Vancouver Canucks Reveal Full Lineup and Starting Goalie for Clash with the Minnesota Wild
The Vancouver Canucks' projected lineup and their starting goaltender have been revealed for tonight's game against Kirill Kaprizov & the Minnesota Wild.
After Thursday's win over the St. Louis Blues thanks to a hat trick from pending free agent Kiefer Sherwood, the Vancouver Canucks will look to make it two wins from two games on their road trip as they head to Minnesota to face the Wild.
Minnesota hasn't been an easy opponent for Vancouver recently, with the Canucks winning just three of 15 games against the Wild in the last five years, but will look to get in the win column tonight with Brock Boeser in the lineup after leaving Thursday's game with a lower-body injury.
"i can't even tell ya what happened to him, but i think he should be back next game." Foote said according to Mike Halford of Halford & Brough.
Vancouver Canucks projected lineup & starting goaltender vs Minnesota Wild
With just a few hours to go until puck drop, NHL.com has released their projected lineup for tonight's game between the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild.
Brock Boeser is expected to play on the top line with Jake DeBrusk and Elias Pettersson again, as was the case on Thursday before he left one minute into the game.
Lukas Reichel will once again take on the second line centre role and will be flanked by Evander Kane & Kiefer Sherwood, while Drew O'Connor, Aatu Raty and Mackenzie MacEachern will make up the third line.
Vancouver's fourth line, dubbed The Abbotsford Line will remain in tact for yet another game, featuring Arshdeep Bains, Max Sasson and Linus Karlsson.
As for tonight's defensive pairings, those remain unclear at the moment as there was some hope on Friday that Quinn Hughes would meet the team in Minnesota and potentially return to play after suffering an injury against the Montreal Canadiens last Saturday.
If Quinn Hughes is unable to play, expect the defensive pairings to look something like this, according to NHL.com: Marcus Pettersson - Filip Hronek, Elias Pettersson - Tom Willander, Pierre-Olivier Joseph - Tyler Myers.
While we await official confirmation from Head Coach Adam Foote, it appears that Thatcher Demko will get the start in goal for the Canucks after Kevin Lankinen was in between the pipes for Thursday's win over the Blues.
"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
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander
P.O Joseph -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Kirill Kudryavtsev
Injured: Conor Garland (undisclosed), Victor Mancini (undisclosed), Quinn Hughes (lower body), 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
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander
P.O Joseph -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Kirill Kudryavtsev
Injured: Conor Garland (undisclosed), Victor Mancini (undisclosed), Quinn Hughes (lower body), 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 in Minnesota is set for 4 p.m. PT and can be viewed across Canada on Sportsnet 360.
Source: NHL.com
Canucks at Wild projected lineups
Canucks at Wild projected lineups
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