaki (upper body), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Evander Kane -- Lukas Reichel -- Kiefer Sherwood
Drew O'Connor -- Aatu Raty -- Mackenzie MacEachern
Arshdeep Bains -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Kirill Kudryavtsev, P.O. Joseph
Injured: Conor Garland (undisclosed), Victor Mancini (undisclosed), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Jonathan Lekkerimaki (upper body), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Puck drop for tonight's game against the Nashville Predators is set for 5:30 p.m. PT (7:30 p.m. local) on Sportsnet Pacific.
Previously on Canucks Daily
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