Vancouver Canucks Reveal NHL Heavy Roster & Lineup for 3rd Preseason Game vs Seattle Kraken
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An NHL-heavy roster and lineup was revealed on Friday for tonight's preseason game at Rogers Arena between the Vancouver Canucks & Seattle Kraken.
The Vancouver Canucks are set to continue the preseason on Friday night as they return to Rogers Arena for the first time since their last game of the 2024-25 season on April 16th - 163 days ago.
Vancouver is coming off a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames in Abbotsford on Wednesday, thanks to a two-point night from top defensive prospect Tom Willander and on Friday, fans in attendance will get to see an NHL-heavy lineup featuring the team's biggest offseason addition, Evander Kane.
Vancouver Canucks announce NHL-heavy lineup for tonight's game vs Seattle Kraken
In a social media post on Friday morning, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 shared the team's projected lineup ahead of tonight's contest.
Elias Pettersson, who says he's out for revenge this season, will be on the top line alongside Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk, a trio which was intact for a good chunk of the 2024-25 season.
The second line tonight will see top prospect & 2025 first rounder Braeden Cootes, who has impressed the team's coaching staff thus far in camp, is at center, flanked by Evander Kane and 2022 first round pick Jonathan Lekkerimaki.
Vitali Kravtsov, Teddy Blueger and Kiefer Sherwood will make up the third line, while the fourth trio consists of Aatu Raty down the middle and Vilmer Alriksson & Danila Klimovich on the wing.
Vancouver's top defensive pairing last season will make their preseason debut this evening as well, as Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek suit up, with Elias Pettersson & Tom Willander on the second pair and Kirill Kudryavtsev & Pierre-Olivier Joseph on the third.
In between the pipes tonight, it appears that Kevin Lankinen will get the start, but his backup has yet to be determined as both Nikita Tolopilo and Aku Koskenvuo skated this morning at Rogers Arena too.
"Friday morning skate #Canucks lines
DeBrusk. EP40. Boeser.
Kane. Cootes. Lekkerimäki.
Kravtsov. Blueger. Sherwood.
Alriksson. Räty. Klimovich.
Hughes. Hronek.
EP25. Willander.
Kudryavtsev. Joseph.
Lankinen.
Tolopilo.
Koskenvuo." Batchelor said.
DeBrusk. EP40. Boeser.
Kane. Cootes. Lekkerimäki.
Kravtsov. Blueger. Sherwood.
Alriksson. Räty. Klimovich.
Hughes. Hronek.
EP25. Willander.
Kudryavtsev. Joseph.
Lankinen.
Tolopilo.
Koskenvuo." Batchelor said.
Puck drop for tonight's game against Seattle is set for 7 p.m. PT and for the first time this preseason, can be viewed on Sportsnet Pacific.
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