Vancouver Canucks Make Significant Lineup Changes on Saturday Against Boston Bruins

The Vancouver Canucks got some bad news on Saturday afternoon after it was announced that Kevin Lankinen and Derek Forbort won't be in the lineup tonight due to an illness that's going through the team.

Kevin Lankinen's illness forced the Vancouver Canucks to make an emergency call-up from Abbotsford by bringing Arturs Silovs back to the National Hockey League.

Earlier today, Rick Tocchet announced that Thatcher Demko will be getting the start tonight against Boston and now we know what the rest of the lineup will look like.

Aside from the absence of Kevin Lankinen, the Vancouver Canucks are making one other change tonight from their shutout win over Florida on Thursday night, with Erik Brannstrom drawing in for Derek Forbort.

Forwards
Jake DeBrusk - Elias Pettersson - Kiefer Sherwood
Nils Hoglander - Jake DeBrusk - Brock Boeser
Dakota Joshua - Pius Suter - Conor Garland
Max Sasson - Teddy Blueger - Danton Heinen

Defense
Quinn Hughes - Tyler Myers
Carson Soucy - Noah Juulsen
Erik Brannstrom - Mark Friedman

Goalies
Thatcher Demko
Arturs Silovs

Nikita Zadorov and Elias Lindholm will be making their return to Rogers Arena tonight for the first time since signing with the Boston Bruins as unrestricted free agents on July 1st.

The pair were dealt from the Calgary Flames to the Vancouver Canucks in two separate trades last season, helping the club reach the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs where they ultimately fell to the Edmonton Oilers.

Puck drop for tonight's game against the Boston Bruins is set for 7 pm PT on Sportsnet and CBC across Canada.