The Vancouver Canucks take on the St. Louis Blues tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CANUCKS (21-17-10) at BLUES (23-23-4)
7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, Prime
Canucks projected lineup
Danton Heinen — J.T. Miller — Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander — Elias Pettersson — Linus Karlsson
Jake DeBrusk — Pius Suter — Conor Garland
Phil Di Giuseppe — Teddy Blueger — Max Sasson
Quinn Hughes — Tyler Myers
Derek Forbort — Filip Hronek
Elias Pettersson — Carson Soucy
Kevin Lankinen
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: Noah Juulsen, Vincent Desharnais
Injured: Kiefer Sherwood (lower body), Dakota Joshua (lower body)
Status report
The Canucks did not hold a morning skate. … Garland had a maintenance day Sunday but is expected to play. Joshua, a forward, skated in Garland’s spot and could return after missing the past 10 games. … Myers is expected to return from a three-game suspension for cross-checking Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard on Jan. 18. … Sherwood, a forward, could join Vancouver later on its road trip.
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Blues projected lineup
Dylan Holloway — Brayden Schenn — Jordan Kyrou
Jake Neighbours — Robert Thomas — Pavel Buchnevich
Brandon Saad — Mathieu Joseph — Zack Bolduc
Alexey Toropchenko — Radek Faksa — Nathan Walker
Philip Broberg — Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler — Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter — Tyler Tucker
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Oskar Sundqvist, Alexandre Texier
Injured: Nick Leddy (lower body)
Status report
Walker will return and replace Sundqvist, a forward, and Joseph will move to center from right wing. … St. Louis will mix up all three of its defensive pairings from a 2-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday.
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